Domestic rainwater harvesting to improve water supply in rural South Africa

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 32, Issue 15-18, 2007, Pages 1050-1057

  Mwenge Kahinda, Jean marc ^a   Taigbenu, Akpofure E ^a   Boroto, Jean R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b Source Strategic Focus Pty Ltd   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Domestic rainwater harvesting; Rural South Africa; Sustainable; Water supply

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC RAINWATER HARVESTING; WATER LEGISLATION;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FINANCE; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; POTABLE WATER; RAIN; RURAL AREAS; SANITATION; WATER RESOURCES;

WATER SUPPLY;

ACCESSIBILITY; DRINKING WATER; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; RAINWATER; RURAL AREA; SANITATION; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34548572741     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2007.07.007     Document Type: Article

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