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1 Gerbens-Leenes, P. W.; Hoekstra, A. Y. 2008. Business water footprint accounting: a tool to assess how production of goods and services impacts on freshwater resources worldwide. Delft, Netherlands: UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education. 46p. (Value of Water Research Report Series 27)
Business enterprises ; Companies ; Water management ; Water use ; Water supply ; Sustainability ; Pollution control ; Water scarcity
(Location: IWMI HQ Record No: H041065)
In a recent report, researchers from the University of Twente show how the water footprint concept can be applied to businesses or other sorts of organizations. The water footprint of a business is defined as the total volume of freshwater that is used, directly and indirectly, to produce the goods and services delivered by that business. The water footprint of a business consists of two parts: the operational water footprint and the supply-chain water footprint. The water footprint - also when applied to businesses - is a geographically explicit indicator, not only showing volumes of water use and pollution, but also the locations. Business water footprint accounting can serve different purposes: 1. identify the water-related impacts of the business on its social and natural environment; 2. create transparency to shareholders, business clients, consumers and governments; 3. compare water use across business units for benchmarking and target setting; 4. identify and support the development of policy to reduce business risks related to freshwater scarcity.
2 Otoo, Miriam; Hope, L. 2018. Socially-driven municipal solid waste composting for profit (Waste Concern, Bangladesh) - Case Study. In Otoo, Miriam; Drechsel, Pay (Eds.). Resource recovery from waste: business models for energy, nutrient and water reuse in low- and middle-income countries. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.422-433.
Municipal wastes ; Solid wastes ; Composting ; Cost recovery ; Business enterprises ; Business models ; Local government ; Market economies ; Supply chain ; Partnerships ; Case studies / Bangladesh / Dhaka
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048664)
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3 Amoah, Philip; Muspratt, A.; Drechsel, Pay; Otoo, Miriam. 2018. A public-private partnership linking wastewater treatment and aquaculture (Ghana) - Case Study. In Otoo, Miriam; Drechsel, Pay (Eds.). Resource recovery from waste: business models for energy, nutrient and water reuse in low- and middle-income countries. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.617-630.
Public-private cooperation ; Partnerships ; Wastewater treatment ; Aquaculture ; Municipal wastes ; Sanitation ; Waste water treatment plants ; Fish culture ; Market economies ; Business models ; Business enterprises ; Supply chain ; Socioeconomic environment ; Case studies / Ghana / Kumasi
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048682)
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4 Njenga, M.; Mendum, R. (Eds.) 2018. Recovering bioenergy in Sub-Saharan Africa: gender dimensions, lessons and challenges. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 96p. (Resource Recovery and Reuse: Special Issue) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2018.226]
Resource recovery ; Resource management ; Bioenergy ; Gender ; Role of women ; Equity ; Poverty ; Energy generation ; Energy demand ; Energy resources ; Renewable energy ; Cooking ; Heating ; Waste management ; Human wastes ; Excreta ; Fuels ; Briquettes ; Business enterprises ; Marketing ; Sanitation ; Urban areas ; Households ; Refugees ; Supply chain ; Production factors ; Health hazards ; Economic impact ; Biogas ; Biochar ; Biomass ; Investment ; Empowerment ; Living standards ; Farmers organizations ; Biodigesters ; Gasifiers ; Community involvement ; Research and development ; Case studies / Africa South of Sahara / Uganda / Ghana / Kenya
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048999)
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There is a strong link between gender and energy in view of food preparation and the acquisition of fuel, especially in rural areas. This is demonstrated in a range of case studies from East and West Africa, where biochar, human waste and other waste resources have been used to produce briquettes or biogas as additional high-quality fuel sources. The synthesis of the cases concludes that resource recovery and reuse for energy offers an alternative to conventional centralized grid projects which, while attractive to investors and large-scale enterprises, do not necessarily provide job opportunities for marginalized communities. Reusing locally available waste materials for energy production and as soil ameliorant (in the case of biochar) in small enterprises allows women and youth who lack business capital to begin modest, locally viable businesses. The case studies offer concrete examples of small-scale solutions to energy poverty that can make a significant difference to the lives of women and their communities.
