Resources Recovery and Reuse in Sanitation and Wastewater Systems: Options and Investment Climate in South and Southeast Asian Countries

Abstract

This study was funded by Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ) through a joint research project of International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and Center for Development Research (ZEF) titled "Research and capacity building for inter-sectorial private sector involvement for soil rehabilitation". The authors are very thankful to Professor Joachim von Braun for invaluable feedback to improve the paper.

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