The cultural, economic and regulatory environment affecting the adoption of marginal quality water and risk reduction measures

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cg.contributor.affiliationUniversidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Spainen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen
cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystems
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden
cg.contributor.initiativeResilient Cities
cg.creator.identifierDrechsel, Pay: 0000-0002-2592-8812en
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH052246en
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
dc.contributor.authorAlcon, F.en
dc.contributor.authorDrechsel, Payen
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-30T20:31:42Zen
dc.date.available2023-09-30T20:31:42Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/132084
dc.titleThe cultural, economic and regulatory environment affecting the adoption of marginal quality water and risk reduction measuresen
dcterms.abstractIn response to growing water scarcity and pollution in agricultural regions, the discussion focuses on the enabling conditions required for farmers to safely use marginal quality water (MQW) and adopt effective risk mitigation practices. Three key scenarios are considered: the planned use of treated wastewater, informal use of polluted water in the absence of alternatives, and soil salinity management in irrigated areas. Adoption is shaped by a mix of financial incentives, public perceptions, regulatory support, and awareness levels. In Jordan and Tunisia, trust in water reuse has been enhanced through public education and stakeholder engagement, while elsewhere, low awareness and weak institutional backing hinder safer practices. Unlike the invisible risks of contaminated wastewater, salinity is directly observable and often triggers farmer-led responses but still requires coordinated catchment-level strategies. A conceptual framework is introduced to help policymakers and practitioners design locally tailored interventions that account for behavioral, technical, and environmental drivers, advancing safer and more sustainable water use in agriculture.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAlcon, F.; Drechsel, Pay. 2023. The cultural, economic and regulatory environment affecting the adoption of marginal quality water and risk reduction measures. In Drechsel, Pay; Marjani Zadeh, S.; Salcedo, F. P. (Eds.). Water quality in agriculture: risks and risk mitigation. Rome, Italy: FAO; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.131-142.en
dcterms.descriptionIn Drechsel, Pay; Marjani Zadeh, S.; Salcedo, F. P. (Eds.). Water quality in agriculture: risks and risk mitigation. Rome, Italy: FAO; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI).en
dcterms.extentpp.131-142.en
dcterms.issued2023-09-08en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-SA-3.0-IGO
dcterms.subjectmarginal quality wateren
dcterms.subjectwater reuseen
dcterms.subjectcultural factorsen
dcterms.subjecteconomic environmenten
dcterms.subjectregulationsen
dcterms.subjectrisk reductionen
dcterms.subjectpoliciesen
dcterms.subjectfinancingen
dcterms.subjectenvironmental factorsen
dcterms.subjectfarmersen
dcterms.subjectbehavioural changesen
dcterms.subjectirrigation wateren
dcterms.subjectwater qualityen
dcterms.subjectsalinityen
dcterms.subjectwastewater irrigationen
dcterms.subjecthealth hazardsen
dcterms.subjectmitigationen
dcterms.typeBook Chapter

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