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1 Amerasinghe, Priyanie; Weckenbrock, P.; Simmons, R.; Acharya, Sreedhar; Drescher, A.; Blummel, M. 2009. An atlas of water quality, health and agronomic risks and benefits associated with "wastewater" irrigated agriculture: a study from the banks of the Musi River, India. [Report prepared for the IWMI-BMZ project]. Hyderabad, India: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 62p.

Maps ; Wastewater irrigation ; Rivers ; Water quality ; Rural communities ; Parasitoses ; Health hazards / India / Pakistan / Musi River

(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042566)

http://www.freidok.uni-freiburg.de/volltexte/6963/pdf/India_Atlas_Wastewater_Irrigation_Project.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042566.pdf

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This atlas provides information on the salient findings of the project entitled "Ensuring Health and Food Safety from Rapidly Expanding Wastewater Irrigation in South Asia" coordinated by the International Water Management Institute (Hyderabad office). The three year project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung - BMZ) was carried out in two countries, India and Pakistan, in collaboration with a number of international and local partners. This atlas highlights the findings from India. The atlas comprises thematic maps and their corresponding descriptions highlighting the key findings of the project. The wastewater use in agriculture described here is associated with a polluted riverine system, due to all types of city discharges. As such, it can be expected that the water quality can change considerably in different stretches of the 40 km stretch of the river, with the head end being more polluted than the tail end. Therefore in order to avoid a rigid classification, the descriptions to the maps refer to the term "(Musi) river water". In the rest of text, the term "wastewater" is used in the context of the chemical and biological attributes associated with agronomic and health risks in any given stretch of the river. The atlas was prepared as a summary document of the key findings of the project, to promote a discussion on the wastewater use in agriculture, at the dissemination workshop held in October 2008.

2 Pruss-Ustun, A.; Bos, R.; Gore, F.; Bartram, J. 2008. Safer water, better health: costs, benefits and sustainability of interventions to protect and promote health. Geneva, Switzerland: WHO. 60p.

Waterborne diseases ; Gastrointestinal diseases ; Hygiene ; Parasitoses ; Disease prevention ; Control methods ; Cost benefit analysis ; Water supply ; Sanitation

(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H043304)

http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2008/9789241596435_eng.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H043304.pdf

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How much disease could be prevented through increased access to safe water and adequate sanitation, through improved water management and through better hygiene? What do we know about effective interventions, their costs and benefits in specific settings, or about financing policies and mechanisms? This report presents an overview of our current knowledge on the health impacts by country and by disease, of what has worked to reduce that burden, and of the financial requirements. Almost one tenth of the global disease burden, mainly in the developing countries, could be prevented by water, sanitation and hygiene interventions. Moreover, effective and affordable interventions have been shown to further reduce this burden significantly. The economic return of investing in improved access to safe drinkingwater is almost 10-fold. Investing in water management will have dual benefits for health and agriculture. This overview provides arguments for fully integrating water, sanitation and hygiene in countries’ disease reduction strategies - a prerequisite to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. It provides the basis for action by the health sector and those sectors managing critical water resources and services. Resulting benefits will include poverty alleviation, improved quality of life and reduction of costs to the health-care system.