Exercice Flux des Ressources (FdR) : Guide de Mise en Oeuvre

The 'Exercice Flux des Ressources (FdR): Guide de Mise en Oeuvre' is a practical guide published by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) in November 2023. It describes a participatory mapping exercise designed to help rural households, specifically in Burkina Faso, recognize 'natural' household waste as valuable agricultural resources. The guide provides a step-by-step methodology for facilitators to map the flow of resources—from production and consumption to waste generation and management—to identify system weaknesses and explore sustainable valorization options.

• The Resource Flow (FdR) exercise is a participatory tool used to map the management of 'natural' household waste, such as human and animal excreta, organic waste, ash, and wastewater, to promote their use as agricultural inputs for sustainable production and food security.
• The FdR exercise serves two primary purposes: as a diagnostic tool during the initial phase of a project to evaluate current waste management (requiring one focus group of 6 to 10 participants per village), and as a sensitization tool to encourage households to become 'productive households' that manage all waste ecologically.
• The implementation of the FdR exercise follows a structured seven-step process to create a visual schema on a canvas (typically a large sheet of paper or plastic tarp): 1) identifying household members and animals, 2) describing the dry season landscape, 3) identifying conditions for agricultural production, 4) mapping agricultural production, 5) identifying products derived from nature, 6) mapping product use and waste generation, and 7) analyzing waste management and identifying weaknesses.
• The guide identifies specific 'weak points' in waste management, marked with red dots on the schema, which typically include latrine sludge, human urine (often lost through infiltration), open defecation, livestock urine (due to lack of bedding), and greywater from laundry, dishes, and showers.
• To document the exercise, the guide provides five specific data collection sheets: Fiche A for current waste management and responsibility; Fiche B for constraints and productive solutions; Fiche C for household self-assessment of recycling proportions; Fiche D for perceptions of agricultural value versus health risks; and Fiche E for participant and facilitator feedback.
• The FdR exercise was developed by SEI in collaboration with the Cabinet d’études de formation d’aménagement écologique (CEFAME) in 2018 as part of the 'Clean and Productive Village' (VPP) framework, and was piloted in three villages in Burkina Faso between 2020 and 2023 with WaterAid-BF and Eau Vive Internationale.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (n.d.). Exercice Flux des Ressources (FdR) : Guide de Mise en Oeuvre. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/sei2023.056-exercice-flux-guide.pdf

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Exercice Flux des Ressources (FdR) : Guide de Mise en Oeuvre. n.d. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/sei2023.056-exercice-flux-guide.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitutendexercice, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Exercice Flux des Ressources (FdR) : Guide de Mise en Oeuvre}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/sei2023.056-exercice-flux-guide.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }