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1 Egziabher, A. G. 1993. Urban irrigation and cooperative organizations in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. London, UK: ODI. Irrigation Management Network. 26p. (ODI network paper 25)
Irrigation programs ; Cooperatives ; Agriculture ; Social aspects ; Economic aspects / Ethiopia / Addis Ababa
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: ODI/93/25 Record No: H012948)
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2 Conroy, C.; Litvinoff, M. (Eds.) 1988. The greening of aid: Sustainable livelihoods in practice. London, UK: Earthscan Publications Ltd; IIED. xiv, 302p.
Rural development ; Environment ; Appropriate technology ; Technology transfer ; Community development ; Sustainability ; Development projects ; Irrigation programs ; Soil conservation ; Water conservation ; Agroforestry ; Fishing ; Sorghum ; Rapid rural appraisal ; Settlement ; Cooperatives ; Developing countries / Thailand / India / Nepal / Mali / Honduras / Indonesia / Kenya / Niger / Burkina Faso / Haiti / Swaziland / Botswana / Ghana / Ecuador / Bolivia / Paraguay / Pakistan / Zambia / Bangladesh / Dominican Republic / Kenya / Uruguay / Mexico / Ethiopia / Dumoga / Kerala / Santiago River Basin / Mira River Basin / Serenje / Mpika / Chinsali / Karachi / Lusaka / Addis Ababa
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 338.9 G000 CON Record No: H022904)
3 Reynolds, S. 2000. Water "fingerprinting" - The key to effective water use. Appropriate Technology, 27(1):32-33.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H026296)
4 Getachew, Y. 2003. Micro-technologies for congested urban centers in Ethiopia. Urban Agriculture Magazine, 10:22-23.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 6499 Record No: H032732)
5 Tegegne, A. 2004. Urban livestock production and gender in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Urban Agriculture Magazine, 12:30-31.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 6985 Record No: H035265)
6 Werfring, Alexander. 2004. Typology of irrigation in Ethiopia. M.Sc. thesis submitted to the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna, Institute of Hydraulics and Rural Water Management, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Diplomingenieur. 108p.
Water policy ; Organizations ; Rain-fed farming ; Farming systems ; Crop production ; Cereals ; Livestock ; Irrigated farming ; Communal irrigation systems ; Private ownership ; Public ownership ; Irrigation programs ; Spate irrigation ; Water distribution ; Constraints ; Dams ; Water harvesting ; Canals ; Operations ; Maintenance ; Runoff ; Catchment areas ; Water storage ; Economic aspects ; Land tenure ; Case studies / Ethiopia / Degaga River Irrigation Scheme / Golgota Irrigation Scheme / Addis Ababa / Selam Children’s Village
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G136 WER Record No: H036056)
7 Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele. 2007. Rural urban linkage in Ethiopia: Some issues of water. In Gete, Z.; Trutmann, P.; Aster, D. (Eds.). Fostering new development pathways: harnessing rural-urban linkages (RUL) to reduce poverty and improve environment in the highlands of Ethiopia. Proceedings of a Planning Workshop on Thematic Research Area of the Global Mountain Program (GMP), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 29-30, August 2006. pp. 133-140.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G136 AWU Record No: H039747)
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8 Adelana, S.; MacDonald, A. (Eds.) 2008. Applied groundwater studies in Africa. Leiden, Netherlands: CRC Press. 507p. (IAH Selected Papers on Hydrogeology 13)
Groundwater development ; Groundwater management ; Remote sensing ; GIS ; Models ; Water supply ; Geology ; Hydrogeology ; Mapping ; Rural development ; Climate change ; Groundwater recharge ; Water quality ; Salinity ; Aquifers / Africa / Africa South of Sahara / Nigeria / Ghana / Morocco / Ethiopia / Sudan / Ivory Coast / Lake Chad Basin / Niger Delta / Addis Ababa / Lusaka / Casablanca / Port Harcourt City / Abidjan Aquifer / Bondoukou region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.9104 G100 ADE, e-copy SF Record No: H041761)
Groundwater is Africa's most precious natural resource, providing reliable water supplies for many people. Further development of groundwater resources is fundamental to increasing access to safe water across the continent to meet coverage targets and reduce poverty. There is also an increasing interest in the use of groundwater for irrigated agriculture as the climate becomes more variable. Sustainable development of the resource is not a trivial task and depends crucially on an understanding of the hydrogeology and people with the skills to make informed decisions on how groundwater can best be developed and managed in a sustainable fashion. Despite these obvious needs, however, little attention has been paid to the systematic gathering of information about groundwater resources in the past few decades, with the result that data are patchy, knowledge is limited and investment is poorly targeted.This book was written to start to bridge the knowledge gap. The 29 chapters are written by a combination of practitioners and researchers mainly from within Africa using experience from recent and ongoing projects. The chapters highlight the complexity and variety of issues surrounding the development and management of groundwater resources across Africa, and provide a snapshot of groundwater research and application in the early 21st century. Chapters range from strategic discussions of the role of groundwater in development and poverty reduction, to case studies on techniques used to develop groundwater, and modelling methods for managing groundwater systems.
