Motivating behaviour change to reduce pathogenic risk where unsafe water is used for irrigation
The increased emphasis on non- or post-treatment measures in the 2006 edition of the World Health Organization Guidelines on the safe use of wastewater in agriculture will require behaviour change along the food chain. Low health risk awareness likely limits adoption of safe food practices in many a...
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| author | Karg, H. Drechsel, Pay |
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| description | The increased emphasis on non- or post-treatment measures in the 2006 edition of the World Health Organization Guidelines on the safe use of wastewater in agriculture will require behaviour change along the food chain. Low health risk awareness likely limits adoption of safe food practices in many areas. Based on experiences from Ghana, where informal wastewater irrigation occurs around all cities, the necessary steps for increasing adoption probability are outlined under a generic framework, which is based on the four pillars of social marketing, incentive systems, awareness creation/education and application of regulations. Any of these approaches requires research of the target groups. Cost effectiveness can be improved by linking related efforts with other hygiene and food safety interventions. |
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| spelling | CGSpace404322025-06-17T08:24:18Z Motivating behaviour change to reduce pathogenic risk where unsafe water is used for irrigation Karg, H. Drechsel, Pay wastewater irrigation risks health hazards incentives food safety The increased emphasis on non- or post-treatment measures in the 2006 edition of the World Health Organization Guidelines on the safe use of wastewater in agriculture will require behaviour change along the food chain. Low health risk awareness likely limits adoption of safe food practices in many areas. Based on experiences from Ghana, where informal wastewater irrigation occurs around all cities, the necessary steps for increasing adoption probability are outlined under a generic framework, which is based on the four pillars of social marketing, incentive systems, awareness creation/education and application of regulations. Any of these approaches requires research of the target groups. Cost effectiveness can be improved by linking related efforts with other hygiene and food safety interventions. 2011-07 2014-06-13T14:47:39Z 2014-06-13T14:47:39Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40432 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited Karg, H.; Drechsel, Pay. 2011. Motivating behaviour change to reduce pathogenic risk where unsafe water is used for irrigation. Water International, 36(4):476-490. (Special issue on "Wastewater use in agriculture: economics, risks and opportunities" with contributions by IWMI authors). doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2011.594684 |
| spellingShingle | wastewater irrigation risks health hazards incentives food safety Karg, H. Drechsel, Pay Motivating behaviour change to reduce pathogenic risk where unsafe water is used for irrigation |
| title | Motivating behaviour change to reduce pathogenic risk where unsafe water is used for irrigation |
| title_full | Motivating behaviour change to reduce pathogenic risk where unsafe water is used for irrigation |
| title_fullStr | Motivating behaviour change to reduce pathogenic risk where unsafe water is used for irrigation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Motivating behaviour change to reduce pathogenic risk where unsafe water is used for irrigation |
| title_short | Motivating behaviour change to reduce pathogenic risk where unsafe water is used for irrigation |
| title_sort | motivating behaviour change to reduce pathogenic risk where unsafe water is used for irrigation |
| topic | wastewater irrigation risks health hazards incentives food safety |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40432 |
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