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1 Joshi, M. M. 2005. Technology refinement and adoption process in National Watershed Management Project. In Sharma, Bharat; Samra, J. S.; Scott, Christopher; Wani, S. P. (Eds.). Watershed management challenges: improving productivity, resources and livelihoods. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR); International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) pp.293-297.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G635 SHA Record No: H037681)
2 Critchley, W.; Negi, G.; Brommer, M. 2008. Local innovation in ‘green water’ management. In Bossio, Deborah; Geheb, Kim (Eds.). Conserving land, protecting water. Wallingford, UK: CABI; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water & Food. pp.107-119. (Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Series 6)
Rainwater ; Mulching ; Cultivation ; Tillage ; Domestic gardens ; Terraces ; Erosion control ; Fertigation
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G000 BOS Record No: H041596)
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3 Loganadhan, N.; Singh, A. K.; Shanmuga Kumar, S. 2008. Conservation of rainwater for sustainable livelihood: a case study of Pongalur farmers, Tamil Nadu. In Palanisami, K.; Ramasamy, C.; Umetsu, C. (Eds.). Groundwater management and policies. New Delhi, India: Macmillan. pp.104-113.
Rainwater ; Water conservation ; Climate ; Soil properties ; Case studies ; Wells ; Tanks ; Farm ponds / India / Tamil Nadu / Coimbatore district / Pongalur
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 631.7.6.3 G635 PAL Record No: H041976)
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4 Joshi, P. K.; Jha, A. K.; Wani, S. P.; Sreedevi, T. K. 2009. Scaling-out community watershed management for multiple benefits in rainfed areas. In Wani, S. P.; Rockstrom, J.; Oweis, T. (Eds.). Rainfed agriculture: unlocking the potential. Wallingford, UK: CABI; Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT); Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) pp.276-291. (Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Series 7)
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.586 G000 WAN Record No: H042003)
5 Barry, Boubacar; Olaleye, Adesola O.; Zougmore, R.; Fatondji, D. 2008. Rainwater harvesting technologies in the Sahelian zone of West Africa and the potential for outscaling. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 32p. (IWMI Working Paper 126) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.315]
Rainwater ; Water harvesting ; Water conservation ; Population growth ; Food shortage ; Food security ; Economic analysis ; Soil properties ; Villages ; Erosion ; Infiltration ; Soil moisture ; Sorghum ; Water use efficiency / West Africa / Burkina Faso / Niger / Sahel
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.5 G152 BAR Record No: H042111)
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In West Africa, especially in the Sahelian countries of Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali and Mauritania, erratic rainfall sequences within and between years has often led to a high uncertainty in rainfed crop production. Over the past three decades, severe food shortages attributed to drought have been frequently reported in several Sahelian countries, most of which are amongst the least developed of the world. Innovative and indigenous ways to achieve improved crop yields through integrated land and water management such as rainwater harvesting and soil water conservation have been successfully tested and, in some cases, adopted in West Africa. This paper highlights the successful interventions of improved indigenous rainwater harvesting/soil water conservation technologies such as Zaï or tassa, stone rows and half-moon in the Sahelian zones of West Africa over the past 10 years, and their contributions to enhancing food security and alleviating poverty. The potential for adoption of these technologies at the farm level and their outscaling to areas with similar agroecological zones are also discussed.
6 Falkenmark, M. 2009. Ecohydrosolidarity: towards better balancing of humans and nature. Editorial. Stockholm Water Front, 2:4-5.
Ecology ; Ecosystems ; Governance ; Water use ; Climate change ; Environmental sustainability ; Rainwater ; Water supply ; Urbanization ; Rivers ; Water pollution
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042266)
7 Barron, J. (Ed.) 2009. Rainwater harvesting: a lifeline for human well-being. Nairobi, Kenya: UNEP Division of Environmental Policy Implementation; Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm Environment Institute. 69p.
Water harvesting ; Rainwater ; Ecosystems ; Forests ; Watershed management ; Agroecosystems ; Runoff ; Rainfed farming ; Urban areas ; Rural areas ; Water security ; Water supply ; Water storage ; Climate change ; Food security ; Case studies ; Water security ; Supplemental irrigation ; Livestock
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042282)
http://www.unepdhi.org/documents/Rainwater%20Harvesting%20090310b.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042282.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042282.pdf
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8 Barron, J. 2009. Background: the water component of ecosystem services and in human well-being development targets. In Barron, J. (Ed.). Rainwater harvesting: a lifeline for human well-being. Nairobi, Kenya: UNEP Division of Environmental Policy Implementation; Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm Environment Institute. pp.4-13.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042283)
http://www.unepdhi.org/documents/Rainwater%20Harvesting%20090310b.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042283.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042283.pdf
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9 Cortesi, L.; Prasad, E.; Abhiyan, M. P. 2009. Rainwater harvesting for management of watershed ecosystems. In Barron, J. (Ed.). Rainwater harvesting: a lifeline for human well-being. Nairobi, Kenya: UNEP Division of Environmental Policy Implementation; Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm Environment Institute. pp.14-22.
