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1 Hindle, T. 1998. Making presentations. 1st ed New York, NY, USA: DK Publishers. 72p. (Essential managers)
(Location: IWMI-SEA Call no: 658.452 G000 HIN Record No: BKK -35)
2 Hindle, T. 1998. Managing meetings. 1st ed. New York, NY, USA: DK Pub. 72p. (Essential managers)
(Location: IWMI-SEA Call no: 658.456 G000 HIN Record No: BKK-33)
3 2009. Innovator's toolkit: 10 practical strategies to help you develop and implement innovation. Boston, MA, USA: Harvard Business School Press. 272p. (Harvard Business Essentials)
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 658.4063 G000 INN Record No: H043100)
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4 2004. Creating teams with an edge: the complete skill set to build powerful and influential teams. Boston, MA, USA: Harvard Business School Press. 172p. (Harvard Business Essentials)
Work teams ; Teamwork ; Skills ; Coaching ; Work sharing ; Organization of work ; Leadership ; Performance evaluation ; Business management
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 658.4022 G000 CRE Record No: H043135)
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5 Webber, C. M.; Labaste, P. 2010. Building competitiveness in Africa's agriculture: a guide to value chain concepts and applications. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. 187p. (Agriculture and Rural Development)
Agroindustry ; Economic aspects ; Business management ; Marketing techniques ; International trade ; Exports ; Monitoring ; Evaluation / Africa / Mozambique / Mali / Nigeria / Kenya / Ghana / Rwanda / Uganda / Botswana
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 338.1096 G100 WEB Record No: H043456)
http://www.technoserve.org/assets/documents/building-comp.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H043456.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H043456.pdf
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6 Osterwalder, A.; Pigneur, Y.; Clark, T. 2010. Business model generation: a handbook for visionaries, game changers, and challengers. Hoboken, NJ, USA: Wiley. 278p.
Business management ; Models ; Customer relations ; Partnerships ; Costs ; Communication ; Handbooks
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 658.4012 G000 OST Record No: H044734)
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7 Schobitz, L.; Gebauer, H.; Robbins, D.; Otoo, Miriam; Drechsel, Pay; Srikantaiah, V.; Strande, L. 2012. Business model innovations for scaling-up FSM [Faecal Sludge Management] businesses in low- and middle-income countries [Abstract only]. Paper presented at the Second International Faecal Sludge Management Conference, Durban, South Africa, 29 October - 1 November 2012. 1p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045512)
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The majority of urban populations in low- and middle-income countries rely on onsite sanitation systems, which produce large amounts of faecal sludge. Collecting and treating faecal sludge could provide a viable business opportunity for private firms or public organizations. Despite the increasing efforts to create sustainable and economically viable businesses in the context of faecal sludge management (FSM), most businesses are still in the mode of securing their existence and maintaining their survival. Success is limited, and businesses have not been able to scale-up. Scaling-up entails reaching a critical mass and being able to cover a certain geographical service area. Scaling-up implies that the business provides reliable emptying services, which are affordable for poor people. An example of scaling-up is that businesses not only provide emptying services, but also faecal sludge treatment and resource recovery. IWMI and Sandec/Eawag are exploring the role of business model innovations in the scaling-up process of faecal sludge management. Our preliminary results suggest two distinct paths on how business model innovations can drive the scaling-up processes: (i) organic business growth; and (ii) replication of micro-enterprises. The first path represents a typical ‘organic’ business growth path. An ‘organic’ business growth means that the FSM enterprise attempts to make a stepwise extension of the business. Critical innovations in the business model refer to the tariff system, business planning and execution, and the market development for value added end-products. As an example, we will present Manila Water in the Philippines, and their success in scaling up FSM. The second path refers to a replication of micro-enterprises. Micro-enterprises are small firms, that specialize in FSM. They are operated with few employees (e.g. entrepreneur, helper, driver). Microenterprises compete with each other, which, in turn, helps lead to affordable prices. To remain profitable, the micro-enterprises have to drive business model innovations. Compared to path one, the business model innovations are not driven by a single organization, but rather through collective actions among the micro-enterprises. Path two illustrates “coopetition”. Coopetition means microenterprises compete to find customers, but cooperate in technology innovation to drive down costs, and innovate treatment technologies and resource recovery. As an example, we will present honeysucker businesses in Bangalore, India. The paper contributes to a better understanding of business challenges in the scaling-up process of FSM. It provides guidance for increasing geographical coverage, enhancing usage of emptying services, and increasing affordability of sanitation services at the household level.
8 Evans, Alexandra; Otoo, Miriam; Drechsel, Pay; Danso, George. 2013. Developing typologies for resource recovery businesses. Urban Agriculture Magazine, 26:24-30.
Wastewater management ; Wastewater irrigation ; Water reuse ; Resource management ; Business management ; Groundwater recharge ; Sanitation ; Health hazards ; Sewage sludge ; Composting ; Organic recycling ; Farmers ; Energy generation ; Models
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046212)
http://www.ruaf.org/sites/default/files/UA26_proef_05-11_13.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046212.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046212.pdf
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9 Switzerland. Nestle. 2007. The Nestle water management report. Vevey, Switzerland: Nestle. 42p.
