Water is now acknowledged as a major limiting factor in the socio-economic development of a world with rapidly expanding population where poverty... Read more...
This video, produced locally by SEWA, depicts the efforts of rural women in an arid area of Gujarat, India, to build their own lined rainwater... Read more...
The first chapter of this book: Traditional Water Harvesting : A Multi-millenial Mission examines how water has been harvested in India since... Read more...
The report contains the results of the 1997 assessment. It gives background information on the objectives and achievements in rural water supply and... Read more...
This article deals with the problem of aridity as a major constraint to agricultural production and with the importance of irrigation and effective... Read more...
This paper provides an overview tracing the historical development of rainwater catchment systems in Africa and attempts to establish the current... Read more...
The development of small-scale water resources is crucial for rural agricultural areas in developing countries which are not reached by irrigation... Read more...
This document introduces water harvesting for planners, decision makers and project managers. Water harvesting has particular potential in rural... Read more...