A global and regional perspective of rainwater harvesting in sub-Saharan Africa's rainfed farming

In semi-arid and sub-humid Africa , variable rainfall, droughts and low water productivity are undermining food security

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2014
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Agriculture, Climate and Environment
Authors:
Karpouzoglou, T, Barron, J

Abstract

In semi-arid and sub-humid sub-Saharan Africa highly variable rainfall, frequent droughts and low water productivity are consistently undermining food security. Rainwater harvesting technologies (RWHTs) help utilise water more productively whilst raising yield levels. In this article it is argued that realising the potential of RWHTs for resilience building and climate adaptation requires a better understanding of global and regional processes influencing RWHTs adoption combined with pre-existing analysis at the household scale.

Citation

Karpouzoglou, T., Barron, J., A global and regional perspective of rainwater harvesting in sub-Saharan Africa’s rainfed farming, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, vol.88, issue7, pp.43-53, 2014

A global and regional perspective of rainwater harvesting in sub-Saharan Africa’s rainfed farming

Published 1 January 2014
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