Water management ; Indicators ; Water consumption ; Agriculture ; Food production ; Wastewater treatment ; Drinking water ; Risks ; Consumers ; Beverage industry ; Manufacturing ; Bottled products ; Business management ; Stakeholders ; Nutrition ; Public health ; Social aspects ; Rural areas
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046221)
http://www.nestle.com/asset-library/documents/reports/csv reports/water/water_management_report_2006_english.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046221.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046221.pdf
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10 Earle, A.; Jagerskog, A.; Ojendal, J. (Eds.) 2010. Transboundary water management: principles and practice. London, UK: Earthscan. 261p.
International waters ; Water management ; Water security ; Water policy ; Water law ; Water governance ; Watercourses ; Groundwater ; River basins ; Aquifers ; Stakeholders ; Conflict ; Environmental flows ; Socioeconomic development ; Business management ; Models ; Institutions ; Political aspects ; Case studies / Jordan / Africa / Europe / India / Pakistan / Canada / USA / Argentina / Brazil / Paraguay / Uruguay / China / Myanmar / Thailand / Laos / Cambodia / Vietnam / southern Africa / Jordan River Basin / Nile River Basin / Indus River Basin / Okavango River Basin / Danube River Basin / Dniester River Basin / La Plata River Basin / Guarani Aquifer / Mekong River / Orange-Senqu River Basin / Salween River / Umatilla River Basin / Senegal River
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 EAR Record No: H046317)
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11 Rao, Krishna; Hanjra, Munir A.; Drechsel, Pay; Danso, G. 2015. Business models and economic approaches supporting water reuse. In Drechsel, Pay; Qadir, Manzoor; Wichelns, D. (Eds.). Wastewater: economic asset in an urbanizing world. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. pp.195-216.
Business management ; Models ; Economic aspects ; Cost benefit analysis ; Private sector ; Institutions ; Wastewater treatment ; Water reuse ; Drinking water ; Water quality ; Industrial uses ; Resource management ; Irrigation
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy SF Record No: H046968)
12 Gebrezgabher, Solomie; Rao, Krishna; Hanjra, Munir A.; Hernandez-Sancho, F. 2015. Business models and economic approaches for recovering energy from wastewater and fecal sludge. In Drechsel, Pay; Qadir, Manzoor; Wichelns, D. (Eds.). Wastewater: economic asset in an urbanizing world. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. pp.217-245.
Business management ; Models ; Economic aspects ; Cost benefit analysis ; Investment ; Resource management ; Energy management ; Energy generation ; Feaces ; Sewage sludge ; Wastewater treatment ; Biogas ; Methane ; Private sector ; Sanitation ; Developing countries
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy SF Record No: H046969)
13 Otoo, Miriam; Drechsel, Pay; Hanjra, Munir A. 2015. Business models and economic approaches for nutrient recovery from wastewater and fecal sludge. In Drechsel, Pay; Qadir, Manzoor; Wichelns, D. (Eds.). Wastewater: economic asset in an urbanizing world. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. pp.247-268.
Business management ; Models ; Economic aspects ; Cost benefit analysis ; Nutrients ; Feaces ; Sewage sludge ; Wastewater treatment ; Water reuse ; Phosphorus ; Nitrogen ; Composting ; Organic matter ; Organic fertilizers ; Private sector ; Sanitation
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy SF Record No: H046970)
14 Williams, Timothy Olalekan. 2016. Reconciling food and water security objectives of MENA [Middle East and North Africa] and sub-Saharan Africa: is there a role for large-scale agricultural investments? Food Security, 7(6):1199-1209. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-015-0508-z]
Food security ; Water security ; Water resources ; Land resources ; Suburban agriculture ; Living standards ; Foreign investment ; Business management ; Models ; Rural areas ; Farmland ; Irrigated land ; Land rights ; Water rights ; Environmental impact ; Economic aspects ; Social aspects ; Ecosystems / Africa South of Sahara / Middle East / North Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047274)
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The attainment of food and water security rank high on the agendas of governments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Although the objectives are similar, the underlying drivers, resource endowments and opportunities for achieving them are different. Differences between two regions in natural resource endowment and investment capital stock can, in theory, lead to mutually beneficial trade to achieve desired objectives. Concerns about the recent food crises coupled with the disparity in land and water endowment and investable capital between MENA and SSA have led in recent years to investment in agricultural land in the latter by a number of MENA countries with the aim of producing food. At the same time, many SSA countries seek these investments to infuse capital, technology and know-how into their agricultural sector to improve productivity, food security and rural livelihoods. However, these recent foreign direct agricultural investments have to date performed poorly or have been abandoned without achieving the initial objectives of setting them up. Based on research conducted in selected sub-Saharan countries, this paper analyses the reasons for the failure of these investments. It then reviews a few successful agricultural investments by private sector companies with a long history of operation in SSA. Juxtaposing lessons distilled from failed and successful case studies, the paper argues that large-scale agricultural investments that take advantage of this accumulated knowledge are needed and do have a critical role to play. Such investments, when they also incorporate ecosystems management practices and smallholder inclusive business models in their operations, can serve as appropriate instruments to reconcile the food and water security objectives of both the MENA region and SSA, while promoting sustainable intensification of agriculture and improved rural livelihoods in SSA.
