Download or read book Rainwater Harvesting Innovations in Response to Water Scarcity written by and published by World Agroforestry Centre. This book was released on 2006 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Innovative approaches to agricultural water use for improving food security in Sub Saharan Africa written by A. Inocencio and published by IWMI. This book was released on 2003 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper provides an overview of innovative options for developing and using water for food production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in light of the growing scarcity and competition for water resources. These options include rainwater harvesting, selective development of wetlands for agriculture, exploitation of shallow groundwater, and recycling urban waste. The options are largely based on low-cost individualized technologies, which lend themselves to private-sector promotion.Water-demand management approaches are also discussed.

Download or read book Water Supply and Water Scarcity written by Vasileios A. Tzanakakis and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2020-11-04 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Book includes selected papers that has been published in the Water journal Special Issue (SI) on Water Supply and Water Scarcity. Moreover, an overview of the SI is included. The papers selected for publication in the SI include review and research papers on water history, on water management issues under water scarcity regimes, on rainwater harvesting, on water quality and degradation, and on climatic variability impacts on water resources. Overall, the issue identify and highlight the main challenges in water sector, and particularly in management and protection of water resources and in use of alternative (non-conventional) water resources, especially in areas with demographic change and climate vulnerability in order to achieve sustainable and secure water supply. Furthermore, general guidelines and possible solutions for an improved and sophisticated water management system are proposed and discussed, such as the adoption of advanced technological solutions and practices that improve water-use efficiency and the use of alternative water resources, to address the growing environmental and health issues and to reduce the emerging conflicts among water users.

Download or read book Rainwater Harvesting for Agriculture in the Dry Areas written by Theib Y. Oweis and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-05-21 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dry areas suffer not only from limited rainfall but also ‘natural leakage’—90% of rainwater is lost directly or indirectly, and is unavailable for agriculture or domestic use. Water harvesting is a low-cost, easy-to-use, environmentally-friendly way to recover a large part of this lost water. How does water harvesting work? Which sites or areas are best suited and how can these areas be identified? How to design, build and maintain a water harvesting system tailored to local needs? How can water harvesting contribute to combating land degradation, enhancing food security and adapting to climate change? This book provides the answers. The book is based on many years of research, training and development by three of the world’s leading experts in water management and agriculture. It is authoritative, comprehensive, and easy to read, containing practical examples, many illustrations and little jargon. This volume will be of great interest to researchers, development workers, farmers, policymakers, students of the natural sciences—in fact, anyone interested in efficient, sustainable management of water resources and agriculture.

Download or read book Let s Save the Rain written by Neha and published by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). This book was released on 2018-05-18 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rainwater is the purest form of water on earth and water is a cyclic resource that is continuously cycled in nature and can also be reused for various activities after it is cleaned. Don’t you agree then that harvesting rainwater is something that should be a popular practice? Ancient India was well ahead of time, and civilization as early as Indus Valley already had excellent rainwater harvesting system. But, as we progressed along with the rest of the world, we abandoned our traditional practices; and at present we are trying to reintroduce the ancient conservation techniques and integrate them with the new technology to address our water scarcity. Let’s Save The Rain not only talks about the traditional and modern rainwater harvesting systems, but it is a short introduction to this important water conservation technique. The concept, its uses, and its close relationship with the environment are beautifully elucidated with experiments, DIYs, and math calculations. This book is an easy read that explores the concepts and increase awareness about rainwater harvesting.

Download or read book International Rainwater Catchment Systems Experiences Towards water security written by José Arturo Gleason Espíndola and published by IWA Publishing. This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From time immemorial, people have been managing rain. The availability of water and water sources determined where people would be able to live. Adequate rainfall decided on the quality of agriculture. Technical advances and finance may have enabled societies to inhabit big cities and expand agriculture into dry areas, but only because of the resource rain provided through the water cycle. Due to population growth, pollution, and climate change, water scarcity will be one of the most critical problems all around the world in the next 15 years. Today, around 10% of the world’s population lacks a proper water supply service. Harvesting rainwater and using it for drinking, domestic, industrial, and agricultural uses will help to supply quality water to urban and rural populations. Divided into four sections, basic concepts, narratives of RWH, programs implemented by diverse sectors of society, and notable cases, the book summarizes experiences from 14 different countries all around the globe, developed and developing countries, urban and rural areas. The subject of this book is related to the promotion of different international rainwater experiences that provides sustainable water services and climate resilience, including technical aspects and socio-cultural and policy affairs. This book was written for all people interested in sustainable rainwater management. Students, people just starting in the subject, and experts will find this book interesting as it creates an overview of rainwater harvesting practice and technology all around the world. We encourage all readers to read these stories and arguments at your leisure. Some many ideas and techniques can be picked up and applicable for serving the last 10% that is waiting for water security and proper water service.

