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On-site rainwater harvesting to achieve household water security among rural and peri-urban communities in Jordan

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  • Assayed, Almoayied
  • Hatokay, Zaid
  • Al-Zoubi, Rania
  • Azzam, Shadi
  • Qbailat, Mohammad
  • Al-Ulayyan, Ahmad
  • Saleem, Ma’ab Abu
  • Bushnaq, Shadi
  • Maroni, Robert

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This paper presents the experience of Mercy Corps’ “Community Based Initiatives for Water Demand Management” project, a five year project (2006–2011), in terms of community-based initiatives for water management. This project was designed to build the capacity of local community-based organizations (CBOs) to raise the awareness level around water demand management (WDM) and engage community members in water management measures. It showed how local solutions decrease the reliance on public water systems and ultimately help in facing the water shortage on a national level. This paper also showed that on-site rainwater harvesting Cisterns funded through this project have been able to harvest 88,335m3 annually. The paper found that rainwater harvesting at household level was able to save an average of 24% in potable water per year.

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  • Assayed, Almoayied & Hatokay, Zaid & Al-Zoubi, Rania & Azzam, Shadi & Qbailat, Mohammad & Al-Ulayyan, Ahmad & Saleem, Ma’ab Abu & Bushnaq, Shadi & Maroni, Robert, 2013. "On-site rainwater harvesting to achieve household water security among rural and peri-urban communities in Jordan," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 73(C), pages 72-77.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:recore:v:73:y:2013:i:c:p:72-77
    DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2013.01.010
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    1. Bandara, M. A. C. S. & De Silva, R. P. & Dayawansa, N. D. K., 2010. "Household water security through stored rainwater and consumer acceptability: a case study of the Anuradhapura District," Conference Papers h042862, International Water Management Institute.
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    1. Silva Vieira, A. & Weeber, M. & Ghisi, E., 2013. "Self-cleaning filtration: A novel concept for rainwater harvesting systems," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 78(C), pages 67-73.
    2. Puppala, Harish & Ahuja, Jaya & Tamvada, Jagannadha Pawan & Peddinti, Pranav R T, 2023. "New technology adoption in rural areas of emerging economies: The case of rainwater harvesting systems in India," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 196(C).

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