Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries

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Potential for Rainwater Harvesting in Ten African Cities: A GIS Overview

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The main objective of this project is to demonstrate the huge potential for RWH in African cities and therefore provide a tool for advocacy and decision support for RWH in Africa. This report describes the mapping by GIS, of the RWH Potential in ten African cities. The project provides an advocacy tool, which shows the expansive opportunities for RWH in African capital cities in ten countries, namely Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It produced a GIS database that captures major features associated with RWH in “built-up areas”.


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