Using human waste safely for livelihoods, food production and health
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 documents
#01 For national programme managers and engineers
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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
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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
#04 For WHO and FAO country offices
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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
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Fact sheet for agricultural policymakers
pdf, 52kb -
Fact sheet for farmers and agricultural extension workers
pdf, 52kb