15 Getnet, Kindie; Haileslassie, Amare; Dessalegn, Y. 2015. Profit and financial risk in the smallholder irrigated agriculture of Ethiopia. Nairobi, Kenya: International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) 23p.
Irrigated farming ; Agriculture ; Financing ; Risk management ; Smallholders ; Farmers ; Farm income ; Investment ; Profit ; Business management ; Crop yield / Ethiopia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047468)
https://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/68293/LIVES_workingPaper_4.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047468.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047468.pdf
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16 Otoo, Miriam; Drechsel, Pay; Danso, G.; Gebrezgabher, Solomie; Rao, Krishna; Madurangi, Ganesha. 2016. Testing the implementation potential of resource recovery and reuse business models: from baseline surveys to feasibility studies and business plans. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 59p. (Resource Recovery and Reuse Series 10) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2016.206]
Resource recovery ; Resource management ; Water reuse ; Business management ; Models ; Performance indexes ; Indicators ; Waste management ; Waste treatment ; Sanitation ; Subsidies ; Public sector ; Private sector ; Developing countries ; Economic analysis ; Investment ; Cost recovery ; Environmental impact assessment ; Public health ; Health hazards ; Feasibility studies ; Decision making ; Socioeconomic environment ; Risk analysis ; Legal aspects ; Institutions ; Marketing policies ; Stakeholders
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047601)
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17 Gebrezgabher, Solomie; Amewu, Sena; Taron, Avinandan; Otoo, Miriam. 2016. Energy recovery from domestic and agro-waste streams in Uganda: a socioeconomic assessment. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 52p. (Resource Recovery and Reuse Series 09) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2016.207]
Resource recovery ; Water reuse ; Energy generation ; Business management ; Models ; Socioeconomic environment ; Environmental impact assessment ; Economic analysis ; Fuels ; Fuelwood ; Agriculture ; Residues ; Transport ; Briquettes ; Social impact ; Gasification ; Biogas ; Greenhouse gases ; Methane ; Emission ; Benefits ; Household wastes ; Electricity generation ; Sanitation ; Excreta ; Waste management ; Wastewater ; Farmers ; Public health ; Rivers / Uganda
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047671)
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Recovering energy from waste offers dual benefits – a) improved waste management, and b) provision of reliable energy to households, institutions and commercial entities. In this report, we present a socioeconomic assessment of three energy business models (briquette manufacturing, on-site (public toilet) energy generation, and agro-waste electricity generation) based on feasibility studies carried out in the city of Kampala, Uganda. We assess the potential economic, environmental and social impacts of waste-to-energy business models taking into consideration a life cycle of emissions to provide decision makers with the overall costs and benefits of the models to society versus a business-as-usual scenario.
18 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.
19 Otoo, Miriam; Fernando, Sudarshana; Jayathilake, Nilanthi; Aheeyar, Mohamed; Madurangi, Ganesha. 2016. Opportunities for sustainable municipal solid waste management services in Batticaloa: business strategies for improved resource recovery. [Project report submitted to United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) as a part of the research project on Opportunities for Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management Services in Batticaloa: Business Strategies for Improved Rresource Recovery and Reuse] Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 71p.
Urban wastes ; Waste management ; Solid wastes ; Resource recovery ; Composting ; Local authorities ; Health hazards ; Waste water treatment plants ; Organic wastes ; Waste disposal ; Urban wastes ; Food wastes ; Curing ; Business management ; Market economics ; Assessment ; Farmer participation ; Organic fertilizers ; Nutrients ; Cost recovery ; Financial situation ; Profitability ; Price fixing ; Capacity building ; Training / Sri Lanka / Batticaloa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048062)
(4.41 MB)
20 Otoo, Miriam; Rao, Krishna; Taron, Avinandan. 2015. Synthesis report on feasibility assessment for the implementation of RRR [resource recovery and reuse] business models proposed for Lima. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 73p.
Feasibility studies ; Assessment ; Resource recovery ; Business management ; Health hazards ; Public health ; Environmental policy ; Environmental impact assessment ; Risk assessment ; Wastewater treatment ; Wastewater irrigation ; Urban wastes ; Industrial wastes ; Water reuse ; Sanitation ; Faecal sludge ; Energy generation ; Socioeconomic environment ; Nutrients ; Cost recovery ; Market economics ; Aquaculture ; Organic fertilizers ; Corporate culture ; Legal aspects ; Technology assessment ; Composting / Peru / Lima
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048073)
(2.09 MB)
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