5 Gebrezgabher, Solomie; Taron, A.; Odero, J.; Njenga, M. 2018. An assessment of the business environment for waste-to-energy enterprises and how it affects women entrepreneurs in Kenya. In Njenga, M.; Mendum, R. (Eds.). Recovering bioenergy in Sub-Saharan Africa: gender dimensions, lessons and challenges. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). pp.41-47. (Resource Recovery and Reuse: Special Issue)
Business enterprises ; Business management ; Waste management ; Energy management ; Gender ; Entrepreneurs ; Role of women ; Resource recovery ; Investment ; Infrastructure ; Financing ; Loans / Kenya
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049001)
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6 Gebrezgabher, Solomie; Taron, A.; Amewu, Sena. 2019. Investment climate indicators for waste reuse enterprises in developing countries: application of analytical hierarchy process and goal programming model. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 144: 223-232. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.01.049]
Waste treatment ; Investment ; Resource recovery ; Reuse ; Business enterprises ; Developing countries ; Decision making ; Analytical methods ; Climate change ; Indicators ; Stakeholders ; Government agencies ; Nongovernmental organizations ; Market economies ; Financing ; Private sector / Ghana / Kenya
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049094)
This study applied a combined analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and goal programming (GP) model to assist decision makers in identifying and prioritizing key investment climate (IC) indicators for waste recycling and reuse enterprises in developing countries. Taking a sector based perspective, key IC criteria and indicators were identified and ranked through country stakeholder workshops in Ghana and Kenya. Three different key decision maker groups namely government agencies, private waste reuse enterprises and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) were involved in identifying and ranking of IC criteria and indicators. The IC criteria identified were policy and infrastructure, finance, business support and markets. A number of indicators across each of the criteria were also identified. By incorporating qualitative and quantitative assessments, criteria and indicator rankings are determined using the AHP and GP model. Model results for Ghana revealed that both the private sector and NGO group ranked finance as the most important criterion while markets was the most important criterion for the government organization group. In contrast, none of the stakeholder groups in Kenya ranked finance as the most important criterion. This indicates that reform priorities of waste reuse sector vary across countries depending on the country’s current situation. The approach adopted in this study enables the criteria and indicators for assessing sector specific investment climate to be clearly identified and the decision making problem to be structured systematically. The exercise can be extended to other countries to elicit priority ranking of IC criteria and indicators for waste reuse enterprises.
7 Krishnamurthy, A.; Chekuri, B. S.; Krishnan, S.; Indu, R. 2018. How sustainable are rural water enterprises?: synthesis of ITP-INREM studies from six states. IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Highlight, 4. 8p.
Drinking water ; Water institutions ; Water scarcity ; Water quality ; Water policy ; Water supply ; Water demand ; Business enterprises ; State intervention ; Rural areas ; Sustainability ; Cost recovery / India / Gujarat / Telangana / Punjab / Chittoor-Kuppam
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049099)
http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/iwmi-tata/PDFs/iwmi-tata_water_policy_research_highlight-issue_04_2018.pdf
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8 Minh, Thai Thi; Cofie, Olufunke; Lefore, N.; Schmitter, Petra. 2020. Multi-stakeholder dialogue space on farmer-led irrigation development in Ghana: an instrument driving systemic change with private sector initiatives. Knowledge Management for Development Journal, 15(2):98-118. (Special issue: The Unusual Suspect? The Private Sector in Knowledge Partnerships for Agricultural and Rural Development)
Farmer managed irrigation systems ; Irrigation management ; Multi-stakeholder processes ; Private sector ; Agricultural development ; Investment ; Business enterprises ; Supply chains ; Value chains ; Smallholders ; Farmer-led irrigation ; Institutions ; Innovation scaling / Ghana
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050013)
https://www.km4djournal.org/index.php/km4dj/article/view/489/608
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050013.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050013.pdf
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Private sector actors bring expertise, resources, and new perspectives to agricultural development, but the tendency to short-term approaches and market-based orientation has been unable to drive a systemic change in the development agenda. We explore how multi-stakeholder dialogues can capitalize on and trickle systemic change through private sector involvement. Analysis from the farmer-led irrigation development multi-stakeholder dialogue space (FLI-MDS) in Ghana shows the need for a physical and institutional space to cater for and merge different stakeholder interests. For all stakeholders, the institutional space is a multi-level-playing institution which can trickle systemic change by leveraging the private sector’s investments with multi-stakeholders’ collaboration, interactive learning, and potential support for commercial scaling of FLI. For private sector actors, a physical space for collaboration is crucial. It enables them to envisage their commercial interests, opening up opportunities for collaboration and mobilization of resources. Ensuring long term sustainability of an FLI-MDS requires catering for the private sector needs for a physical dialogue space to trickle systemic change and accelerate commercialization in farmer-led irrigation development.
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