The water management policies adopted to address Israel's chronic scarcity have not been without environmental consequences. Yet, through a trial-and-error process, a combined strategy of water transport, rainwater harvesting, and wastewater reuse and desalination, along with a variety of water conservation measures, have put the country on a more sustainable path for the future.

Trend of rapid urbanization has increased the number of hilly communities around many large cities and raise both water and energy consumption, as modern water supply systems heavily depend on energy supply. Locally available rainwater was examined in this study as a potential approach for urban water-energy conservation scheme. Using hilly communities of Taipei Metropolitan as a case study, th...

The design of rainwater harvesting based gardens requires considering current climate but also climate change during the lifespan of the facility. The goal of this study is to present an approach for designing garden variants that can be safely supplied with harvested rainwater, taking into account climate change and adaptation measures. In addition, the study presents a methodology to quantify...

This paper examines the experiences of South East Queensland (SEQ) households concerning rainwater harvesting (RH). Although the adoption of household rainwater harvesting is currently booming after extended stagnation at around 8% in SEQ, what actually motivates this adoption is not well understood. A survey of 90 households in Ipswich (one of 18 Local Government Areas in the region) comprisin...

irrigation. The idea was to build 100 m of catchment area, and two concrete water storage tanks and irrigate one mu (1/15 hectare) of courtyard land devoted to cash crop production. In practice, the 1-2-1 program focused on building water tanks for household use, with roofs and courtyards serving as the principal catchment surfaces that channel water into the tank. County and township governmen...

introduction: given its low and sparse precipitation both in spatial and temporal scales, iran is nestled in an arid and semiarid part of the world. on the other hand, because of population growth, urbanization and the development of agriculture and industry sector is frequently encountered with increasing water demand. the increasing trend of water demand will widen the gap between water suppl...

Climate change, especially the variability of rainfall patterns, poses a threat to maize production in Ghana. Some farmers harvest rainwater and store it for cope with unpredicted patterns. However, there are only few studies on adoption harvesting production. This study analyses factors that influence farmers' decision A probit regression model is applied empirical analysis, using primary data...