Fighting for the right to use wastewater: what drives the use of untreated wastewater in a peri-urban village of Faisalabad, Pakistan?

This case study from Chakera village, Faisalabad City, Pakistan describes the transition from canal-water irrigation to wastewater irrigation over a period of several decades. It shows that while the initial motivation for wastewater use was water scarcity and a lack of choice, farmers soon realized...

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Main Authors: Weckenbrock, P., Evans, Alexandra E.V., Majeed, M.Q., Ahmad, Waqas, Bashir, N.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Informa UK Limited 2011
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40471
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author Weckenbrock, P.
Evans, Alexandra E.V.
Majeed, M.Q.
Ahmad, Waqas
Bashir, N.
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Bashir, N.
Evans, Alexandra E.V.
Majeed, M.Q.
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description This case study from Chakera village, Faisalabad City, Pakistan describes the transition from canal-water irrigation to wastewater irrigation over a period of several decades. It shows that while the initial motivation for wastewater use was water scarcity and a lack of choice, farmers soon realized there were benefits associated with this alternative water supply. In the subsequent decades, they made great efforts and overcame organizational, infrastructural and legal obstacles to establish wastewater irrigation as the only irrigation on most of the village's agricultural area.
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spelling CGSpace404712025-06-17T08:23:26Z Fighting for the right to use wastewater: what drives the use of untreated wastewater in a peri-urban village of Faisalabad, Pakistan? Weckenbrock, P. Evans, Alexandra E.V. Majeed, M.Q. Ahmad, Waqas Bashir, N. water reuse water scarcity water stress wastewater treatment wastewater irrigation sanitation periurban areas case studies canals agricultural land This case study from Chakera village, Faisalabad City, Pakistan describes the transition from canal-water irrigation to wastewater irrigation over a period of several decades. It shows that while the initial motivation for wastewater use was water scarcity and a lack of choice, farmers soon realized there were benefits associated with this alternative water supply. In the subsequent decades, they made great efforts and overcame organizational, infrastructural and legal obstacles to establish wastewater irrigation as the only irrigation on most of the village's agricultural area. 2011-07 2014-06-13T14:47:44Z 2014-06-13T14:47:44Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40471 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited Weckenbrock, P.; Evans, Alexandra; Majeed, M. Q.; Ahmad, Waqas; Bashir, N. 2011. Fighting for the right to use wastewater: what drives the use of untreated wastewater in a peri-urban village of Faisalabad, Pakistan? Water International, 36(4):522-534. (Special issue on "Wastewater use in agriculture: economics, risks and opportunities" with contributions by IWMI authors). doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2011.596323
spellingShingle water reuse
water scarcity
water stress
wastewater treatment
wastewater irrigation
sanitation
periurban areas
case studies
canals
agricultural land
Weckenbrock, P.
Evans, Alexandra E.V.
Majeed, M.Q.
Ahmad, Waqas
Bashir, N.
Fighting for the right to use wastewater: what drives the use of untreated wastewater in a peri-urban village of Faisalabad, Pakistan?
title Fighting for the right to use wastewater: what drives the use of untreated wastewater in a peri-urban village of Faisalabad, Pakistan?
title_full Fighting for the right to use wastewater: what drives the use of untreated wastewater in a peri-urban village of Faisalabad, Pakistan?
title_fullStr Fighting for the right to use wastewater: what drives the use of untreated wastewater in a peri-urban village of Faisalabad, Pakistan?
title_full_unstemmed Fighting for the right to use wastewater: what drives the use of untreated wastewater in a peri-urban village of Faisalabad, Pakistan?
title_short Fighting for the right to use wastewater: what drives the use of untreated wastewater in a peri-urban village of Faisalabad, Pakistan?
title_sort fighting for the right to use wastewater what drives the use of untreated wastewater in a peri urban village of faisalabad pakistan
topic water reuse
water scarcity
water stress
wastewater treatment
wastewater irrigation
sanitation
periurban areas
case studies
canals
agricultural land
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40471
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