In situ rainwater harvesting using dead level contours in semi-arid southern Zimbabwe: Insights on the role of socio-economic factors on performance and effectiveness in Gwanda District

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 35, Issue 13-14, 2010, Pages 699-705

  Munamati, Muchaneta ^a   Nyagumbo, Isaiah ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b CIMMYT   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Performance; Rainwater harvesting technology; Resource status; Socio economic; Success

Indexed keywords

PERFORMANCE; RAIN WATER HARVESTING; RESOURCE STATUS; SOCIO-ECONOMICS; SUCCESS;

CROPS; DROUGHT; FOOD SUPPLY; TECHNOLOGY; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

HARVESTING;

CROP YIELD; DROUGHT; FOOD SECURITY; GENDER ROLE; MITIGATION; RAINWATER; RESOURCE USE; SEMIARID REGION; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; WATER PLANNING; WATER TECHNOLOGY;

GWANDA; MATABELELAND SOUTH; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 77957021226     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2010.07.029     Document Type: Article

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