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Drechsel, P., Hope, L. & Cofie, O., 2013. Gender mainstreaming : who wins? : gender and irrigated urban vegetable production in West Africa. , ppp. 14 - 17; 2 tab.

Published on: 12/11/2013

Gender roles in agriculture can be quite specific, not only in view of particular labor inputs during the production cycle but also in terms of who...

Amerasinghe, P., Jampani, M. & Drechsel, P., 2012. Cities as sources of irrigation water : an Indian scenario, (Water Policy Research Highlight 53) india gujarat: International Water Management Institute, IMWI.

Published on: 24/04/2013

Growing Indian cities have the potential to support their peri-urban futures by providing irrigation water for food production. Over 1.1 million ha...

Scheierling, S.M. et al., 2010. Improving wastewater use in agriculture : an emerging priority, (Policy research working paper series / World Bank 5412) S.l.: The World Bank : Water Anchor : Energy, Transport, and Water Department. Available at: https://pt.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Scheierling-2010-Improving.pdf.

Published on: 17/09/2010

Wastewater use in agriculture is a growing practice worldwide. Drivers include increasing water stress, in part due to climate change; increasing...

Drechsel, P. et al., 2010. Wastewater irrigation and health : assessing and mitigating risk in low-income countries, London, UK: Earthscan.

Published on: 16/07/2010

This book approaches the serious problem posed by very low coverage or poor performance of wastewater treatment systems in most developing...

Amoah, P. et al., 2009. Improving food hygiene in Africa where vegetables are irrigated with polluted water : paper prepared for the West Africa Regional Sanitation and Hygiene Symposium, 10-12 Nov 2009, Accra, Ghana, S.l.: S.n. Available at: https://pt.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Amoah-2009-Improving.doc.

Published on: 09/09/2010

Due to inappropriate and inadequate urban sanitation infrastructure in Ghana wastewater from households and other facilities ends up in nearby...

Obuobie, E. et al.,0 Irrigated urban vegetable production in Ghana : characteristics, benefits and risks, Vancouver, BC, Canada: City Farmer, Canada's Office of Urban Agriculture.

Published on: 02/07/2010

Drechsel, P. et al., 2006. Informal irrigation in urban West Africa : an overview, (Research report / IWMI 102) Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). Available at: https://pt.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Drechsel-2006-Informal.pdf.

Published on: 05/09/2012

In West Africa, the urban population is taking over the rural. Informal irrigation in urban and peri-urban areas taking advantage of the growing...

Cofie, O. et al., 2003. Environmental sanitation and urban agriculture in Ghana, Loughborough, UK: Water, Engineering and Development Centre, Loughborough University of Technology, WEDC. Available at: https://pt.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Cofie-2003-Environmental.pdf.

Published on: 01/01/1970

Otoo, M. & Drechsel, P., 2018. Resource recovery from waste : business models for energy, nutrient and water reuse in low- and middle-income countries, New York, NY, USA: Routledge.

Published on: 11/10/2018

Twenty-four 24 innovative business models and 47 case studies on energy, nutrients and water recovery.