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===<font size="3" color="#0c477b">'''INFO HUBS OR TOOLS'''</font>===
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|[[Image:upgro logo.png|left|70px|link=http://upgro.org/]] [http://upgro.org/ UPGro]
|UPGRo is… A social and natural science approach to enabling sustainable use of groundwater for the benefit of the poor.
Une approche par les sciences sociales et naturelles pour une utilisation durable des eaux souterraines en faveur des populations pauvres
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|[[Image:India Water Portal logo.png|left|70px|link=http://www.indiawaterportal.org/]]
|India Water Portal is a website that shares knowledge and builds communities around water and related issues in India. Managed by [http://arghyam.org/ Arghyam], the Portal has become a valuable archive of resources, working papers, reports, data, articles, news, events, opportunities and discussions on water.
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|[[Image:IWA water wikiMadhya.png|left|70px|link=http://www.iwawaterwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Articles/RainwaterHarvesting]] [http://www.iwawaterwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Articles/RainwaterHarvesting IWA WaterWiki]|The IWA WaterWiki aims to provide a platform for the global water community to interact and share knowledge online. The site will be a reference for all areas of water, wastewater and environmental science and management. This is the place for water professionals worldwide to interact, share knowledge and increase understandingmppcb.|- |[[Image:Madhyanic.png|left|70px|link=http:/in/wwwrwh.iwawaterwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Articles/RainwaterHarvestinghtm]] [http://www.mppcb.nic.in/rwh.htm Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board]
|System of collection rainwater and conserving for future needs has traditionally been practiced in India. The traditional systems were time-tested wisdom of not only appropriate technology of Rainwater Harvesting, but also water management systems, where conservation of water was the prime concern... systems were Bawaries, step wells, jhiries, lakes, tanks etc. These were the water storage bodies to domestic and irrigation demands. People were themselves responsible for maintenance to water sources and optimal use of water that could fulfill their needs.
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|Amsha Africa Foundation is investing in rainwater harvesting technology that is low cost, simple to deploy and maintain, and able to transform the lives of households, communities and countries Africa-wide. In dry parts of Africa, a lot of water is lost as surface runoff. There are many ways to harvest and store rainwater. Harvesting this runoff and storing it in reservoirs such as water pans or underground tanks makes it available for use when required. This Action Sheet explains how communities can build and harvest the rainwater that falls on their land for use in farming.
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|[[Image:CSE_logo.jpg|left|70px|link=http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/africa_news.htm]] [http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/africa_news.htm Rainwaterharvesting.org]
|The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is a public interest research and advocacy organisation based in New Delhi. CSE researches into, lobbies for and communicates the urgency of development that is both sustainable and equitable. View our Runoff Calculator, FAQ on RWH, Technical Helpline, Groundwater Map, Rainfall Data, and more...
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|Rainwater Harvesting Guide: several articles & instructions. Also a rain barrel manufacturer.
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|[[Image:infonet-biovision.png|left|70px|link=http://www.infonet-biovision.org/default/ct/281/soilConservation]] [http://www.infonet-biovision.org/default/ct/281/soilConservation Infonet-biovision.orgBiovision]
|Rainwater Harvesting: general ways to collect water for drinking, for livestock or irrigation.
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===<font size="3" color="#0c477b">'''LESSONS FROM THE FIELD'''</font>===
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===<font size="3" color="#0c477b">'''HOW-TO PUBLICATIONS'''</font>===
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|[[Image:UNEP logo.png|left|70px|link=http://www.unwater.org/downloads/Rainwater_Harvesting_090310b.pdf]] [http://www.unwater.org/downloads/Rainwater_Harvesting_090310b.pdf UNEP - United Nations Environment Programme]
|Rainwater harvesting: a lifeline for human well-being. PDF, 2009. Approx. 70 pages.
