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Municipalities and local water management institutions
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Water operators
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Important organizations on a supra-national level:
WHO (WHO 2002 , 2006a )
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Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
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FAO (FAO 1997 , 2008a , 2008b )
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UNEP (UNEP and GEC 2004 )
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UNDP (UNDP 2006 )
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UN-Water ( http://www.unwater.org/ )
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UN-Water Activity Information System (UNW-AIS) is UN-Water
is online
platform to present and share information ( http://www.ais.unwater.org/ais/
course/view.php?id=6 )
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IWMI (IWMI 2003 , 2006 ) http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/health/wastew/
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RUAF foundation has carried out much research on wastewater irrigation (see
their list of online material at www.ruaf.org/taxonomy/term/33?page=9 )
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Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag): Swiss
research institute that has carried out research on wastewater reuse http://www.
eawag.ch/index
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Sandec is the Department of Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries at
Eawag ( http://www.sandec.ch/index_EN )
National level: Brazil
In Brazil, according to Mierzwa ( 2004 ), there were no examples of planned
wastewater reuse schemes outside some research projects. However, there are some
organizations with experience in technical aspects of wastewater
reuse in
agriculture.
Agência Nacional de Águas (ANA): Brazilian national water agency has initi-
ated a research centre on wastewater reuse ( http://www2.ana.gov.br/Paginas/
projetos/Reuso.aspx ). http://www2.ana.gov.br/Paginas/default.aspx
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Associação Brasileira de Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental (ABES): non-pro
t
organization with an engineering approach and subsections in all States of
Brazil. Has conducted research on wastewater reuse. http://www.abes-dn.org.br/
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ABES-Franca have organized a workshop on wastewater reuse in 2012: http://
www.abesfranca.com.br/eventos/W_RE_09.pdf
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Sub-national level: Sao Paulo State (Brazil)
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University of Sao Paulo (USP):
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Centro Internacional de Referência em Reúso de Água (CIRRA): The Interna-
tional Reference Center on Water Reuse has worked on wastewater reuse and
offers a platform with information on wastewater reuse. http://www.usp.br/cirra/
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Departamento de Engenharia Hidráulica e Sanitária
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo S.A (SABESP)
http://site.sabesp.com.br/site/ :
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large Brazilian waste management company.
Owned by Sao Paulo State
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