Resources Tagged: Water Harvesting

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  1. Water Capture in Soil through Hydrology Design in Honduras' Dry Corridor: A Case Study in El Salto Farm in San Matias, El Paraiso

    2018-11-13 Many farmers in Honduras' dry corridor have been leaving their farms and migrating to cities due to droughts. Hydrologic design allows improves biological, chemical, and physical conditions in the soil, and increases resilience in farms to climate variability. Erlin Escoto Valladares Erlin Escoto...
    Hydrology Water Harvesting

  2. Water Harvesting - Guidelines to Good Practices

    2013-01-01 This publicationon “Water Harvesting – Guidelines to Good Practice”was mandated by IFAD, prepared by WOCAT in collaboration with MetaMeta and RAIN and funded by SDC and IFAD. Find out more about theproject "Water Harvesting". Water security is a prerequisite to achieve food security. Water...
    Water Security Water Harvesting Dryland Farming Water Supply Sand Dam Microcatchment Rainwater Harvesting Terracing

  3. La collecte de l’eau: Directives pour de bonnes pratiques

    2013-01-01 Ces directives donnent une vue d’ensemble des bonnes pratiques éprouvées de collecte de l’eau dans le monde entier. Celles-ci constituent un guide de référence pratique tout en offrant un support et une expertise technique spécifique pour l’intégration des technologies de collecte de l’eau dans...
    Water Security Water Harvesting Dryland Farming Water Supply Sand Dam Microcatchment Rainwater Harvesting Terracing

  4. Water-Harvesting Principles & the Story of an African Rain Farmer: Design Guidelines for Regenerative Water and Fertility Management

    2016-11-17 “You must plant the rain before you plant a seed or tree!” proclaimed rain farmer Mr. Zephaniah Phiri Maseko of Zimbabwe. By doing just that, he and his family turned a wasteland into an oasis, raised groundwater and well levels even in dry years, reduced flooding in wet years, and enhanced the...
    Rainwater Harvesting Water Harvesting Regenerative Systems

  5. Micro-Scale Water Harvesting

    1999-03-19 Three programs in Honduras have been looking for ways that poor hillside farmers can capture rainwater in their own fields and hold it there for two or three months. This water could then be used for supplemental irrigation during droughts or for extending the cropping season into the dry season....
    Rural Development Water Harvesting Water Catchment Microcatchment

  6. Water-Harvesting Principles & the Story of an African Rain Farmer - Design Guidelines for Regenerative Water and Fertility Management

    “You must plant the rain before you plant a seed or tree!” proclaimed rain farmer Mr. Zephaniah Phiri Maseko of Zimbabwe. By doing just that, he and his family turned a wasteland into an oasis, raised groundwater and well levels even in dry years, reduced flooding in wet years, and enhanced the...
    Rainwater Harvesting Water Harvesting Regenerative Systems Groundwater

  7. Water Harvesting Through Sand Dams

    2011-04-20 A sand dam provides a low-cost, low-tech and low maintenance water point with large payback in easily accessible water year round. Community ownership and involvement is integral in the introduction of a sand dam.
    Sand Dam Water Harvesting Community Development

  8. Options oú l'eau est rare: Chapitre 3 du livre Options agricoles pour les agriculteurs de petite echelle

    2017-01-20 Cette publication est le chapitre 3 de livre Options agricoles pour les agriculteurs de petite echelle est un livre rempli d'options pratiques pour ceux qui travaillent pour aider les petits agriculteurs et les jardiniers urbains dans les régions tropicales et subtropicales, dont beaucoup ont du...
    Water Filters Water Water Security Water Harvesting Rainwater Harvesting Water Treatment Water Storage Systems

  9. Opciones Donde el Agua Es Escasa:Capítulo 3 de Opciones para Los Agricultores de Pequeña Escala

    2017-01-20 Esta publicación es el Capítulo 3 de Opciones para los agricultores de pequeña escala es un libro lleno de opciones prácticas para aquellos que trabajan para ayudar a los agricultores a pequeña escala y jardineros urbanos en los trópicos y subtrópicos, muchos que luchan para producir suficiente...
    Water Filters Water Water Treatment Water Storage Systems Rainwater Harvesting Water Harvesting Water Conservation Water Security Water Pumps

  10. Water Harvesting at Household Level

    2014-03-20
    Water Harvesting East Africa