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This paper introduces innovative rainwater harvesting technologies that are designed to solve problems of evaporation, percolation, contamination, and vector-borne disease propagation. The paper also tries to adapt a pilot-tested technology from high rainfed geographical locations to arid and semi-arid ecosystems and while doing this local sociocultural, economic, and environmental factors play key role to success. This study contributes to the development of efficient ways to manage and use rainwater in water-scarce arid and semi-arid areas in Ethiopia for domestic and livestock purposes and for income diversification.
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The pilot project was funded by the World Bank through its development innovation fund (DIF), and the incubation to Borena Zone was made possible with the kind assistance of USAID through Resilient Africa Network and supervised by resilient innovation Laboratory of the Horn of Africa based at Jimma University.
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Haddis, A. (2018). Innovative Rainwater Harvesting Technologies for Pastoralists in Arid and Semi-arid Areas: A Case Study in Oromiya Region, Ethiopia. In: Leal Filho, W., de Trincheria Gomez, J. (eds) Rainwater-Smart Agriculture in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66239-8_15
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