Reliability analysis of roof rainwater harvesting systems in a semi-arid region of sub-Saharan Africa: Case study of Mekelle, Ethiopia

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dc.creatorTaffere, Getachew Redae
dc.creatorBeyene, Abebe
dc.creatorVuai, Said A. H.
dc.creatorGasana, Janvier
dc.creatorSeleshi, Yilma
dc.date2020-03-20T11:17:48Z
dc.date2020-03-20T11:17:48Z
dc.date2016
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-20T13:09:15Z
dc.date.available2022-10-20T13:09:15Z
dc.descriptionFull Text Article. Also available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2015.1061195
dc.descriptionCurbing water scarcity problems in semi-arid regions is a top priority for economic and social development. Alternative strategies for sustainable domestic water supply are therefore required to augment water supply with affordable cost and technology. Scant research findings in sub-Saharan Africa have, however, reported inefficiency in adapting to water scarcity problems in the region. Therefore, an investigation of domestic rainwater harvesting (RWH) reliability is important to identify factors affecting the system. We found that rainwater harvesting with the existing traditional RWH systems in Mekelle city was unreliable. Unreliability was attributed to inefficient design (the systems were installed without considering deterministically the stochastic nature of rainfall), family size, water demand, rooftop area and storage tank size.
dc.identifierTaffere, G. R., Beyene, A., Vuai, S. A., Gasana, J., & Seleshi, Y. (2016). Reliability analysis of roof rainwater harvesting systems in a semi-arid region of sub-Saharan Africa: Case study of Mekelle, Ethiopia. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 61(6), 1135-1140.
dc.identifier2150-3435
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2276
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2276
dc.languageen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.subjectRainwater harvesting
dc.subjectReliability
dc.subjectSemi-arid city
dc.subjectWater scarcity
dc.subjectWater supply
dc.subjectEthiopia
dc.subjectRWH
dc.titleReliability analysis of roof rainwater harvesting systems in a semi-arid region of sub-Saharan Africa: Case study of Mekelle, Ethiopia
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