Sharing knowledge on more and reliable water harvesting and storage

 Rain water can be harvested by individuals and house-holds, to farmers, industries and communities. The methods and use differ greatly. Most of the focus countries of VIA water have a diverse scenery, facing large periods of droughts in specific parts of the country, with increased unreliability in rainfall due to climate change.

The current water storage capacities are not sufficient to allow people to compensate for hydrological changes. By optimising water availability, and more specifically, by making water available during times that it is needed the most, more flexibility is created.

There are organisations and platforms where best practices and ideas can be shared and information can be gained. Please find a few below. Do you know platforms or knowledge hubs you would like to share with us? Please contact us via r.terhorst@viawater.nl

Platforms to gain or share ideas on more and reliable water harvesting and storage

  • http://www.harvesth2o.com/

    • HarvestH2o.com is dedicated to the advancement of sustainable water management practices for individuals, families, communities, and businesses.
  • https://dgroups.org/rwsn/rainwater
    • The Rainwater Harvesting group is a space to share experiences and best practice on rainwater harvesting technology and management practices. Become a member before you can see the content.
  • http://akvopedia.org/wiki/Water_Portal_/_Rainwater_Harvesting
    • Sharing projects, approaches, and applications of tools, technologies and innovations
  • http://www.bebuffered.com
    • The 3R organization is a group of complementary partners that closely work together to successfully upscale this promising approach. 3R is open source platform always looking for interesting partners with innovative solutions and approach. We want to invite you to join our efforts and connect to our expanding network, share your ideas in one of our publications and explore collaboration in new or ongoing projects.
  • http://www.rural-water-supply.net/en/
    • The Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN) is the global network of professionals and practitioners working to raise standards of knowledge and evidence, technical and professional competence, practice and policy in rural water supply and so fulfil the vision of sustainable rural water services for all. RWSN places a very strong emphasis on innovation, documentation, research and capacity building. It is primarily concerned about viable technologies and approaches that improve rural water supply. It achieves its objectives by catalysing innovation, providing evidence-based documentation, supporting research, sharing information, influencing policies and practices, supporting efforts to build capacity and facilitating networking.
  • http://www.thewaterchannel.tv
    • TheWaterChannel was launched in 2009, with a rather simple objective: build an open resource with video-based material on water management – available online and as long as the digital divide persists offline.
  • http://www.rainfoundation.org/tool-pages/
    • This page leads to the different tools: The Rainwater wiki, a knowledge library on Tools, Technologies and Innovation Pilots, all specifically about rainwater harvesting, The RAIN is GAIN a tool that shows how RWH can contribute to sustainable water supply. The WASH guide, this information page will give insights in the various factors at play between the environment and WASH interventions. The GIS tool to map can help you to identify the RWH potential and feasibility in a specific area and possible RWH project site.