9 Van-Rooijen, Daniel J.; Taddesse, G. 2009. Urban sanitation and wastewater treatment in Addis Ababa in the Awash Basin, Ethiopia. Paper presented at the 34th WEDC International Conference, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: Sustainable Development and Multisectoral Approaches, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 18-22 May 2009. 6p.
Water management ; Urbanization ; Sanitation ; Irrigation water ; Drinking water ; Wastewater treatment ; River basins ; Water quality ; Water pollution ; Health hazards ; Pollution control / Ethiopia / Addis Ababa / Awash Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042261)
http://wedc.lboro.ac.uk/resources/conference/34/Van_Rooijen_D_-_95.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042261.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042261.pdf
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Improvement of sanitation facilities and subsequent practices is considered to contribute to overall human development with far reaching benefits for the welfare of people. It can reduce wastewater flows when treatment capacities are upgraded, but it can also create a higher load of wastewater flowing into the environment downstream. Additional sanitary water requirements in a water scarce city may be difficult to meet. In this paper we explore the scale of impact of improving sanitation in Addis Ababa in terms of water quality and quantity of water flows in and out of the city. Conventional approaches to sanitary improvement at the city level, like extension of the sewage coverage and upgrading of wastewater treatment capacities will require additional water in a city that is already water scarce. Also, it will change the characteristics of irrigation water that is used by farmers in and around the city.
10 Gebre, G.; Van Rooijen, Daniel J. 2009. Urban water pollution and irrigated vegetable farming in Addis Ababa. Paper presented at the 34th WEDC International Conference, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: Sustainable Development and Multisectoral Approaches, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 18-22 May 2009. 6p.
Waste management ; Pollution control ; Water pollution ; Water quality ; Rivers ; Public health ; Waterborne diseases ; Health hazards ; Chemical contamination ; Biological contamination ; Urban agriculture ; Wastewater irrigation ; Vegetables ; Income / Ethiopia / Addis Ababa / Akaki Rivers
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042262)
http://wedc.lboro.ac.uk/resources/conference/34/Gebre_G_-_166.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042262.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042262.pdf
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Water pollution can be considered as a side-effect of economic growth and is a common phenomenon in fast growing cities in developing countries. This paper describes the situation in Addis Ababa by tracing the origins of pollution and by portraying urban and peri-urban farmers who depend on polluted water sources for irrigated agriculture. Discharge of untreated effluent from industries, solid wastes and wastewater from households and institution, are the major sources of pollution of the rivers flowing through the city. For existing industries, pollution control mechanisms such as discharge permits and limits to the disposal of effluents into the environment should be enforced. The local and state governments should enhance public sensitization programs on hygiene, sanitation and environmental issues.
11 Weldesilassie, A. B.; Fror, O.; Boelee, Eline; Dabbert, S. 2009. The economic value of improved wastewater irrigation: a contingent valuation study in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 34(3):428-449.
Wastewater irrigation ; Valuation ; Surveys ; Economic aspects ; Models ; Irrigation systems ; Water use ; Crop production ; Households / Ethiopia / Addis Ababa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.3 G136 WEL Record No: H042558)
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In developing countries the use of wastewater for irrigation can cause considerable harm to public health and the environment. This paper uses contingent valuation to estimate the economic value of safe use of wastewater for crop production on farms within and around Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. We estimate a surprisingly large welfare gain from policies for safe use of wastewater for irrigation. Our study highlights the potential and the possible pitfalls of using nonmarket valuation techniques as an input into public decision making where traditional resource use interacts with public health and environmental concerns in complex ways.
12 Van-Rooijen, Daniel J. 2009. Urbanization, water demand and sanitation in large cities of the developing world: an introduction to studies carried out in Accra, Addis Ababa and Hyderabad. Paper presented at WWW-YES 2009: 8th World Wide Workshop for Young Environmental Scientists - Urban water: resources and risks, a developing countries perspective, Paris, France, 2-5 June 2009. 6p.
