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Information kit on the 3rd edition of the Guidelines for the safe use of wastewater, excreta and greywater in agriculture and aquaculture

This information kit was prepared by WHO, FAO, IDRC and IWMI in response to requests from different members of the Guidelines' varied readership for information clarifying their specific roles and responsibilities in the safe water reuse in agriculture and aquaculture.





Contents and links to the documents

#01 For national programme managers and engineers

A numerical guide to Volume 2 of the Guidelines and practical advice on how to transpose them into national standards [pdf 333kb]
by Duncan Mara

Key issues in the safe use of wastewater and excreta in aquaculture [pdf 365kb]
by Peter Edwards

The concept of exposure reduction in the use of excreta and greywater in agriculture, [pdf 255kb]
by Thor-Axel Stenström

#02 For the research community

Fact sheet [pdf 107kb]

Briefing note on on-going FAO/WHO/IDRC research in West-Africa and Jordan [pdf 83kb]

#03 For policy makers and planners

IWMI Comprehensive Assessment Brief 11 [pdf 672kb]

Water Policy Briefing Issue 17 [pdf 326kb]

#04 For WHO and FAO country offices

Food for the Cities: Water use and reuse for urban agriculture [pdf 255kb]

FAO Agriculture: Wastewater fact sheet [pdf 157kb]

Briefing note for WHO country offices [pdf 180kb]

#05 For community workers and agricultural extension officers

Fact sheet for agricultural policymakers [pdf 52kb]

Fact sheet for farmers and agricultural extension workers [pdf 52kb]

#06 General

Guidelines for the safe use of wastewater, excreta and grey water in agriculture and aquaculture order form [pdf 292kb]