[HTML][HTML] Identification of suitable sites for rainwater harvesting structures in arid and semi-arid regions: A review

A Ammar, M Riksen, M Ouessar, C Ritsema - International Soil and Water …, 2016 - Elsevier
Harvested rainwater is an alternative source of water in arid and semi-arid regions (ASARs)
around the world. Many researchers have developed and applied various methodologies …

[HTML][HTML] A GIS-based approach for identifying potential sites for harvesting rainwater in the Western Desert of Iraq

A Adham, KN Sayl, R Abed, MA Abdeladhim… - International Soil and …, 2018 - Elsevier
People living in arid and semi-arid areas with highly variable rainfall and unforeseeable
periods of droughts or floods are severely affected by water shortages and often have …

Selection frameworks for potential rainwater harvesting sites in arid and semi-arid regions: A systematic literature review

S Ahmed, M Jesson, S Sharifi - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Water shortage is a concern in arid and semi-arid regions across the globe due to their lack
of precipitation and unpredictable rainfall patterns. In the past few decades, many …

A multi-criteria decision analysis approach towards efficient rainwater harvesting

AS Toosi, EG Tousi, SA Ghassemi, A Cheshomi… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) is becoming one of the most promising alternative sources of
fresh water which can be potentially captured and utilized, particularly in arid and semi-arid …

Minimizing the impacts of desertification in an arid region: a case study of the West Desert of Iraq

KN Sayl, SO Sulaiman, AH Kamel… - Advances in Civil …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Currently, desertification is a major problem in the western desert of Iraq. The harsh nature,
remoteness, and size of the desert make it difficult and expensive to monitor and mitigate …

Flood risk analysis: causes and landscape based mitigation strategies in Dire Dawa city, Ethiopia

SH Erena, H Worku - Geoenvironmental Disasters, 2018 - Springer
Background In flood prone areas, understanding flood causing factors, assessing the flood
induced risks and adopting landscape based mitigation strategies can increase the …

Optimal sites identification for rainwater harvesting in northeastern Guatemala by analytical hierarchy process

RS Wu, GLL Molina, F Hussain - Water Resources Management, 2018 - Springer
The Guatemala's rural population have limited resources, high vulnerability to climate
change, traditional agriculture practices and adversely affected by water scarcity. These …

Locating site selection for rainwater harvesting structure using remote sensing and GIS

MA Khudhair, KN Sayl, Y Darama - IOP Conference series …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Rainfall is a key source to diminish the problem of water scarcity in the arid and semi-arid
regions. Rainwater harvesting is considered an imperious tool for rainwater conservation …

Detection of suitable sites for rainwater harvesting planning in an arid region using geographic information system

HQ Hashim, KN Sayl - Applied Geomatics, 2021 - Springer
Water is a key natural resource on earth, especially in arid and semi-arid regions with limited
rainfall amounts. The impact of drought could be alleviated via constructing dams to ensure …

Improved framework model to allocate optimal rainwater harvesting sites in small watersheds for agro-forestry uses

DPS Terêncio, LFS Fernandes, RMV Cortes… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
This study introduces an improved rainwater harvesting (RWH) suitability model to help the
implementation of agro-forestry projects (irrigation, wildfire combat) in catchments. The …