RAINWATER HARVESTING : LOW COST INDIGENOUS AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES BY P.K. SINGH [HARDCOVER]

Rainwater harvesting is a proven and promising technique for sustainable water resource management in the South Asian region, but it has become imperative to increase our understanding of the integration of indigenous technical knowledge on rainwater harvesting with scientific knowledge. This book collects information on indigenous and proven innovative technologies of soil and water conservation and water resource development. Aimed at prompting policy review and research as well as developing future strategies for water harvesting programmes, this book will be useful both as a reference manual and a guidebook for programme managers, students and field workers. As part of the Water for Life International Decade for Action 2005-2015, UNESCO has been placing increasing emphasis on the urgent need to develop alternative sources of water, including rainwater harvesting which offers a low cost and local water management solution. Through its international Hydrological Programme (IHP) UNE