Water Harvesting for Rainfed Africa

Investing in dryland agriculture for growth and resilience

Example of waterharvesting and recharge

WAHARA will study local WH solutions in 4 study sites throughout Africa from a transdisciplinary perspective that takes into account not only bio-physical aspects, but also socio-economic aspects and political conditions. The project will work closely together with stakeholders, to make sure that selected solutions are really meeting their needs. The effectiveness of WH technologies will be assessed under different environmental and socio-economic conditions.

Location

Africa, Ethiopia
Addis Abeba, Addis Abeba
9.022736, 38.746799

Focus areas

Governance
Category: Integrated resource management

Land & water
Category: Integrated resource management

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Deliverables

Design water harvesting technologies
Assess the on-site and downstream impact of WH technologies
Develop criteria for sustainable impact on improving livelih
Develop guidelines to facilitate stakeholder learning and ac

Goals

Develop innovative appropriate WH technologies for different geographical regions of rainfed Africa. The project aims to develop solutions applicable beyond local study sites and indeed across the continent. In order to reach this objective, study sites are selected that are representative for rainfed Africa: Tunisia in the North, Burkina Faso in the West, Zambia in the South and Ethiopia in the East.

Details of project plan

Financed under the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Commission, WAHARA includes the following project partners: Alterra (Netherlands), University of Leeds (UK), MetaMeta (Netherlands); Institut des Regions Arides (Tunisia), Institute de l'Environnement et de Researches Agricoles (Burkina Faso), Mekelle University (Ethiopia), Golden Valley Agricultural Research Trust (Zambia) Wageningen University – Land Degradation and Development Group (Netherlands).