Urbanization ; Water demand ; Water supply ; Sanitation ; Models ; Sustainable development ; Developing countries / Africa / Ghana / Ethiopia / Asia / India / Accra / Addis Ababa / Hyderabad
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042679)
http://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/docs/00/59/30/05/PDF/10-WWW-YES-2009-France-Van-Rooijen-paper.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042679.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042679.pdf
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Water managers in large cities in developing countries experience great difficulties in providing proper water supply and sanitation services in a context of rapidly growing population with changing water use patterns, structural lack of capacity and resources. There is a need for in-depth city-wise water assessments of fast growing large cities in developing countries to help gain insight into the implications of urban water and sanitation development scenarios on urban water demand, wastewater disposal and downstream water use. The generation of reliable data sets and modeling results for a selection of cities will help understand the present and future impact that water use has on water resources and flows that cross the urban-rural divide. Also, an easy-to use model can support decision making at the local urban water planning and policy level. This paper describes ongoing research on the urban water system in three fast growing cities in the South. The application of integrated urban water management in developing countries is needed for the sustainable management of water resources within the city and basin.
13 Van-Rooijen, Daniel J.; Biggs, T. W.; Smout, I.; Drechsel, Pay. 2010. Urban growth, wastewater production and use in irrigated agriculture: a comparative study of Accra, Addis Ababa and Hyderabad. Irrigation and Drainage Systems, 24(1-2):53-64 (Special issue with contributions by IWMI authors) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10795-009-9089-3]
Wastewater irrigation ; Water balance ; Water scarcity ; Urban agriculture ; Developing countries / Ghana / Ethiopia / India / Accra / Addis Ababa / Hyderabad
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: PER Record No: H042832)
http://www.springerlink.com/content/e749744553628469/fulltext.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042832.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042832.pdf
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The relationships between urban development, water resources management and wastewater use for irrigation have been studied in the cities of Accra in Ghana, Addis Ababa in Ethiopia and Hyderabad in India. Large volumes of water are extracted from water sources often increasingly far away from the city, while investments in wastewater management are often lagging behind. The resulting environmental degradation within and downstream of cities has multiple consequences for public health, in particular through the use of untreated wastewater in irrigated agriculture. Despite significant efforts to increase wastewater treatment, options for safeguarding public health via conventional wastewater treatment alone remain limited to smaller inner-urban watersheds. The new WHO guidelines for wastewater irrigation recognize this situation and emphasize the potential of post- or non-treatment options. Controlling potential health risks will allow urban water managers in all three cities to build on the benefits from the already existing (but largely informal) wastewater reuse, those being the contribution to food security and reduction of fresh water demands.
14 Weldesilassie, A. B.; Boelee, Eline; Drechsel, Pay; Dabbert, S. 2010. Wastewater use in crop production in peri-urban areas of Addis Ababa: impacts on health in farm households. Environment and Development Economics, 16(1):25-49. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1355770X1000029X]
Wastewater irrigation ; Water quality ; Health hazards ; Farmers ; Households ; Income ; Rivers ; Water pollution ; Urban agriculture ; Vegetables ; Surveys ; Econometric models / Ethiopia / Addis Ababa / Akaki River
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H043154)
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Using stream water polluted with untreated wastewater in agriculture is controversial due to its combination of benefits and negative health impacts. Using data from a household survey, ‘wastewater’ and ‘freshwater’ farmers were analysed comparatively to examine the perceived impacts of irrigation water quality on farmers’ health and to evaluate the extent of health damage. Probability of illness was estimated using the theory of utility-maximising behaviour of households subject to the conventional farm household production model, augmented by adding a health production function. Reduced model and instrumental variable probit specifications both show that perceived illness prevalence is significantly higher for household members working on wastewater irrigation farms than for those working with freshwater. Our data entails econometric complications (e.g., endogeneity of farmers’ behaviour, unobserved location-specific characteristics). Ignoring these will result in underestimation of the value of policy interventions designed to reduce potential health damage of wastewater use in irrigation.
15 Mafuta, C.; Formo, R. K.; Nellemann, C.; Li, F. (Eds.) 2011. Green hills, blue cities: an ecosystems approach to water resources management for African cities. A rapid response assessment. Arendal, Norway: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), GRID-Arendal. 68p.
