Improve acceptance of water reuse: guidelines for planners, investors, project designers and operators

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cg.contributor.donorSwedish International Development Cooperation Agencyen
cg.coverage.regionMiddle East
cg.coverage.regionNorthern Africa
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH052312en
cg.identifier.urlhttps://rewater-mena.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2022/07/ReWater-MENA-Project-Thematic-Brief-Improve-acceptance-of-water-reuse.pdfen
cg.placeColombo, Sri Lankaen
dc.contributor.authorInternational Water Management Instituteen
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-25T09:33:28Zen
dc.date.available2023-10-25T09:33:28Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/132418
dc.titleImprove acceptance of water reuse: guidelines for planners, investors, project designers and operatorsen
dcterms.abstractAs water scarcity worsens across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), public acceptance of water reuse has become a critical challenge and opportunity. This IWMI thematic brief highlights that barriers ranging from health and environmental concerns to cultural, religious, and economic factors can delay or derail water reuse adoption. Acceptance is driven by trust, knowledge, affordability, risk perception, and the availability of alternatives. Drawing from examples like Deir Debwan in Palestine, where severe shortages have increased support for reuse, the brief emphasizes the need for early, continuous stakeholder engagement and transparent communication. Effective messaging, sensitive to language and cultural context, along with participatory planning and proactive risk communication, can shift public perception. Strategies include avoiding negative terminology (e.g., "wastewater"), using advisory councils, hosting public site visits, and communicating clearly about health safeguards. By equipping planners, policymakers, and utility operators with tailored communication tools and engagement strategies, IWMI underscores the role of trust-building in scaling sustainable water reuse solutions essential to food security and urban resilience in the MENA region.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationInternational Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2023. Improve acceptance of water reuse: guidelines for planners, investors, project designers and operators [Thematic Brief of the ReWater MENA Project]. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 4p.en
dcterms.extent4p.en
dcterms.issued2023-10-30en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherInternational Water Management Instituteen
dcterms.subjectwater reuseen
dcterms.subjectguidelinesen
dcterms.subjectstakeholdersen
dcterms.subjecttechnologyen
dcterms.subjectwater resourcesen
dcterms.subjectwater managementen
dcterms.subjectwater securityen
dcterms.subjectwater qualityen
dcterms.subjectpublic participationen
dcterms.subjectproject designen
dcterms.subjectplanningen
dcterms.typeBrief

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