Download or read book Rainwater Smart Agriculture in Arid and Semi Arid Areas written by Walter Leal Filho and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-12-28 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces state-of-the-art approaches, methods and research, focusing on smart management of rainwater. In addition, it provides an overview of projects from across the world, illustrating how rainwater-smart management has been implemented in drylands. Focusing on the scientific perspective it demonstrates how rural dryland agriculture can be improved. It also documents the wealth of rainwater-smart know-how available today, and replicates and transfers results to other countries and regions, to encourage cross-sector interactions among various stakeholders, such as practitioners from governmental and public organisations, policy- and decision-makers, and teaching staff from academic scientific institutions. The contributors showcase vital lessons learned from research, field projects and best-practice examples. They address the integrated use of rainwater harvesting management with landscape restoration practices and water-, and climate-smart agriculture for food security and poverty alleviation in arid and semi-arid areas. Original research, combined with the contributors’ synthetic approach, lays a foundation for new concepts and ideas. Through case studies and research reports, the book discusses all the relevant issues necessary for the comprehensive analysis and successful implementation of the technologies in rainwater management. Highlighting the working principles and technical recommendations with regard to cost-efficient rainwater-smart solutions, it is of interest to practitioners. It is also a valuable resource for academic specialists, professionals and students, since many development agencies are funding rainwater harvesting for irrigation purposes.

