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Rainwater harvesting is a technique of collection and storage of rainwater into natural reservoirs or tanks, or the infiltration of surface water into subsurface aquifers (before it is lost as surface runoff). One method of rainwater harvesting is rooftop harvesting. With rooftop harvesting, most any surface — tiles, metal sheets, plastics, but not grass or palm leaf — can be used to intercept the flow of rainwater and provide a household with high-quality drinking water and year-round storage. Other uses include water for gardens, livestock, and irrigation, etc.
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===Field experiencesExample rainwater harvesting in India===These projects are utilizing rainwater harvesting techniques and are part of the project listing in Really Simple Reporting (RSR) on [http[File://www200px-TemplePondChennai.akvo.org Akvo.orgjpg|200px|thumb|right|A temple pond at Mylapore, Chennai, India]].
{|style="width: 100%; text-align: justify; background-color: #ddf3fa;" cellpadding="2"|- style="vertical-align: bottom"|[[Image:rsr 790Tamil Nadu is the first Indian state to make rainwater harvesting mandatory. On 30 May 2014, the state government announced that it will set up 50,000 rainwater harvesting structures at various parts of the capital city of Chennai.jpg|thumb|center|130px|<font size="2"><center>[http://wandelenvoorwater2014timesofindia.akvoappindiatimes.orgcom/encity/projectchennai/790/ RSR Project 790]<br>WASH program 50000-rain-water-harvesting-structures-to-come-up-in Rural Bangladesh<-Chennai/center><articleshow/font>|link=http://wandelenvoorwater2014.akvoapp35794531.org/en/project/790/]cms]
|[[Image:rsr 427Around 4,000 temples in Tamilnadu state traditionally had water tanks that were used for various rituals.jpg|thumb|center|130px|<font size="2"><center>[http://wandelenvoorwater2014The tanks also served as natural aquifers and helped recharge groundwater.akvoappOver the years, however, many of these tanks have gone out of use.org/en/project/427/ RSR Project 427]<br>Scale up Overflowing mounds of Sustainable Water Access</center></font>|link=http://wandelenvoorwater2014.akvoappsilt and garbage have replaced the water in them.org/en/project/427/]]
|[[Image:rsr 446Now, following sustained campaigns by voluntary organisations and departments in charge of water distribution and use, authorities in Chennai have decided to restore around 40 major temple tanks in the city. The aim is to convert the tanks into catchments for rainwater harvesting.jpg|thumb|center|130px|<font size="2"><center>[httphttps://rsrwww.akvoindiawaterportal.org/projectarticles/446/ RSR Project 446]<br>Etude technique d’avantphotos-how-temple-tanks-are-helping-chennai-conserve-rain-projet</center></font>|link=http://rsr.akvo.org/project/446/]water]
|[[Image===Rainwater harvesting links==={{#ev:rsr 158.jpgyoutube|thumbsHppepLP-pk|center200|130pxright|<center><font size="23">Rainsong video<center>[http://rsr.akvo.org/project/158/ RSR Project 158]<brfont>Rainwater harvesting for Nicolas School</center></font>|link=http://rsr.akvo.org/project/158/]]}}
|====Regional experiences====* [[Imagehttps:rsr 128//www.nepjol.info/index.php/njes/article/view/22711/19292 Sustainability of Rainwater Harvesting System for the Domestic Needs] (A Case Study of Daugha VDC, Gulmi, Nepal). Ramesh Chandra Bohara. 2017.jpg|thumb|center|130px|<font size=It looks at issues like long-term functionality and impact of the intervention, summarizing the findings in four key sustainability dimenstions: technical, socio-environmental, institutional, and economic. The study concludes that RWH enjoys high technical and socio-environmental acceptance, but that the institutional and cost-recovery dimensions are weaker, leading to an overall estimate of "2sustainable but at risk"><center>for the VDC at hand.* [http://rsrwww.akvoindiawaterportal.org/projectarticles/128traditional-rainwater-harvesting-systems-rescue Traditional rainwater harvesting systems to the rescue!] Rainwater harvesting systems are a success in India.* [https:/ RSR Project 128]<br>Safe water supply for Fayaco, Senegal</center><www.researchgate.net/publication/font>|link=292188863_Rainwater_Harvesting_In_Chennai_What_Made_It_Work Chennai - A Success Story: Rainwater Harvesting]* Pluvia: [http://rsrlikemyplace.akvowordpress.orgcom/2014/03/project29/128energy-pluvia-rain-used-to-illuminate-low-income-homes-mexico-2014/]ENERGY # “PLUVIA” :: RAIN USED TO ILLUMINATE LOW INCOME HOMES (MEXICO, 2014)]
