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Rainwater harvesting is a common practice in several parts of the world. It can be used for very diverse purposes, such as human consumption, livestock and agricultural production, and flood control. A rainwater harvesting system is conceived when a catchment surface is connected to a storage reservoir.
Galvão, Carlos de Oliveira +2 more
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Exploring the potential for rainwater use for the urban poor in Bangladesh
Water Policy, 2022 Under the climate crisis and rapid urbanisation, rainwater harvesting (RWH) is more pertinent than ever. In Bangladesh, the full potential of rainwater use, especially for the urban poor, has not been explored.
Md Abid Hasan, Haseeb Md. Irfanullah
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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 +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.
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Water, 2022 This study uses a multi-criteria decision analysis approach based on geographic information system (GIS) to identify suitable sites for rainwater harvesting (RWH) structures (such as farm dam, check dam and contour bund) to meet irrigation demand in ...
P. Preeti, Yuri Shendryk, Ataur Rahman
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Applied Water Science, 2022 In recent years, East Africa has been suffering from severe droughts. The availability of water is crucial to socioeconomic development and ecosystem services in the region.
Abaynew Alene +4 more
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Environmental Challenges, 2021 Safe and adequate quantity of water is crucial for the implementation of infection prevention and control measures during the prevention of COVID-19. Rainwater harvesting could be an optional water source to fulfill or support the emergency water demand ...
Girum Gebremeskel Kanno +7 more
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Remote sensing and multi-criterion analysis for identifying suitable rainwater harvesting areas
Acta Geophysica, 2022 Water scarcity and soil erosion are the main constraints small holder farmers are facing in Tigray, the northern most part of Ethiopia. Both very high and very low precipitation can cause a damage to agriculture which is the case in semi-arid regions ...
Yalembrhan Debebe +2 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 ManagementBACKGROUND 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 +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 +5 more
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