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<font size="3" color="#939393">Are you a professional working in WASH, water supply or agriculture? And are you looking for alternatives to conventional ways of water supply to make your project more sustainable, or do you have problems with the availability of water resources in your project? Then this tool is designed for you!</font>

Are This tool provides you with practical information on rainwater harvesting and shows that rainwater harvesting is a professional working in WASH, water supply or agriculture? And are you looking for alternatives viable alternative and an addition to conventional ways of water supply . It allows you to make estimate how much of your project more sustainablewater needs can be covered by collecting and storing rainwater, or do you have problems with the availability of water resources in your project? Then this tool is designed for you!and which techniques might be most appropriate.

This tool provides you with practical information on <br>[[Image:rainwater harvesting and shows that rainwater harvesting is a viable alternative and an addition to conventional ways of water supply. It allows you to estimate how much of your water needs can be covered by collecting and storing rainwater, and which techniques might be most appropriatebanner.png|none|900px|]]<br>

===Rain is Gain Tool===

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* '''First, let’s calculate your water needs:''' the amount of water needed for different purposes - from domestic to productive.:<font size="3">[http://www.nineyrainfoundation.org/showcasetools/rain/rainwater-harvestis-gain.html YOUR WATER NEEDS]</font> (scroll to middle of page)

 * '''Now let’s calculate your water supply:''' the amount of water that can potentially be generated by different rain water harvesting techniques in your project area.:<font size="3">[http://www.nineyrainfoundation.org/showcasetools/rain/rainwater-harvestis-gain.html YOUR WATER SUPPLY]</font> (scroll to middle of page)

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At the same time, a landscape provides different kinds of services to its surrounding communities. Healthy ecosystems directly feed vulnerable communities. A forest supplies people with food and water; trees on slopes regulate floods and increase water infiltration; and wetlands and forests have water-purifying functions. Make sure that you are aware of these different services.

Check out [http://www.nineyrainfoundation.org/showcasetools/rain/river-catchmentwash.html this tool] to learn more about environmentally sustainability within WASH projects.

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===Acknowledgements===

* RAIN. [http://www.nineyrainfoundation.org/showcasetools/rain/rainwater-harvestis-gain.html Rain is Gain Tool] RAIN brings 10 years of hands-on rainwater harvesting experience and extensive knowledge in project and program design and management. RAIN can give you access to a wide international network of implementers, policymakers, networkers, experts and other partners. If you want to know how to design, coordinate, manage, monitor, evaluate and/or promote your initiative on rainwater harvesting, we’ll gladly stand by your side and provide insights and solutions.

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