Enhancing food and livelihood security in the context of the food and financial crisis: challenges and opportunities for small scale rainwater harvesting and conservation [PDF]
The world recently experienced the food and financial crisis. The food crisis was an indicator of the challenges towards sufficiently feeding an increasing world population.
Baiphethi, Mompati N. +3 more
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Maintenance of Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) system in Malaysia / Hafsah Yahaya [PDF]
, 2012 The application of Rainwater harvesting (RWH) system in Malaysia is still considered as a new phenomenon. However, with the support and effort of government in promoting the application of RWH in building, the number of building using the RWH is ...
Hafsah, Yahaya
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Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Soil salinization is a critical threat, impacting 20% of the world's irrigated lands and jeopardizing food security. In Ethiopia's Mirab Abaya district of the Gamo Zone, unsustainable irrigation methods exacerbate this issue. This paper examines local farmers' soil–water management systems and their awareness of salinization, aiming to educate
Oloba Jobe +3 more
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International Journal of Economic and Environment GeologyWater scarcity remains a critical global challenge, requiring immediate, sustainable management strategies, particularly in areas with an increasing disparity between water supply and demand. In India, and especially in Delhi, this issue is acute.
Yasir Hamid, Gauhar Mehmood
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Field edge rainwater harvesting and inorganic fertilizers for improved sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) yields in semi-arid farming regions of Marange, Zimbabwe. [PDF]
Heliyon, 2022 Kubiku FNM +3 more
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Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Efficient water resource management is critical for sustainable agriculture, with evapotranspiration (ET) serving as a key parameter. Remote sensing (RS) techniques offer cost‐effective approaches for ET estimation and irrigation performance assessment in extensive agricultural systems.
Kivanç Hayri Doganay +1 more
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A Rainwater Harvesting and Treatment System for Domestic Use and Human Consumption in Native Communities in Amazonas (NW Peru): Technical and Economic Validation. [PDF]
Scientifica (Cairo), 2021 Morales Rojas E +5 more
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Aproveitamento de água pluvial em concessionárias de veículos na cidade de Belo Horizonte: potencial de economia de água potável e estudo de viabilidade econômica [PDF]
, 2012 Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Tecnológico, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Civil, Florianópolis, 2010O uso de águas pluviais é uma importante forma de otimizar os recursos hídricos e promover o ...
Lage, Epaminondas de Souza
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From Rare to Recurrent: Intensifying Hot–Dry Extremes Across Romania
International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.Romania has undergone a marked shift toward more frequent and spatially extensive compound hot–dry months since the 1990s, with persistent hotspots in the eastern Moldavian Plateau and the lower Danube–Bărăgan–Black Sea lowlands and comparatively buffered conditions at higher elevations.
Viorica Nagavciuc, Monica Ionita
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Evaluation of the sustainability of existing rainwater harvesting ponds: A case study of Lay Gayint District, South Gondar zone, Ethiopia. [PDF]
Heliyon, 2021 Demeke GG, Andualem TG, Kassa M.
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