Safe Use of Wastewater in Agriculture: The Golden Example of Nexus Approach

Hettiarachchi, Hiroshan, Caucci, Serena and Ardakanian, Reza, "Safe Use of Wastewater in Agriculture: The Golden Example of Nexus Approach" in Safe Use of Wastewater in Agriculture: From Concept to Implementation ed. Hettiarachchi, Hiroshan and Ardakanian, Reza (Cham: Springer Nature, 2018), 1-11.

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  • Author Hettiarachchi, Hiroshan
    Caucci, Serena
    Ardakanian, Reza
    Book Editor Hettiarachchi, Hiroshan
    Ardakanian, Reza
    Chapter Title Safe Use of Wastewater in Agriculture: The Golden Example of Nexus Approach
    Book Title Safe Use of Wastewater in Agriculture: From Concept to Implementation
    Publication Date 2018
    Place of Publication Cham
    Publisher Springer Nature
    Start page 1
    End page 11
    Language eng
    Abstract Water, soil, and waste are three key resources associated with agriculture and thus food production as they are closely related to each other. An integrated management of these three resources can bring more benefits to society through increased resource usage efficiency. This approach is commonly known as the Nexus Approach. Safe use of wastewater in agriculture (SUWA) is a simple but powerful example of the Nexus Approach in action. It demonstrates how the sustainable management of one resource in a nexus can benefit the other resources in the same nexus. Wastewater irrigation not only addresses the water demand issues in water stressed areas, but also helps us “recycle” the nutrients in it. The process begins in the waste sector, but the implementation of such a management model can ultimately make a positive impact on the water sector as well as in soil and land management. On a global scale, over 20 million hectares of agricultural land are irrigated using wastewater. Developing countries and countries in transition need clear institutional arrangements and skilled human resources to address the technical, institutional, and policy challenges related to SUWA. From the UN perspective, SUWA also supports achieving some of the key Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Taking the wastewater irrigation in the Mezquital Valley in Mexico as an entry point, this chapter builds upon all above facts to provide an introduction to the book and also to illustrate SUWA as a Nexus Approach example.
    UNBIS Thesaurus IRRIGATION
    Keyword Water scarcity
    Waterwater
    Resource management
    Nexus Approach
    Capacity development
    Copyright Holder United Nations University Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES)
    Copyright Year 2018
    Copyright type All rights reserved
    ISBN 9783319742670
    DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-74268-7_1
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