Download or read book Water Woes written by H. D. Kumar and published by Daya Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A recent millennium ecosystem assessment conducted by experts from 95 countries concluded that a substantial fraction of the ecosystem services that support life on Earth, including freshwater, are being degraded or used unsustainably. This book examines the underlying causes and suggests ways and means to reverse this alarming trend. The objective is not only to raise public awareness of water-related matters but also to suggest innovative new concepts in freshwater conservation and management so as to inspire policy makers and water supply managers to look at these matters critically from a new perspective. Tangible improvements in the sustainable use of freshwater resources can be made by protecting and enhancing local watersheds, reducing water pollution, improving the availability of good quality water and the efficiency of environmental sanitation services, and promoting public health. The monograph gives brief accounts of a variety of aquatic resources, water harvesting, and water for development and health. It introduces the looming water crisis and discusses suitable conservation and management strategies. It should serve as a supplementary text for water-related courses in traditional and agricultural universities as well as Institute of Technology. Contents Chapter 1: General Introduction; Water in the humid tropics, Population and demands on water, The tropical water cycle, Surface water/groundwater, Deforestation and reforestation, Rural/urban water-related problems, Water quality and its regulation, Virtual water, Water resources in the second wettest country, Water and climate; Chapter 2: Groundwater; Introduction, Pollution, Erosion and leaching, Extraction, Long-term risks, Land subsidence, Quality, Salt-water intrusion and salinization, Quality deterioration, Phytotechnology, Global nitrogen pollution, Ecological sanitation, Demand and supply, Water resource protection, Impacts of urban areas, Achievable artificial groundwater recharge; Chapter 3: Inland Waters: Lakes, Wetlands, Rivers; Introduction, Water resources, Light penetration, Internal loading, Sediment dynamics and pollutant mobility, Mercury in lake sediments, Biofilms in sediments and on suspended particulate matter, Treatment of river sediments, Lake biota and eutrophication, Organic matter, Nuisance odours, Soil water balance and droughts, Urban water supplies, Biodiversity, Stress and disturbance, Response of plant communities, Species response to disturbance, Ecosystem resilence after a disturbance?, Restoring lake vegetation, The great lakes, Lakes in Italy, Lakes and sustainable societies, Wetland use and impact (Lake Victoria Kenya), Freshwater lakes in arid zones, rivers and streams, Flow regulation of large river systems, Artificial intelligence and river biomonitoring, River restoration, Urban stream restoration; Chapter 4: Water: Commodity or Human Right? Introduction, Environmentally sound management, integration of environmental and social concerns into water resources development and management, Hazards and health risks from lakes, Ecological principles of watershed management, Environmental and social effects of water resources development programmes and projects, Environmental and social problems arising from conflicting water-land uses, Delinking water rights from land rights, water versus oil, Access to water resources among competing users and uses: Efficiency vs equity, Water as a pillar of livelihood, Cultural importance of water, Agro-pillar of livelihood, Cultural importance of water, Agro-ecological regions (AERs), The water-food 2025 project, Future water-food security, Global water security, Drought mitigation; Chapter 5: Water for Development and Health; Introduction, Increasing demand, Socio-economic development, Contributions of water resources development, Impacts of socio-economic development on water resources, Industrial development, Economics and sustainable water use, Water and health, Eutrophication and the food chain, Chronology of health-related advances, Inadequate environmental sanitation, Material flow analysis for environmental sanitation planning, Health and the water cycle, Health status and primary health care, The threshold saturation concept, Public health and population growth, Modern approach to water management for good health, Arsenic in groundwater, Arsenic: A human carcinogen, Arsenic toxicity, Fluorosis, Water quality survey; Chapter 6: The Looming Crisis; Introduction, Water supply, Water supply and sanitation, Water demand, Water quality, Global features of river changes, Economic dividends from the biosphere, Water shortages and human diet, Water and the energy industry, Environmental impacts of water use, Causes of global water-related problems, Effects of changes in water balance, Ecosphere, Erratic monsoon in India, Ecohydrology, Anthroposphere; Chapter 7: Water Harvesting; Introduction, Agricultural Use, Water-saving Rice Cultivation, Water Infiltration into Soil, Reservoirs for Water Harvesting, Conservation Agriculture, Impounding of Rainwater, Community-based Water Harvesting, Water Harvesting, Ideal Use for Floodwaters?, Integrated Water Mission, Equitable Supply, Interlinking Rivers, Rainwater Harvesting and Climate Change; Chapter 8: Management of Water Resources; Introduction, Water Resources Management, Development Issue, Safeguarding Water Resources, Management of Freshwater Systems, Management Strategies, Protection and Management of Freshwater Resources, Urban Water Management, Ecological Engineering, SODIS-A New Method for Improving Drinking Water Quality, Criteria for Lake Management, Managing Large Lakes, Water Management in lake Yogo by Internal Phosphorus Loading, Percolation Lakes, Liming Operations in Lakes, Management Options for Reservoirs and Lakes in the Presence of Contaminated Sediments, Interaction Between the Ocean, Atmosphere and Human Activities, Plan of Action, Management of Fluoride Contamination, Managing Water in the Coming Decades, Water Supply Network.

Download or read book Coping with Water Scarcity written by Luis Santos Pereira and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-03-22 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the main problems confronting the world of the 21st Century is a shortage of water. There is already severe scarcity in many regions of the world, causing tremendous problems for local populations and indeed entire societies. There is insufficient water available for the production of food to alleviate poverty and starvation; the lack of water hampers industrial, urban and tourism development, forcing restrictions on other sectors, especially agriculture; health problems arise as the deterioration of ground and surface waters favours water-borne diseases, which flourish in the absence of decent water distribution and sewerage systems. Water conflicts still arise in areas under stress, while water for nature has become a vanishing priority in such zones. This book is a guide to the establishment of regional and/or local guidelines for developing and implementing new ideas for coping with water scarcity. The basic premise underlying the book is that water scarcity will persist, so personal, human and society-wide skills will be needed to cope with it while living in harmony with the necessary environmental constraints. The book provides basic information to assist decision makers, water managers, engineers, agronomists, social scientists and other professions (and their students) in formulating coherent, hopefully harmonious and consolidated views on the issue. Guidelines are also given for introducing the general public to the concept of water scarcity and how to deal with it.

Download or read book Water and Sustainable Agriculture written by Iván Francisco García-Tejero and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-08-03 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irrigated agriculture, a vital component of general agriculture, supplies fruits, vegetables, and cereals consumed by humans and grains fed to animals. Consequently, agriculture is the largest user of fresh water globally, and irrigation practices in many parts of the world are biologically, economically, and socially unsustainable. Water management should balance the need for agricultural water and the need for a sustainable environment. Water-use efficiency is the prime challenge in worldwide farming practices where problems of water shortages are widespread. Currently, agriculture is undergoing significant changes in innovative irrigation, fertilizer technology, and agronomic expertise. These elements constitute a vital platform for sustainable agricultural success and for preventing environmental damage. This review presents several processes linked to environmental irrigation, balancing environmental protection with improved agricultural production.

