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Problems and countermeasures on the safety of rainwater harvesting for drinking in China

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2016
China is increasingly confronted with serious water shortages, so rainwater harvesting and utilization have gradually received attention with advantages such as accessibility, simple operation and low cost.
Liu Laisheng, Liu Linghua, Wu Leixiang, Wu Jiapeng, Huo Weijie   +4 more
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Optimal level of groundwater charge to promote rainwater usage for irrigation in rural Beijing [PDF]

, 2011
: Since groundwater is diminishing rapidly in rural Beijing, rainwater harvesting for irrigation is being promoted. As the cost of pumping up groundwater is low, farmers have few incentives to use rainwater.
Ahmad, Berbel, Boers, Brown, Koutsoyiannis, Li, Meine Pieter van Dijk, Partzsch, Salman, Tian, Varela-Ortega, Wang, Wang, Webber, Xiao Liang, Yang, Yang, Yang   +17 more
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Modelling of a roof runoff harvesting system: The use of rainwater for toilet flushing [PDF]

, 2011
The water balance of a four-people family rainwater harvesting system was calculated in a case study. The experimental water saving efficiency (WSE) was calculated as 87 %.
Huau, Marie-Christine, Lovera, Maurin, Sablayrolles, Caroline, Vialle, Claire, Vignoles-Montrejaud, Mireille   +4 more
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Potential application of rain water harvesting technology as an alternative clean water source to mitigate land subsidence [PDF]

Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The limited supply of tap water has implications for the massive usage of groundwater in North Jakarta's coastal area, that suffer crucial land subsidence. As a result, it is critical to provide alternate sources of sustainable
H.S. Hasibuan, B.N. Elizandri, F.W. Asrofani, G.A.Y. Putra   +3 more
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Factors affecting farmers' decision to harvest rainwater for maize production in Ghana

Frontiers in Water, 2022
Climate change, especially the variability of rainfall patterns, poses a threat to maize production in Ghana. Some farmers harvest rainwater and store it for maize production to cope with unpredicted rainfall patterns.
Enoch Bessah, Enoch Bessah, Emmanuel Donkor, Abdulganiy O. Raji, Olalekan J. Taiwo, Olusola O. Ololade, Alexandre Strapasson, Alexandre Strapasson, Shadrack K. Amponsah, Shadrack K. Amponsah, Sampson K. Agodzo   +10 more
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Women rainwater harvesters in education on rainwater utilization

Journal of the Geographical Institute Jovan Cvijic, SASA, 2022
This research aims to describe the role of women in education on and utilization of rainwater to increase awareness and insight into water conservation in both the family and community environment. Women are faced with gender differences in the inclusion into the society.
Garin Darpitamurti, Hastuti, Nurul Khotimah, Himawan Putranta   +3 more
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Water and Energy Conservation of Rainwater Harvesting System in the Loess Plateau of China

Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2013
Water is the source of all the creatures on the earth and energy is the main factor driving the world. With the increasing population and global change, water and energy conservation have become worldwide focal issues, particularly in the water-stressed ...
Zhi-yun JIANG, Xiao-yan LI, Yu-jun MA
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Effect of contour rainwater-harvesting and integrated nutrient management on sorghum grain yield in semi-arid farming environments of Zimbabwe

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B, Soil and Plant Science, 2022
The application of insufficient amounts of mineral fertiliser, coupled with unreliable precipitation, has caused a drastic reduction in the yield of sorghum in the smallholder-farming areas of Zimbabwe.
Friday N. M. Kubiku, George Nyamadzawo, Justice Nyamangara, Ronald Mandumbu   +3 more
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Environmental performance of rainwater harvesting strategies in Mediterranean buildings [PDF]

, 2016
Purpose: The rapid urbanization and the constant expansion of urban areas during the last decades have locally led to increasing water shortage. Rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems have the potential to be an important contributor to urban water self ...
Angrill Toledo, Sara, Gabarrell Durany, Xavier, Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro, Petit Boix, Anna, Rieradevall Pons, Joan, Segura Castillo, Luis   +5 more
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Water for small-scale biogas digesters in sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]

, 2017
Acknowledgements This work was part-funded by the UK Natural Environment Research Council funded ESPA project, NE/K010441/1 ‘ALTER – Alternative Carbon Investments in Ecosystems for Poverty Alleviation’.
Africa Renewable Energy Access Program, Amigun, Arthur, Avery, Bedi, Bensah, Biazin, Biran, Blackden, Boyd, Brown, Brummett, Bryceson, Chan, Conway, Conway, Dorling, Eleri, Eshete, FAO AQUASTAT, Gleick, Gordon, Hallett, Haque, Hishamunda, Issaka, Josupeit, Karekezi, Lasage, Leu, Lim, Lockwood, MacCarty, Madungwe, Mao, Mati, Mengistu, Mwenge Kahinda, Mwenge Kahinda, Mwirigi, Nyong, Ogunmokun, Okotto, Omer, Orskov, Pachpute, Parawira, Polprasert, Price, Rockström, Rosen, Roth, Schievano, Sibisi, Siegert, Smith, Smith, SNV, Sturm, Subedi, Sugita, Taiganides, UNEP, Van Koppen, Vörösmarty, World Bank, World Health Organisation, World Health Organization, Worm, Yi, Zielonka   +70 more
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