|====Technologies & methods====* [[Imagehttp:rsr 107//www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Urban/Components.jpg|thumb|center|130px|<font size="2"><center>htm COMPONENTS OF A RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM]* [http://rsrwww.akvonwp.orgnl/_docs/Smart-solutions-3R.spread.pdf Smart 3R Solutions]* [http:/project/107thewaterchannel.tv/ RSR Project 107]<br>Rainwater harvesting in Guinee Bissau<produce/center><webinars/font>|link=280-webinar-12-tree-based-sustainable-farming-in-rainfed-areas Tree-based sustainable farming in rainfed areas - webinar]* [http://rsrwww.akvoscirp.org/projectjournal/107/]PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50615 Rain Water Harvesting Innovation for Making Potable Water Available in Saline Groundwater Areas]
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====Community Exchange - Rainwater Harvesting====
The image below is the entry to conversations about rainwater harvesting (RWH) including best practices, troubleshooting, and advice about tanks and systems. We sourced these from the Rainwater Harvesting Community - a sub community within the Rural Water Supply Network community on Dgroups - which is a free member-only forum, where people can ask a pool of over 700 members from 86 countries about rainwater harvesting. You can become a member on their site for greater involvement, if you have questions you need to know for your RWH project. Click on the image to get started! <span title="Go to the Community Exchange">[[Community_Exchange_-_Rainwater_Harvesting|Or click here]].</span>
These projects are utilizing rainwater harvesting techniques and are part of the project listing in [http://akvo.org/products/rsr/ Really Simple Reporting (RSR)] on [http://www.akvo.org Akvo.org]. Click the image to get started!
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|1image=project 790.jpg|1link=http://rsr.akvo.org/project/790/|1project#=790|1project name=WASH program in Rural Bangladesh|
|2image=rsr 427.jpg|2link=http://rsr.akvo.org/project/427/|2project#=427|2project name=Scale up of Sustainable Water Access|
|2image=project 533.jpg|2link=http://rsr.akvo.org/project/533/|2project#=533|2project name=Support on WASH - in Miyo woreda|
|3image=project 459.jpg|3link=http://rsr.akvo.org/project/459/|3project#=459|3project name=Upscaling CLTS for Healthy Communities|
|4image=project 456.jpg||4link=http://rsr.akvo.org/project/456/|4project#=456|4project name=Partnership in WASH services delivery|
|5image=project 462.jpg||5link=http://rsr.akvo.org/project/462/|5project#=462|5project name=Northern Region WASH Programme|
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|1image=project 440.jpg|1link=http://rsr.akvo.org/project/440/|1project#=440|1project name=Raising awareness on rainwater harvesting|
|2image=project 439.jpg|2link=http://rsr.akvo.org/project/439/|2project#=439|2project name=Wetland Management & Water Harvesting|
|3image=project 545.png|3link=http://rsr.akvo.org/project/545/|3project#=545|3project name=Rain Water Harvesting in Nepal|
|4image=project 403.png||4link=http://rsr.akvo.org//project/403/|4project#=403|4project name=Rainwater Harvesting in Kenya|
|5image=project 840.png||5link=http://rsr.akvo.org/project/840/|5project#=840|5project name=Rainwater harvesting in Guinee Bissau 2|
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===Acknowledgements===
Started in December 2003, RAIN focuses on field implementation of small-scale rainwater harvesting projects, capacity building of local organisations and knowledge exchange on rainwater harvesting on a global scale.
* This rainwater harvesting page can also also be found on the [https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Rainwater_harvesting Rainwater harvesting page in Wikiversity].