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|[[Image:CGIAR logo.png|left|70px|link=http://www.waternetonline.ihe.nl/challengeprogram/IR25%20Rainwater%20Harvesting.pdf]] [http://www.waternetonline.ihe.nl/challengeprogram/IR25%20Rainwater%20Harvesting.pdf CGIAR and WaterNet]
|[[Image:PracticalAction.png|left|70px|link=http://www.worldwidehelpers.org/wwhweb/uploads/files/KnO-100025_Runoff%20rainwater%20harvesting.pdf]] [http://www.worldwidehelpers.org/wwhweb/uploads/files/KnO-100025_Runoff%20rainwater%20harvesting.pdf Practical Action]
|Run Off Rainwater Harvesting, the Path to Enhanced Livelihoods
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|[[Image: water alt.png|left|70px|link=http://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/allabs/146-a4-3-5/file]] [http://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/allabs/146-a4-3-5/file Water Alternatives]
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===<font size="3" color="#0c477b">'''NGOs, COMPANIES AND SERVICES'''</font>===
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|Our company install Rainwater Harvesting Systems. We specialize in the engineering design and installation of rainwater systems for households, factories and offices. Our engineering team will design, calculate, size and install a system to meet our customers' requirements.
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|[[Image:Mvula logo.png|left|70px|link=http://www.mvulathemvulatrust.coorg.za/focus_areas/rainwater_harvesting/focus_areas/resilient_and_sustainable_livelihoods-1/rainwater_harvesting_for_livelihoods/]] [http://www.mvulathemvulatrust.coorg.za/focus_areas/rainwater_harvesting/focus_areas/resilient_and_sustainable_livelihoods-1/rainwater_harvesting_for_livelihoods/ The Mvula Trust]
|In 2008/2009, Mvula Trust received funding for a rainwater harvesting project as part of the Department of Water Affairs’ CSO Programme. This rainwater harvesting project built on, and assisted with, previous and current rainwater harvesting projects that focused on food security. Through this project, the dimension of sustainable livelihoods was added.
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|[[Image:african ct logo.png|left|70px|link=http://www.projectafrica.com/food-security/food-gardens-rainwater-harvesting-for-schools/]] [http://www.projectafrica.com/food-security/food-gardens-rainwater-harvesting-for-schools/ African Conservation Trust]
|Gardens & rainwater harvesting for schools. Helping to provide food security, biodiversity conservation, natural resource management, and heritage conservation.
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|The Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN) is the global network of professionals and practitioners working to raise standards of knowledge and evidence, technical and professional competence, practice and policy in rural water supply and so fulfil the vision of sustainable rural water services for all. RWSN places a very strong emphasis on innovation, documentation, research and capacity building.
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|[[Image:world agro-forestry logo.png|left|70px|link=http://worldagroforestry.org/projects/]] [http://worldagroforestry.org/projects/ World Agroforestry Centre]
|The Centre’s vision is a rural transformation in the developing world as smallholder households strategically increase their use of trees in agricultural landscapes to improve their food security, nutrition, income, health, shelter, social cohesion, energy resources and environmental sustainability. The Centre’s mission is to generate science-based knowledge about the diverse roles that trees play in agricultural landscapes, and to use its research to advance policies and practices, and their implementation, that benefit the poor and the environment.
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|HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation’s offers services in five different fields of development work: Water and Infrastructure; Environment and Climate Change; Rural Economy, Skills Development and Education; Governance and Peace.
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|[[Image:acacia logo.png|left|70px|link=http://wwwacaciawateruk.acaciawaterstandaardsite.comnl/pagespg-29143-7-89562/englishpagina/projectswelcome.phphtml]] [http://wwwacaciawateruk.acaciawaterstandaardsite.comnl/pagespg-29143-7-89562/englishpagina/projectswelcome.php html Acacia Water]
|Acacia Water is a leading supplier of practical advices regarding groundwater challenges. The added value is hidden in freshness, motivation, common sense, personal commitment, reliability, focus on solutions and the ability to connect and switch. From parcel to world scale, Acacia delivers international services for clients like governments, private sector, and NGOs.
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|[[Image:aqua4all logo.png|left|70px|link=http://www.aquaforall.nl/ukorg/uk]] [http://www.aquaforall.nl/ukorg/uk Aqua for All]
|Aqua for All is a foundation dedicated to fulfilling the needs of the poorest people in the world, the people with less than $4 a day, the so called Base of the Pyramid (BoP). Our purpose is to steadily increase the number of people with access to clean water and adequate sanitation on a sustainable base. Aqua for All acts as a networking agent, connecting public and private organizations, mobilizing resources, expertise and finances from the Dutch water sector towards development projects focused on water and sanitation.
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