Rural-Urban Linkages publications

Sey, S. E.; Agbo, N. W.; Edziyie, R.; Amoah, Philip; Yeboah-Agyepong, M.; Nsiah-Gyambibi, R.; Abbas, S. 2021. Consumer preference, growth and profitability of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) grown in treated and aerated wastewater fed ponds in Kumasi, Ghana. Heliyon, 7(3):E06424. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06424]

Cofie, Olufunke; Nikiema, Josiane. 2020. Circular economy. In African Development Bank (AfDB); United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); GRID-Arendal. Sanitation and wastewater atlas of Africa. Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire: African Development Bank (AfDB); Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Arendal, Norway: GRID-Arendal. pp.127-145.

Reitemeier, Maren; Aheeyar, Mohamed; Drechsel, Pay. 2021. Perceptions of food waste reduction in Sri Lanka’s commercial capital, Colombo. Sustainability, 13(2):838. (Special issue: Sustainable Food Waste Management in Foodservice Establishments) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/su13020838]

Karg, H.; Drechsel, Pay; Dittrich, N.; Cauchois, A. 2020. Spatial and temporal dynamics of croplands in expanding West African cities. Urban Agriculture and Regional Food Systems, 5(1):e20005. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/uar2.20005]

Ulrich, Andreas; Ekasanti, Prawisti; Jayathilake, Nilanthi; Taron, Avinandan. 2020. Catalog of technical options for fecal sludge management in Bangladesh. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 140p.

Jayathilake, Nilanthi; Kumara, I. U.; Fernando, Sudarshana. 2020. Solid and liquid waste management and resource recovery in Sri Lanka: a 20 city analysis. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 83p.

Njenga, M.; Gebrezgabher, Solomie; Mendum, R.; Adam-Bradford, A.; Woldetsadik, D.; Okia, C. 2020. Circular economy solutions for resilient refugee and host communities in East Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 8p. (Resource Recovery and Reuse (RRR) in Refugee Settlements in Africa: Project Brief Series 1)

Acharya, K.; Blackburn, A.; Mohammed, Jemila; Haile, Alemseged Tamiru; Hiruy, A. M.; Werner, D. 2020. Metagenomic water quality monitoring with a portable laboratory. Water Research, 184:116112. [doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116112]

Halliday, Jess; Joshi, Deepa; Young, Laine; van Veenhuizen, René. 2020. Gender in urban food systems. Urban agriculture magazine no 37. 37p. https://ruaf.org/assets/2020/07/UA-Magazine-37_web.pdf

Nikiema, Josiane; Tanoh-Nguessan, R.; Abiola, F.; Cofie, Olufunke O. 2020. Introducing co-composting to fecal sludge treatment plants in Benin and Burkina Faso: a logistical and financial assessment. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 50p. (Resource Recovery and Reuse Series 17) [doi: 10.5337/2020.206]

Akoto-Danso, E. K.; Manka’abusi, D.; Steiner, C.; Werner, S.; Häring, V.; Nyarko, G.; Marschner, B.; Drechsel, P.; Buerkert, A. 2018. Agronomic effects of biochar and wastewater irrigation in urban crop production of Tamale, northern Ghana. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 115:231–247(2019)

Njenga, M.; Gitau, K. J.; Iiyama, M.; Jamnadass, R.; Mahmoud, Y.; Karanja, N. 2019. Innovative biomass cooking approaches for sub-Saharan Africa. Afr. J. Food Agric. Nutr. Dev. 19(1):14066-14087. https://ajfand.net/Volume19/No1/BLFB1031.pdf