Wastewater constitutes an alternative water source for the irrigation sector. To fully benefit from it, and reduce possible adverse effects on public health and the environment, we need to look at the regulation of the practice. A prerequisite for this is an institutional analysis, and the points to consider are the institutional mandates. We used the city of Hyderabad, India, as a case study. There, irrigation with wastewater is not supported or recognized, but it happens in practice. It takes place in an indirect and unplanned way. Institutions fail at enforcing regulations, and little attention is given to formalization of the practice. With this article, we aim to untangle the institutional setup, and by doing so, identify the constraints surrounding development of a formal practice. Ultimately, we aim at contributing to the discussion on the agricultural use of wastewater.
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May 09 2015
Institutional and policy analysis of wastewater (re)use for agriculture: case study Hyderabad, India
C. Saldías;
1Department of Agricultural Economics, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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S. Speelman;
S. Speelman
1Department of Agricultural Economics, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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P. Amerasinghe;
P. Amerasinghe
2International Water Management Institute, Hyderabad Office, Patancheru 502324, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
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G. van Huylenbroeck
G. van Huylenbroeck
1Department of Agricultural Economics, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Water Sci Technol (2015) 72 (2): 322–331.
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Received:
January 22 2015
Accepted:
April 23 2015
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C. Saldías, S. Speelman, P. Amerasinghe, G. van Huylenbroeck; Institutional and policy analysis of wastewater (re)use for agriculture: case study Hyderabad, India. Water Sci Technol 1 July 2015; 72 (2): 322–331. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2015.220
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