Making the most of scarce resources : wastewater recovery and urban farming in the Middle East
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2003
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Evaluation Unit, IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA
Abstract
Population growth, rapid urbanization, and the shortage of water have led to rising
food insecurity in the Middle East and North Africa. People in the region address this
complex of problems by encouraging urban agriculture and by using recycled water
to feed it. In Jordan and other countries, city farms are irrigated with “greywater”
drawn from showers, bathrooms, and sinks. This innovative response, supported by
IDRC, has had a wide-ranging influence on public policy.
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This brief was prepared by Patrick Kavanagh based on a case study written by Eman Surani.
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URBAN AGRICULTURE, URBANIZATION, FOOD SECURITY, WATER REUSE, GOVERNMENT POLICY, WATER SHORTAGE, WATER MANAGEMENT, MIDDLE EAST