Strategies for the reuse of wastewater and stormwater treatment by-products in urban agriculture

Strategies for the reuse of wastewater and stormwater treatment by-products in urban agriculture
Targeted Action Groups
  • Implementing the right to water and sanitation and ensuring access to safe drinking water and sanitation in crisis situations  
  • Improving water quality and waste management 
  • Reduce water-related diseases and deaths 
  • Ensuring universal access to water (in rural areas) 
  • Ensuring universal access to sanitation (in rural areas) 
  • Ensure sustainable agricultural practices, including water productivity and efficiency, reduce diffuse pollution and reduce food losses 
  • Engage and empower rural communities to be the drivers of socio-economic development through water 
  • Implement IWRM at all levels (6.5)
  • Mobilizing additional financial resources and promoting innovative financing mechanisms 
  • Implement the principles of good water governance, including participatory decision-making
Sector/Domain

Reuse of wastewater in agriculture

Implementation Instances

Group of Initiatives for the contribution of executives to the 9th EMF (GIC 9) s/c Amicale des Cadres des Sociétés d'Eau (ACASE)

Nature of the organism

Gov/Local Authority

NGO

Other 

Intervention zone
Senegal
Justification
  • The objectives of the project are to improve the purifying performance of wastewater treatment plants (extension and rehabilitation);  
  • Create potential for the reuse of purification by-products in agriculture; create stormwater recycling systems in agriculture. 
Level of advancement

Already achieved

In the process of implementation

In draft status 

Type of support desired

Financing

Technique

Visibility / Promotion 

Focal point

Pape Mbagnick Thiam / Khadim Fall

Focal contact

Phone : 00221 78 103 39 74 / 00221 77 989 17 89

E-mail : cp2@forages-ruraux.sn