The water sector is facing unprecedented pressures as increased environmental and
anthropogenic challenges, such as climate change and rapid urbanization, impact the …

Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is perhaps the most ancient practice to meet water supply
needs. It has received renewed attention since the 1970s as a productive water source …

People living in arid and semi-arid areas with highly variable rainfall and unforeseeable
periods of droughts or floods are severely affected by water shortages and often have …

In September 2014, Kashmir witnessed a catastrophic flood resulting in a significant loss of
lives and property. Such massive losses could have been avoided if any structural support …

An increasing scarcity of water, as well as rapid global climate change, requires more
effective water conservation alternatives. One promising alternative is rainwater harvesting …

Water is a key natural resource on earth, especially in arid and semi-arid regions with limited
rainfall amounts. The impact of drought could be alleviated via constructing dams to ensure …

Rainfall is a key source to diminish the problem of water scarcity in the arid and semi-arid
regions. Rainwater harvesting is considered an imperious tool for rainwater conservation …

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 …

Abstract 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 …

Rainwater-harvesting (RWH) agriculture has been accepted as an effective approach to
easing the overexploitation of groundwater and the associated socioeconomic impacts in …