Essays about: "Rainwater harvesting"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 37 essays containing the words Rainwater harvesting.

  1. 31. Water harvesting and purification in rural Uganda : A pilot study

    University essay from Institutionen för teknik och samhälle

    Author : Eleonor Gustavsson; Christer Berdén; [2010]
    Keywords : drinking water; development countries; Uganda; harvseting; storage; purification; dricksvatten; utvecklingsländer; Uganda; insamling; lagring; rening;

    Abstract : This report is a thesis in mechanical engineering with a focus on development assistance. The thesis was carried out in collaboration with the Gombe Youth Development Organization. The task was to develop an adequate system to collect, purify and store water in the two rural villages Gombe and Kayunga in Uganda. READ MORE

  3. 32. Optimal ways to harvest and purify rainwater in the Western and Nyanza provinces, Kenya

    University essay from Institutionen för teknik och samhälle

    Author : Anders Odevik; Christian Nordström; [2010]
    Keywords : Rainwater harvesting; storing water; water purification; agroforestry.; Regnvatteninsamling; vattenförvaring; vattenrening; trädjordbruk.;

    Abstract : The access to water in the regions around Lake Victoria varies with the rainy seasons. Today the daily labor of fetching water is a heavy burden for people in the rural areas. READ MORE

  4. 33. Integrated upgrading of a semi-urban village

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Högskoleingenjörsutbildning i byggteknik med arkitektur

    Author : Petter Fandén; Tobias Sjögren; [2009]
    Keywords : uppgraderings projekt; stadsplanering; nepal; låg kostnads hus; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : The world has witnessed a remarkable growth over the last 50 years and the urbanisation is becoming a growing problem in many countries. In 1950 29 % of the world’s population lived in urban areas, in 2003 the urban population had grown to 48 %. READ MORE

  5. 34. A minor field study for combined rainwater andpond harvesting system and purification technology in the village Macedonia, Amazon basin, Colombia

    University essay from Institutionen för teknik och samhälle

    Author : Anna Tjus; Annie Johansson; [2008]
    Keywords : Rainwater harvesting; Amazon basin; Colombia;

    Abstract :   This study is a bachelor degree project which focuses on the lack of safe drinking water in a small village known as Macedonia in the Amazon basin in Colombia. The inhabitants of the village are 850 to the number and have never had access to safe drinking water. READ MORE

  6. 35. Rainwater harvesting and rural livelihood improvement in banana growing areas of Uganda

    University essay from Tema vatten i natur och samhälle

    Author : Nathan Mugerwa; [2007]
    Keywords : Adoption; Livelihood; Rainwater harvesting; Uganda;

    Abstract : Recurrent crises of food insecurity and poverty are widespread in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). There is an urgent need to increase food production so as to reduce bad nutrition and alleviate poverty. The availability and management of water contributes crucially to the variation in yields. READ MORE