Incentive Systems for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in Irrigated Agriculture...

CRC Press

Incentive Systems for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in Irrigated Agriculture in the MENA Region, Evidence from Jordan and TunisiaAuthor(s): Maher Omar Rushdi Abu-Madi\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: A A Balkema Publishers, Netherlands\nImprint: A A Balkema Publishers\nISBN-13: 9789058097026, 978-9058097026\nSynopsis\nIn the countries of the Middle East and Northern Africa, reclaimed wastewater is recognized as a non-conventional water resource. However, substandial amounts are still discharged into water courses without further treatment. The objective of this research was to analyse the technological, regulatory, institutional, financial and socio-cultural opportunities, seen as incentives; and the constraints, perceived as disincentives, which influence the adoption of wastewater treatment and reuse. Fieldwork was carried out in Jordan and Tunisia, countries which have made great strides in raising the proportion of re-used wastewater. Unexpectedly, farmers and customers proved wel.