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| Title | Practices and Politics of Urban Irrigation |
| Group | Water Resources Management group |
| Project type | thesis |
| Credits | 36 |
| Supervisor(s) | Esha Shah, Gert Jan Veldwisch and/or Matthijs
Wessels |
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| Contact info | esha.shah@wur.nl,
gertjan.veldwisch@wur.nl, matthijs.wessels@ wur .nl |
| Begin date | 2020/01/01 |
| End date | 2022/01/01 |
| Description | Country: various in Africa and Asia
Host institute: various institutes Period: open Problem context Urban water flows are widely used for urban and peri-urban agricultural production by poor city dwellers, irrespective of whether these flows contain wastewater. For producers, urban drainage water is an attractive resource that creates economic opportunity, particularly because it is year round available, carries nutrients and is located near markets. Despite experiencing constant pressures such as the threat of displacement by the city authorities, lack of clarity about land ownership, negative health impacts and cultural taboos urban producers have persisted and expanded urban and peri-urban irrigated agriculture at a fast pace in both Africa and Asia. Governance arrangements and systems of provision, were and continue to be disconnected from the daily realities of urban water users and food producers. Research and policy initiatives that largely focus on technological innovations and the enforcement of strict standards and rules, have failed to halt or effectively engage with urban irrigation practices. Research Objective/Question The project sets out to contribute to a better understanding of modernised mixtures in urban irrigation in Africa and Asia by studying: 1. User dynamics along the water re use chain: collection, transport, water treatment and application, including locally developed and adapted methods and technologies, drivers of development and connections to markets. 2. Governance attitudes and actions towards urban irrigation practices; the (governmental and non governmental) institutions involved, their triggers to respond (in different ways), their effectiveness in stopping high risk situations and in promoting useful sociotechnical innovations, including local forms of organisation , community leadership and value chain management. What is expected from the student (type of research) Case study on basis of fieldwork in a city in sub-Saharan Africa or Asia |
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