Incentive Systems for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in Irrigated Agriculture in the MENA Region, Evidence from Jordan and Tunisia

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background 1.2 Problem description 1.3 Objective 1.4 Scope of the study 1.5 Approach of the Study 1.6 Structure of the thesis CHAPTER 2: A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYSIS OF WASTEWATER UTILIZATION 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Wastewater utilization 2.3 Quantification of achievements in wastewater utilization 2.4 The incentive systems for improved utilization of reclaimed wastewater CHAPTER 3: THE STUDY AREA 3.1 Jordan 3.2 Tunisia 3.3 References CHAPTER 4 PERFORMANCE AND COST OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT IN JORDAN AND TUNISIA 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Objective 4.3 Technical performance of the treatment systems 4.4 Financial performance of the treatment plants 4.5 The enabling environment for wastewater treatment CHAPTER 5: THE INCENTIVE SYSTEMS FOR USE OF RECLAIMED WASTEWATER IN IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Objective and approach 5.3 Results and discussion CHAPTER 6: VIABILITY OF INCREASING THE TARIFF OF FRESHWATER FOR IRRIGATION AS A TOOL TO STIMULATE WASTEWATER REUSE 6.1 Background 6.2 Problem description 6.3 Objective and methodology 6.4 Results and discussion CHAPTER 7: WILLINGNESS OF FARMERS TO PAY FOR RECLAIMED WASTEWATER 7.1 Background 7.2 Problem description 7.3 Objective, hypotheses, and methodology 7.4 Results and discussion 7.5 Conclusions and recommendations 7.6 References CHAPTER 8: CONCLUSIONS