Water resources ; Water management ; Ecosystems ; Towns ; Highlands ; Urbanization ; Water supply ; Sanitation ; History ; Water policy ; Water pollution ; Wastewater treatment ; Water demand ; Water quality ; Environmental effects ; Case studies ; Discharges / Africa / Kenya / Cameroon / Uganda / Senegal / Ethiopia / Nairobi / Yaounde / Kampala / Dakar / Addis Ababa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046033)
http://www.preventionweb.net/files/19775_rraghbcscreen1.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046033.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046033.pdf
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Africa is currently the least urbanised region in the world, but this is changing fast. Of the billion people living on the African continent, about 40 per cent lives in urban areas. The urban population in Africa doubled from 205 million in 1990 to 400 million in 2010, and by 2050, it is expected that this would have tripled to 1.23 billion. Of this urban population, 60 per cent is living in slum conditions. In a time of such urban growth, Africa is likely to experience some of the most severe impacts of climate change, particularly when it comes to water and food security. This places huge pressures on the growing urban populations.
16 Seleshi, S.; Alemu, B. A.; Hanjra, Munir A. 2013. Informal sector employment, food security and vulnerability of households in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In Hanjra, Munir A. (Ed.). Global food security: emerging issues and economic implications. New York, NY, USA: Nova Science Publishers. pp.201-229. (Global Agriculture Developments)
Food security ; Households ; Employment ; Models ; Informal sector ; Income ; Data analysis ; Econometrics / Ethiopia / Addis Ababa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046153)
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People across Africa are urbanizing and cities act as magnets that attract poor migrants from rural areas, looking for employment and better life. During the last few decades, the informal sector has been growing fast in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia due to the influx of many young workers into the sector who come from rural areas of the country with the expectation of a better life in the city. The informal sector employment includes casual, temporary jobs such as lottery selling, street vending, petty trade and other similar activities – coping strategies and earning strategies to escape food poverty. The informal sector is believed to play an important role in food security as it provides jobs, reduces unemployment, bolsters economic activity, and helps alleviate poverty. However, there is limited local knowledge about the role of this sector in enhancing food security and reducing vulnerability of the emigrants. There is also limited research about the problems and prospects of the informal sector, and via-a-vis its potential contribution towards food security. Therefore, this research was conducted with the major objective of examining the food security level and vulnerability status of emigrants worker and their households to identify the major challenges and prospects for future policy interventions. Primary data were collected from 240 respondents (60 from each of the four sub-cities) who were selected randomly. Secondary data were also collected from government offices. Data were analyzed using both descriptive and econometric approaches. Probit model was used to determine food security status of respondents; whereas ordered probit model was used to identify the factors affecting their vulnerability level. Results suggest that the daily life of the majority of migrants in Addis Ababa (most of them are young school dropouts) is highly connected with street-based informal economic activities such as marketing, vending and lottery selling, etc. Results show that the annual mean income a household would earn is Eth. Birr 7,786.2 ($442). Results of the vulnerability analysis show that informal activities in the study area serve migrants only as temporary safety nets, not as sustainable earnings/livelihood strategies. Results further show that lack of access to bank credit (due to collateral requirements), fluctuating market prices and lack of working premises impacts their work. Data shows that the workers are forced to consume less food or poor quality food. Therefore, future urban policy may need to give due consideration to informal sector employment in order to realize synergies between the formal and informal sectors for addressing food security and poverty issues.
