Analyzing a Public-Private Partnership for Resource Recovery and Reuse in Ghana

The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is a nonprofit, scientific research organization focusing on the sustainable use of water and land resources in developing countries. A rising challenge is the depletion of agricultural resources from continuous use of inorganic fertilizer. IWMI’s West Africa branch developed a methodology to combine liquid waste with organic compost to create a nutrient-rich fertilizer and organized a public private partnership (PPP) with a local government and private organization (the Jekora-TMA PPP) to operationalize its use in Ghana. IWMI engaged a Capstone team to analyze the Jekora-TMA PPP in a case study, interview stakeholders and government ministries, conduct institutional and policy analyses of public and private sector entities, and undertake a global literature review of PPPs in resource recovery and reuse. The team issued a final report highlighting four essential elements for effective use of PPPs in resource recovery and reuse and presenting learnings that will inform the scaling of PPP use.