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G-WADI centers:

  • Regional Centre on Urban Water Management (Tehran, Iran)

   • Regional Centre for Training and Water Studies of Arid and Semiarid Zones (Cairo, Egypt)

  • Water Centre for Arid and Semi-arid Regions of Latin America and the Caribbean

   • UNESCO IHE Institute for Water Education (Delft, Netherlands)

   • SAHRA - Sustainability of semi-Arid Hydrology and Riparian Areas

  Related sites:

   • International Atomic Energy Agency, Isotope Hydrology Section

  • UNESCO Water Portal

  Educational resources

   • GLOBE
   • Project WET
   • SAHRA Education

UNESCO G-WADI Workshop on Water Harvesting (cont.)

Workshop Report | Papers & Presentations | Case & Regional Studies | Participants

Workshop Case and Regional Studies

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Case Studies

Water Harvesting
Alwar, Rajasthan, India

Roof Water Harvesting
Sri Lanka

Rainwater Harvesting as Remediation for Fluoride Endemic Areas

Ralegan Siddhi: A Village Transformed

ACSAD Activity in the Field of Water Resources Management and Rainwater Harvesting: Yemen Pilot Project

Regional Studies

ACSAD Activity in the Field of Water Resources Management and Rainwater Harvesting

Rainwater Harvesting in Cholistan Desert: A Case Study of Pakistan

The Value of a Raindrop: Traditional RWH Systems in the Arid and Semi-arid Regions of Rajasthan

Holistic Approach to Rain Water Harvesting in the Aravali Hills, Rajasthan India

The Potentials and Impacts of Water Harvesting Projects in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions

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