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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. Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement - Wikipedia

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    There are more than 280 U-reporters in the settlement, a system that allows refugees and host communities to exchange information in the camp. [ 6 ] Trained to expand their rice and pepper harvests, Congolese refugees in Uganda use earnings to start new businesses and become more self-reliant with the support rendered by the implementing ...

  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. International Specialized Hospital of Uganda - Wikipedia

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    The International Specialized Hospital of Uganda (ISHU) is a public, ... The design also involves the installation of rain-water harvesting systems, ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. Taanka - Wikipedia

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    This technique of harvesting rainwater was perfected to a fine art in the arid regions of western Rajasthan. Such water harvesting structures have also been reported being built in other arid developing countries such as Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Yemen, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Indonesia. [6] Bikaner was founded by Rao Bika in 1488 AD. The choice ...

  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 . [ 54 ] It has been used to provide drinking water , water for livestock, and water for irrigation , as well as other typical uses.