title: Institutional and policy analysis of wastewater (re)use for agriculture: case study Hyderabad, India.
abstract: Wastewater constitutes an alternative water source for the irrigation sector. To fully benefit from it, and reduce possible adverse effects on public health and the environment, we need to look at the regulation of the practice. A prerequisite for this is an institutional analysis, and the points to consider are the institutional mandates. We used the city of Hyderabad, India, as a case study. There, irrigation with wastewater is not supported or recognized, but it happens in practice. It takes place in an indirect and unplanned way. Institutions fail at enforcing regulations, and little attention is given to formalization of the practice. With this article, we aim to untangle the institutional setup, and by doing so, identify the constraints surrounding development of a formal practice. Ultimately, we aim at contributing to the discussion on the agricultural use of wastewater.
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural Economics, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium E-mail: cecilia.saldiaszambrana@ugent.be.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Saldías
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural Economics, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium E-mail: cecilia.saldiaszambrana@ugent.be.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Speelman
authors.affiliation: International Water Management Institute, Hyderabad Office, Patancheru 502324, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Amerasinghe
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural Economics, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium E-mail: cecilia.saldiaszambrana@ugent.be.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: van Huylenbroeck
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D011050:Policy Making; D062065:Wastewater / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D062065:Wastewater