Options for water storage and rainwater harvesting to improve health and resilience against climate change in Africa

Regional Environmental Change

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 509-519

  Boelee, Eline ^a   Yohannes, Mekonnen ^c   Poda, Jean Noël ^d   McCartney, Matthew ^b   Cecchi, Philippe ^e   Kibret, Solomon ^f   Hagos, Fitsum ^b   Laamrani, Hammou ^g  

^a INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

^b International Water Management Institute IWMI   (Ethiopia)

^c MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^d Public Health Research Institute for Health Sciences   (Burkina Faso)

^e INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^f ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^g International Development Research Centre (IDRC)   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Africa; Climate change; Health; Small reservoirs; Water harvesting; Water storage

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878524508     PISSN: 14363798     EISSN: 1436378X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10113-012-0287-4     Document Type: Article

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