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  2. Rainwater harvesting - Wikipedia

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    configuration of domestic rainwater harvesting system in Uganda. [1]Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is the collection and storage of rain, rather than allowing it to run off.. Rainwater is collected from a roof-like surface and redirected to a tank, cistern, deep pit (well, shaft, or borehole), aquifer, or a reservoir with percolation, so that it seeps down and restores the ground w

  3. 2024 Ugandan landslides - Wikipedia

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    On 28 November 2024, heavy rainfall caused a series of landslides to strike six villages in the Bulambuli District, located in mountainous regions of eastern Uganda. The damage caused by the landslides caused the deaths of at least 20 people, [ 1 ] with 113 reported by Ugandan police as missing.

  4. Nakivale Refugee Settlement - Wikipedia

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    Nakivale refugee settlement was established in 1958 and officially recognized as a refugee settlement in 1960 through the Uganda Gazette General Notice No. 19. [4] [5] Nakivale refugee settlement is the 8th largest refugee camp in the world. [6] Nakivale refugee settlement, is approximately 200 km away from Kampala, Uganda's capital. [4]

  5. Rainwater management - Wikipedia

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    Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is the process of collecting and storing rainwater rather than letting it run off. Rainwater harvesting systems are increasingly becoming an integral part of the sustainable rainwater management "toolkit" [5] and are widely used in homes, home-scale projects, schools and hospitals for a variety of purposes including watering gardens, livestock, [6] irrigation, home ...

  6. Water scarcity in Africa - Wikipedia

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    Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is the process of gathering and storing rain as opposed to letting it flow off. Rainfall falls on a surfaces such as roof and is directed to replenish the ground water table by seeping down into a tank, cistern, deep pit (well, shaft, or borehole), aquifer, or reservoir using percolation. which is stored and later use ...

  7. Nile Basin Initiative - Wikipedia

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    The Lake Edward and Lake Albert Fisheries Pilot Project in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, including small-scale community-level investments to improve protection of water catchment areas, build access roads, and supply drinking water and sanitation. The project was launched in June 2005 and was scheduled to be completed in 2007.

  8. Isingiro Water Supply and Sanitation Project - Wikipedia

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    Isingiro Water Supply and Sanitation Project (IWSSP), also Isingiro Water Supply and Sewerage System is a water intake, purification, distribution and waste water collection and disposal system in Isingiro District, in the Western Region of Uganda. The project is intended to meet the water supply and sanitation needs of 340,000 people (61.8 ...

  9. Permaculture - Wikipedia

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    Rainwater collection is a common practice of permaculture. Rainwater harvesting is the accumulation and storage of rainwater for reuse before it runs off or reaches the aquifer . [ 56 ] It has been used to provide drinking water , water for livestock, and water for irrigation , as well as other typical uses.