Watershed management ; Water harvesting ; Rainwater ; Ecosystems ; Agroecosystems ; Recharge ; Infiltration ; Runoff ; Catchment areas ; River basins ; Crop production ; Food security / India / Denmark / Karnataka / Giber Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042284)
http://www.unepdhi.org/documents/Rainwater%20Harvesting%20090310b.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042284.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042284.pdf
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10 Sharma, Bharat R. 2009. Rainwater harvesting in the management of agro-ecosystems. In Barron, J. (Ed.). Rainwater harvesting: a lifeline for human well-being. Nairobi, Kenya: UNEP Division of Environmental Policy Implementation; Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm Environment Institute. pp.23-33.
Water harvesting ; Rainwater ; Agroecosystems ; Rainfed farming ; Supplemental irrigation ; Livestock ; Runoff ; Dams ; Case studies
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042285)
http://www.unepdhi.org/documents/Rainwater%20Harvesting%20090310b.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042285.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042285.pdf
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11 Malmer, A. 2009. Forests working as rainwater harvesting systems. In Barron, J. (Ed.). Rainwater harvesting: a lifeline for human well-being. Nairobi, Kenya: UNEP Division of Environmental Policy Implementation; Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm Environment Institute. pp.34-43.
Forests ; Forest cover ; Forest ecology ; Water use ; Water harvesting ; Rainwater ; Infiltration ; Water balance / Africa / Southern Africa / Miombo woodland
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042286)
http://www.unep.org/Themes/Freshwater/PDF/Rainwater_Harvesting_090310b.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042286.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042286.pdf
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12 Konig, K. W. 2009. Rainwater harvesting for water security in rural and urban areas. In Barron, J. (Ed.). Rainwater harvesting: a lifeline for human well-being. Nairobi, Kenya: UNEP Division of Environmental Policy Implementation; Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm Environment Institute. pp.44-55.
Water harvesting ; Rainwater ; Ecosystems ; Water security ; Rural areas ; Urban areas ; Water supply ; Water use ; Tanks ; Water storage ; Domestic water ; Case studies / Africa / Kenya / Brazil / China / Australia / Korea / Germany
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042287)
http://www.unep.org/Themes/Freshwater/PDF/Rainwater_Harvesting_090310b.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042287.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042287.pdf
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13 Salas, J. C. 2009. Rainwater harvesting providing adaptation opportunities to climate change. In Barron, J. (Ed.). Rainwater harvesting: a lifeline for human well-being. Nairobi, Kenya: UNEP Division of Environmental Policy Implementation; Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm Environment Institute. pp.56-62.
Water harvesting ; Rainwater ; Ecosystems ; Climate change ; Water supply ; Domestic water ; Drinking water ; Pollution control ; Erosion control / Australia / Germany / India / Philippines
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042288)
http://www.unep.org/Themes/Freshwater/PDF/Rainwater_Harvesting_090310b.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042288.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042288.pdf
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14 Zemadim, Birhanu; McCartney, Matthew; Sharma, Bharat R.; Ogunwole, J.; Leta, Gerba; Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele. 2011. Integrated rain water management strategies in the Blue Nile Basin of the Ethiopian highlands. [Abstract only]. In Ambo University, Ethiopia. Department of Biology. International Conference on Ecosystem Conservation and Sustainable Development (ECOCASD), Ambo University, Ethiopia, 10-12 February 2011. Theme: Natural Resources for Livelihood Enhancement. Book of abstracts. West Shoa, Ethiopia: Ambo University. 1p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H043583)
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15 Pangare, V.; Karmakar, D. 2003. Impact on livelihoods: PRADAN's collaboration study of the 5% technology Purulia, West Bengal, India. Poverty-Focused Smallholder Water Management: an IWMI research project supported by DFID. Final report document 3 of 9. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 83p. + appendices.
Water conservation ; Rainwater ; Rice ; Cultivation ; Social aspects ; Land tenure ; Agricultural practices ; Development projects ; Development aid ; Non governmental organizations ; Institutions ; Food security ; Irrigated farming ; Gender ; Agricultural society ; Smallholders ; Villages ; Households / India / West Bengal / Purulia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H043992)
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16 Pangare, V. 2003. 5% Pit technology technical report, Purulia, West Bengal, India. Poverty-Focused Smallholder Water Management: an IWMI research project supported by DFID. Final report document 6 of 9. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 18p.
