Knowledge Hub
Tools
The purpose of the WICER quick assessment tool is to:
- Familiarize the user with the idea of circularity & resilience (WICER) and expose the user to solutions that they might have not considered. The tool is also a good conversation starter to be used in stakeholder workshops to introduce the concept.
- Help assess if your project is WICER in a quick and easy way.Present solutions, guidelines and resources to become circular and resilient.
Publications
Water in Circular Economy and Resilience
Making the economic and financial case for circular projects in water
Upcoming: Creating the right PIR (Policies, Institutions and Regulations) environment for WICER
Wastewater: from waste to resource
Water reuse within a circular economy context (collaboration with UNESCO)
Workshops and training material
Session 1. Day Workshop Material: “Incorporating circular economy and resilience principles in the water sector”
Session 2. Case Studies and Innovative Business models
Session 3. Interactive session to prioritize and apply the WICER principles
Session 4. The importance of the right Policy, Regulation and Institutional Environment and Stakeholder engagement:
Webinars
WICER at World Water Week 2023: "From linear to circular and resilient: Transforming the water sector"
Blue Planet Water Dialogues 2023: Closing the Loop: Circular Water Economy
Launch of the Initiative "Water in Circular Economy & Resilience" (WICER)
Economía circular y agua, desafíos y oportunidades (in Spanish)
Economía circular como herramienta de sostenibilidad de sistemas de agua y saneamiento (in Spanish)
Additional Related World Bank resources
Wastewater Treatment and Reuse: A Guide to Help Small Towns Select Appropriate Options
Turning Fecal Sludge into a Resource through Innovative Waste Management
Efficient and Effective Management of Water Resource Recovery Facilities
Integrating Green and Gray : Creating Next Generation Infrastructure
Water Scarce Cities: Thriving in a Finite World
Market Potential and Business Models for Products Recovered from Wastewater
Circular Economy Pathways for Municipal Wastewater Management in India: A Practitioner’s Guide
Securing Potable Water Supply under Extreme Scarcity: Lessons from Cyprus
Using Performance Based Contracts to Reduce Non-Revenue-Water
Improving Wastewater Use in Agriculture An Emerging Priority