1. 10/11/2020 Water shortages are a problem in arid and semi-arid lands and this book introduces sand dams as a way of maintaining water supplies in times of drought. This uses material from "Practical Action" with kind permission. This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2020 by MissionAssist.
  2. 01/01/1997 A água é um dos principais requisitos para um crescimento saudável das plantas. A maioria das regiões áridas e semi-áridas, no entanto, sofrem de uma pluviosidade incerta e insuficiente. Nestas áreas também é comum haver um elevado nível de evaporação na estação de crescimento. Ao chover nas...
  3. 19/04/1989 Participatory analysis of the village agroecosystem Research on integrated and organic farming Traditional irrigation Water harvesting Agroforestry and integrated land use in Tanzania Guinea Pig Plant Protection
  4. 19/12/1988 Farming systems experiences Enhancing dryland agriculture Reduction of risk by diversity Bitter cassava as a drought resistant crop Composting Water harvesting for plant production Moisture conservation Tree planting for soil conservation Tuna plant
  5. 01/01/2019 How to find and prepare safe drinking water - anywhere, any time! Clean drinking water may be the last thing we think about day to day - but it's the first thing we need in an emergency. Now, survival expert and biologist Joe Vogel explains how to find, treat, and store safe drinking water- even...
  6. 19/08/1986 Water harvesting Indigenous knowledge Dryland management - take a fresh look at local traditions Water and soil conservation by farmers in Burkina Faso Runoff farming in Tunisia Water harvesting in Kenya Water harvesting techniques Herders associations - Niger
  7. 20/12/2012 Evidence of success Roles and regulations UNCCD: Striving for a land-degradation neutral world Development practice in transition Water harvesting in Peru Tackling degradation together Rejuvenated landscape, rejuvenated lives Agrobiodiversity@knowledged: true champions
  8. 01/01/2006 Proceedings of a MoARD / MoWR / USAID / IWMI Symposium and Exhibition held at Ghion Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 7-9 March, 2006 The Program addresses key questions such as: what is the reason for limited technology access in terms of agricultural water management? Why promising technologies...
  9. Access Agriculture Training Video Demi-lunes (half-moons) are in the shaped of a semi-circle with the tips of the bunds on the contour. They come in a variety of sizes, which help with water harvesting in semi-arid areas. They help to improve soil fertility when manure or compost is added....
  10. Key Resource 01/01/2011 A sand dam is a reinforced concrete wall built across a seasonal river to hold underground water in sand (see above photo of Nzaaya Muisyo sand dam, Eastern province, Kenya). It is initially built one meter high and up to 90 meters across. During the heavy and erratic seasonal rains, the water...