Download or read book Rainwater Harvesting for Agriculture and Water Supply written by Qiang Zhu and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-12-08 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers key resource materials developed for an international training course on Rainwater Harvesting and Utilization hosted annually by the Gansu Research Institute for Water Conservancy in Lanzhou, China since 2003. Topics cover the design, construction and management of rainwater harvesting systems for domestic water supply and supplementary irrigation, rainwater quality issues and runoff farming. It presents case studies from successful rainwater-harvesting projects both in China and around the globe, and provides readers with essential information and inspiration alike. It is a valuable resource for researchers, practitioners and students in the area of water management, agriculture and sustainable development. Qiang Zhu is a research professor at Gansu Research Institute for Water Conservancy, Lanzhou, China; John Gould is a rainwater harvesting consultant based in Christchurch, New Zealand; Yuanhong Li is a research professor at Gansu Research Institute for Water Conservancy, Lanzhou, China; Chengxiang Ma is an engineer at Gansu Research Institute for Water Conservancy, Lanzhou, China.

Download or read book Dams and Development written by World Commission on Dams and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-13 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the year 2000, the world had built more than 45,000 large dams to irrigate crops, generate power, control floods in wet times and store water in dry times. Yet, in the last century, large dams also disrupted the ecology of half the world's rivers, displaced tens of millions of people from their homes and left nations burdened with debt. Their impacts have inevitably generated growing controversy and conflicts. Resolving their role in meeting water and energy needs is vital for the future and illustrates the complex development challenges that face our societies. The Report of the World Commission on Dams: - is the product of an unprecedented global public policy effort to bring governments, the private sector and civil society together in one process - provides the first comprehensive global and independent review of the performance and impacts of dams - presents a new framework for water and energy resources development - develops an agenda of seven strategic priorities with corresponding criteria and guidelines for future decision-making. Challenging our assumptions, the Commission sets before us the hard, rigorous and clear-eyed evidence of exactly why nations decide to build dams and how dams can affect human, plant and animal life, for better or for worse. Dams and Development: A New Framework for Decision-Making is vital reading on the future of dams as well as the changing development context where new voices, choices and options leave little room for a business-as-usual scenario.

Download or read book Mapping the Potential of Rainwater Harvesting Technologies in Africa written by Maimbo M. Malesu and published by World Agroforestry Centre. This book was released on 2007 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Rainwater Harvesting For Your Homestead written by Norberto M Wray and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-06-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rainwater Harvesting For Your Homestead Are you concerned about the rising costs of water and the uncertainty of rainfall? Do droughts and water shortages threaten your farm's productivity and your livelihood? As a farmer, these challenges can seem overwhelming, but there is a sustainable solution within your reach. Managing a farm with unpredictable water supply is tough. Depleting groundwater resources, expensive municipal water, and the impact of climate change all add to the struggle. How can you ensure a consistent water source for your crops and livestock without breaking the bank? "Rainwater Harvesting for Your Homestead" is your ultimate guide to overcoming these challenges. This book offers step-by-step instructions on designing, installing, and maintaining an efficient rainwater harvesting system tailored for farmers. Learn about the benefits, from improved crop yields and soil health to cost savings and environmental sustainability. Expert tips will inspire and guide you through every stage of the process, ensuring your farm thrives regardless of weather conditions. Don't let water scarcity hold your farm back any longer. Equip yourself with the knowledge to create a reliable, sustainable water supply. Get your copy of "Rainwater Harvesting for Your Homestead" today and take the first step towards a more secure and prosperous future for your farm!

Download or read book The Governance of Water Innovations written by Feldman, David L. and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2022-08-09 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing an extensive comparative and international study of water innovations and the issues that arise in their implementation, The Governance of Water Innovations analyses the technical, economic, health and environmental impacts of water innovations and their policy implications.

Download or read book Annual Report written by Associated Programme on Water Conservation for Agriculture and Domestic Use and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Youth and water Security in Africa written by UNESCO Office Nairobi and Regional Bureau for Science in Africa and published by UNESCO Publishing. This book was released on 2022-05-13 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: