Developing bankable water reuse projects: guidelines for planners, investors, project designers and operators

As water scarcity deepens across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), IWMI’s ReWater MENA project outlines a practical roadmap for designing “bankable” water reuse models that are not only environmentally sustainable but financially viable. The brief emphasizes thinking like a business defining...

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Main Author: International Water Management Institute
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Water Management Institute 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132420
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description As water scarcity deepens across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), IWMI’s ReWater MENA project outlines a practical roadmap for designing “bankable” water reuse models that are not only environmentally sustainable but financially viable. The brief emphasizes thinking like a business defining value propositions, targeting cost recovery, and forming innovative public-private partnerships. It introduces a five-step approach: identifying reuse options, developing business models, designing financing strategies, assessing risks, and creating implementation plans. Drawing from real cases, such as the Ouradanine treatment plant in Tunisia, the brief shows how reclaimed water and biosolids can serve agricultural needs while covering operational costs. IWMI stresses that enabling policy, legal, and institutional frameworks are essential for adoption and scale-up. With rising demand for water driven by population growth and agriculture, the guide equips governments, investors, and practitioners with actionable tools to turn water reuse into a reliable contributor to economic resilience and environmental security in the MENA region.
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spelling CGSpace1324202025-11-07T08:04:21Z Developing bankable water reuse projects: guidelines for planners, investors, project designers and operators International Water Management Institute water reuse rural areas freshwater business models cost recovery financing risk government investment project design planning guidelines As water scarcity deepens across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), IWMI’s ReWater MENA project outlines a practical roadmap for designing “bankable” water reuse models that are not only environmentally sustainable but financially viable. The brief emphasizes thinking like a business defining value propositions, targeting cost recovery, and forming innovative public-private partnerships. It introduces a five-step approach: identifying reuse options, developing business models, designing financing strategies, assessing risks, and creating implementation plans. Drawing from real cases, such as the Ouradanine treatment plant in Tunisia, the brief shows how reclaimed water and biosolids can serve agricultural needs while covering operational costs. IWMI stresses that enabling policy, legal, and institutional frameworks are essential for adoption and scale-up. With rising demand for water driven by population growth and agriculture, the guide equips governments, investors, and practitioners with actionable tools to turn water reuse into a reliable contributor to economic resilience and environmental security in the MENA region. 2023-10-30 2023-10-25T09:35:52Z 2023-10-25T09:35:52Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132420 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2023. Developing bankable water reuse projects: guidelines for planners, investors, project designers and operators [Thematic Brief of the ReWater MENA Project]. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 4p.
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Developing bankable water reuse projects: guidelines for planners, investors, project designers and operators
title Developing bankable water reuse projects: guidelines for planners, investors, project designers and operators
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title_short Developing bankable water reuse projects: guidelines for planners, investors, project designers and operators
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freshwater
business models
cost recovery
financing
risk
government
investment
project design
planning
guidelines
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