Exercice Flux des ressources (FdR) : Guide de mise en œuvre

The Resource Flow (FdR) exercise is a participatory mapping tool developed by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) to help rural communities, specifically in Burkina Faso, identify and valorize household 'natural' waste—such as human and animal excreta, greywater, and organic residues—as nutrients for sustainable agriculture. The guide outlines a two-step process: the collaborative creation of a visual resource flow diagram (production $\rightarrow$ consumption $\rightarrow$ waste management) and subsequent discussions to identify system weaknesses and potential productive innovations. It includes detailed animation narratives, data collection sheets for diagnostics and awareness-raising, and a library of visual aids to facilitate the process.

• The FdR exercise aims to make participants realize that 'natural' household waste consists of important resources that should be valorized in agriculture to promote sustainable production and food security.
• The exercise is structured into two primary phases: the participatory elaboration of a resource flow schema and discussions based on that schema to identify strengths, weaknesses, and solutions.
• The tool can be used for two distinct purposes: as a diagnostic tool in focus groups (6-10 participants) to assess a village's waste management, or as an awareness-raising tool for individual households or small groups to encourage the transition to a 'productive household'.
• Commonly identified 'weak points' in waste management (marked with red dots during the exercise) include human urine and feces, animal urine (due to lack of bedding), latrine sludge, and greywater from laundry, dishes, and showers.
• The guide proposes several 'productive' technical innovations to improve waste recovery, including Ecosan latrines (urine-separating), double-pit latrines for safe sludge emptying, and the use of bedding to absorb animal urine.
• The FdR methodology utilizes specific data collection sheets (Fiches A-E) to document waste management practices, cultural or religious constraints to valorization, the perceived value of waste as agricultural input, and health risks associated with fresh waste.

APA

Dagerskog, L. (2023). Exercice Flux des ressources (FdR) : Guide de mise en œuvre. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/sei2023.056-exercice-flux-guide.pdf

Chicago

Dagerskog, Linus. Exercice Flux des ressources (FdR) : Guide de mise en œuvre. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2023. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/sei2023.056-exercice-flux-guide.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{dagerskog2023exercice, author = {Dagerskog, Linus}, title = {{Exercice Flux des ressources (FdR) : Guide de mise en œuvre}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2023}, month = nov, 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} }