Greywater use in the Middle East
Subtitle: technical, social, economic and policy issues
By: edited by Stephen McIlwaine and Mark Redwood
Contributors: International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Publisher: Practical Action Pub.; International Development Research Centre; Center for the Study of the Built Environment (CSBE)
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Warwickshire, UK; Ottawa; Amman, Jordan
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
ISBN-13: 9781853396984
Subjects: Graywater (Domestic wastewater); Recycling; Eaux usées ménagères; Recyclage; Sewage irrigation; Irrigation par eaux usées; Réutilisation; Water reuse; Eau
Description: "In water-scarce areas of the Middle East, greywater (household wastewater excluding toilet waste) is commonly used by poor communities to irrigate home gardens. This both supplements the water available to the household and improves food security. This book draws together material presented at a conference in Jordan in 2007, and examines the technical approaches to treating and using greywater for irrigation, including its associated risks to health and the environment. It discusses many of the non-technical issues that influence effectiveness and sustainability of greywater use. It also takes a hard look at economic issues, arguing that more clarity and consistency from policymakers is essential if low-income, water-stressed communities are to make better and safer use of their existing water supplies. The book concludes by offering suggestions for where donor efforts and research could best be focused in the near future."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Table of contents: title: Introduction: Greywater use in the Middle East - the story so far / Mark Redwood; title: On-site greywater treatment in Qebia Village, Palestine / Jamal Burnat and Intissar Eshtayah; title: Greywater use in rural home gardens in Karnak, Jordan / Murad Bino, Shihab Al-Beiruti and Mohammad Ayesh; title: Greywater management in the northeastern Badia of Jordan / Wael Suleiman .. [et al.]; title: Stakeholder participation in greywater management in the Jordanian Badia / Sahar Dalameh ... [et al.]; title: Comparative socioeconomic study of greywater and cesspit systems in Ramallah, Palestine / Maher Abu-Madi ... [et al.]; title: Can local people accept greywater technology? / Peter Laban; title: Lessons from a participatory approach to household greywater use in Jordan / Noel Keough, Sumira Smira and Stan Benjamin; title: Greywater use as a gender empowerment project in Tannoura, Lebanon / Nadine Haddad El-Hajj; title: Greywater use: Islamic perspectives / Odeh Al-Jayyousi; title: Policy and regulatory approaches to greywater use in the Middle East / Stephen McLlwaine; title: Conclusion: Next steps for research, policy and implementation / Mark Redwood, Stephen McLlwaine and Marwan Owaygen.