From Waste to Resource : Shifting paradigms for smarter wastewater interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean (Anglais)

This report summarizes the work of the World Bank’s initiative ‘Wastewater: from Waste to Resource,’ launched in 2018 to raise awareness among decision makers regarding the potential of wastewater as a resource. The report highlights the findings and ...  Voir la suite This report summarizes the work of the World Bank’s initiative ‘Wastewater: from Waste to Resource,’ launched in 2018 to raise awareness among decision makers regarding the potential of wastewater as a resource. The report highlights the findings and conclusions from three technical background reports and from an in-depth analysis of several case studies. During the design phase of the initiative, seven case studies were analyzed and published in the form of short notes available here. These case studies provide international best practices examples of projects and programs that promote the implementation of one or several circular economy principles (i.e. resource recovery from waste water treatments plants, efficient plant management and cost savings, innovative financing mechanisms, integrated planning principles and additional financing flows from the final resource recovery). For each case study the following aspects were analyzed: i) circular economy and resource recovery model promoted; ii) contract arrangements; iii) financing structure; and iv) enabling factors (i.e. institutional, regulatory and technical aspects). These cases were also selected based on the sustainability of the project (i.e. projects that have been in implementation for at least 3 years with consistent results). Additional case studies are being edited for future publishing. The result of this analysis has informed the conclusions and recommendations of this report.  Réduire