Water conservation ; Rainwater ; Rainfed farming ; Rice ; Cultivation ; Water harvesting ; Water storage ; Models / India / West Bengal / Purulia / Chotanagpur plateau
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H043995)
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17 Kaushal, M. P. 2009. Groundwater recharge technologies. Journal of Crop Improvement, 23(1): 83-93. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/15427520802418350]
Groundwater recharge ; Technology ; Rainwater ; Water conservation ; Water harvesting ; Runoff ; Filtration ; Pumps ; Policy / India / Punjab
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044106)
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Groundwater is declining at a very fast rate in the central plain region of Indian Punjab, comprising about 80% area of the state. Consequently, centrifugal pumps, which were earlier being used by farmers for pumping groundwater, are being replaced by costly submersible pumps. To control the declining water table situation, the groundwater aquifers need to be recharged to sustain agricultural production. Various groundwater recharge techniques, namely rooftop rain-water harvesting, recharge through surface runoff using tubewells, village ponds, surface drainage networks and optimal rainwater conservation in paddy fields. Various policy issues have been discussed for preventing overexploitation of groundwater aquifers to regulate and control groundwater development and management on a sustainable basis.
18 Smakhtin, Vladimir U. 2002. Some early Russian studies of subsurface storm-flow processes. Hydrological Processes, 16(13):2613-2620. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.1016]
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044257)
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Subsurface flow is an important component of the catchment hydrological cycle. Various mechanisms of this process and their role in storm-flow generation attracted the attention of many researchers throughout the twentieth century. The results of most of these studies are well documented. However, similar studies conducted in the past by many Russian hydrologists have never been made available to the English speaking hydrological community. This paper attempts to fill this gap and briefly review some of these investigations, focusing on their main results. It starts with the review of the early experimental studies (after 1930s–1950s), which allow the main characteristics of subsurface storm flow to be established. This is followed by a review of the research conducted in 1960s, which resulted in some conceptualization of the subsurface flow mechanisms. The paper also draws some parallels between this, mostly unknown, subsurface flow research in Russia and the better-known contemporary studies of this process.
19 Zemadim, Birhanu; McCartney, Matthew; Sharma, Bharat R.; Abeyou, W. 2011. Integrated rainwater management strategies in the Blue Nile Basin of the Ethiopian highlands. International Journal of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, 3(10):220-232.
Rainwater ; Water management ; Water harvesting ; River basins ; Highlands ; Watersheds ; Irrigation ; Catchment areas ; Crops / Ethiopia / Blue Nile Basin / Diga District / Fogera District / Jeldu District
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044453)
http://www.academicjournals.org/ijwree/PDF/pdf%202011/21%20Oct/Zemadim%20et%20al.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044453.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044453.pdf
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This paper describes one component of the research that International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and partners are undertaking as part of the challenge program on water and food (CPWF) Nile Basin Development Challenge (NBDC). The objective of the NBDC is to increase understanding of how to plan successful rainwater management strategies (RMS) and identify how these can be effectively implemented in the Ethiopian highlands of the Blue Nile Basin. The project focuses on integrated rainwater management strategies – technologies, institutions and policies but the work described in this paper relates solely to the biophysical components of the study. Three districts, Jeldu, Fogera and Diga, have been identified for the study. These were selected because they represent farming systems that are common in the Ethiopian Highlands. Within each, nested sites have been identified for learning and research at a variety of physical scales. In this paper we describe the “action research catchments” that have been identified in the three districts. These catchments are small representative catchments that are to be monitored to provide insights into hydrological processes and water fluxes at different scales. The objective of this monitoring is to provide baseline data for evaluating RMS, and water-use and water productivity in different landscape components. The baseline status of the three study sites and critical constraints for adoption of integrated RMS are included in this paper. The paper also provides a justification for the research being conducted in Ethiopia and describes common practices and lessons learned from experience in India. Differences in the socio-economic and biophysical context mean that care is needed in transferring approaches between countries. Nevertheless, it is believed that knowledge gained from the extensive Indian experience can usefully inform practices in Ethiopia.
20 Murray, J. G.; Laituri, M. J. 2009. Domestic rainwater harvesting in Ethiopia and Kenya, Africa. Colorado Water Newsletter, 26(2):28:30.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044721)
http://www.cwi.colostate.edu/newsletters/2009/ColoradoWater_26_2.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044721.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044721.pdf
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