17 Chenoweth, J.; Malcolm, R.; Pedley, S.; Kaime, T. 2013. Household water security and the human right to water and sanitation. In Lankford, B.; Bakker, K.; Zeitoun, M.; Conway, D. (Eds.). Water security: principles, perspectives and practices. Oxon, UK: Routledge. pp.307-317. (Earthscan Water Text Series)
Households ; Water security ; Sanitation ; Water quality ; Water rights ; Living standards ; Human rights ; Public services ; Case studies / Kenya / Ethiopia / Kisumu / Addis Ababa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G662 IND Record No: H046281)
18 Maheshwari, B.; Purohit, R.; Malano, H.; Singh, V. P.; Amerasinghe, Priyanie. (Eds.) 2014. The security of water, food, energy and liveability of cities: challenges and opportunities for peri-urban futures. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. 489p. (Water Science and Technology Library Volume 71)
Water security ; Food security ; Food production ; Food supply ; Energy conservation ; Agriculture ; Periurban areas ; Urban areas ; Urbanization ; Rural areas ; Hydrological cycle ; Models ; Sustainable development ; Social aspects ; Water footprint ; Water supply ; Water use ; Water demand ; Water availability ; Catchment areas ; Solar energy ; Carbon cycle ; Sanitation ; Health hazards ; Malnutrition ; Milk production ; Decentralization ; Wastewater management ; Wastewater treatment ; Excreta ; Waste treatment ; Nutrients ; Horticulture ; Labour mobility ; Climate change ; Knowledge management ; Greenhouse gases ; Emission reduction ; Land use ; Biodiversity ; Case studies / India / Australia / Ghana / Iran / West Africa / Ethiopia / Uganda / Africa South of Sahara / Senegal / Bangladesh / Melbourne / Tamale / Shiraz / Sydney / Addis Ababa / Accra / Hyderabad / Kampala / Dakar / Dhaka / Udaipur / Bharatpur / Tigray Region / Rajasthan / Rajsamand District / South Creek Catchment
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI, e-copy SF Record No: H046685)
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19 Van Rooijen, D.; Smout, I.; Drechsel, Pay; Biggs, T. 2014. Wastewater treatment capacity, food production and health risk in peri-urban areas: a comparison of three cities. In Maheshwari, B.; Purohit, R.; Malano, H.; Singh, V. P.; Amerasinghe, Priyanie. (Eds.). The security of water, food, energy and liveability of cities: challenges and opportunities for peri-urban futures. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. pp.219-231. (Water Science and Technology Library Volume 71)
Wastewater treatment ; Water reuse ; Food production ; Health hazards ; Public health ; Periurban areas ; Wastewater irrigation ; Irrigated farming ; Developing countries / Ghana / Ethiopia / India / Addis Ababa / Accra / Hyderabad
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H046689)
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Growing cities and their demand for water challenges the management of water resources and provides opportunities for wastewater use in irrigated agriculture. In the cases studied, large volumes of fresh water are extracted from sources often located increasingly further away from the city, while investments in wastewater disposal often lag behind. The resulting environmental impact in peri-urban areas can have multiple consequences for public health, in particular through the use of untreated or poorly treated wastewater in irrigated agriculture. Despite significant efforts to increase wastewater treatment, substantial volumes of untreated wastewater are applied in irrigated agriculture in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Accra (Ghana) and Hyderabad (India). Additional options for safeguarding public health are required to allow the cities to maintain the benefits from already existing, but largely informal, wastewater reuse.
20 Rao, Krishna C.; Kvarnstrom, E.; Di Mario, L.; Drechsel, Pay. 2016. Business models for fecal sludge management. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 80p. (Resource Recovery and Reuse Series 06) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2016.213]
Faecal sludge ; Resource management ; Resource recovery ; Recycling ; Business management ; Models ; Waste disposal ; Desludging ; Dumping ; Sewerage ; Waste treatment ; Waste water treatment plants ; Solid wastes ; Pollution ; Composts ; Public health ; Sanitation ; Latrines ; Defaecation ; Stakeholders ; Finance ; Cost recovery ; Energy recovery ; Biogas ; Organic fertilizers ; Private enterprises ; Institutions ; Partnerships ; Licences ; Regulations ; Transport ; Septic tanks ; Nutrients ; Taxes ; Farmers ; Urban areas ; Landscape ; Household ; Incentives ; Case studies / Asia / Africa / Latin America / South Africa / Kenya / India / Rwanda / Nepal / Philippines / Lesotho / Bangladesh / Mozambique / Ghana / Senegal / Benin / Sierra Leone / Malaysia / Ethiopia / Vietnam / Mali / Sri Lanka / Burkina Faso / Peru / Haiti / Dakar / Nairobi / Maseru / Accra / Tamale / Addis Ababa / Eastern Cape / Maputo / Dhaka / Ho Chi Minh City / Hai Phong / Dumaguete / Mombasa / Kisumu / San Fernando / Bamako / Cotonou / Ouagadougou / Kigali / Bangalore / Dharwad / Balangoda
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047826)
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On-site sanitation systems, such as septic tanks and pit latrines, are the predominant feature across rural and urban areas in most developing countries. However, their management is one of the most neglected sanitation challenges. While under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the set-up of toilet systems received the most attention, business models for the sanitation service chain, including pit desludging, sludge transport, treatment and disposal or resource recovery, are only emerging. Based on the analysis of over 40 fecal sludge management (FSM) cases from Asia, Africa and Latin America, this report shows opportunities as well as bottlenecks that FSM is facing from an institutional and entrepreneurial perspective.
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