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In need of good water management? Apply the 3R formula. Anywhere.
Why you should use buffering techniques like the 3R approach to secure water
Managing the water buffer with the groundbreaking 3R formula
How integrated water buffer management, including the 3R approach, transforms lives and economies
Reuse: the last but not the least element of the 3R approach
Why retention is an essential element in the 3R approach
An introduction to the first element of the 3R approach: recharge
The 3R program of recharging, retaining and re-using water offers solutions for urban areas
Why a solution as the 3R approach can make a big difference in Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia
How to solve drought? Rainwater harvesting programs make smart use of the months in which it does rain, using 3R technologies
The environmental benefits of the 3R approach
Meet the Expert in the Field of Rainwater Harvesting and Buffering
The RAIN Foundation, Amsterdam, est. 2013
The Value of Irrigation Development in Ethiopia
Here’s Why Clean Water Is Urgent in Uganda
What you need to know about Rainwater Harvesting in Kenya
All you need to know about rainwater harvesting in the Andes
Why Rainwater Harvesting is important for Nepal
How to make the best use of rainwater harvesting techniques
GIS, GI and RS: Agricultural Technologies Explained
What is Rainwater Harvesting
The Possibilities of Microfinance for Rainwater Harvesting
Annual Reports
Annual report 2014
Annual report 2013
Factsheets
Factsheet Benefits of the WASH Alliance Programme
Factsheet Sustainable WASH for everyone
Factsheet WASH The Business Case of Land & Water
Factsheet Environmental Sustainability in WASH projects
Factsheet Increasing access to water. Scaling up water harvesting practices through microfinance.
Factsheet RAIN & L’Alliance WASH au Mali
Flyers
Flyer Organizational capacity support to west Hararghe Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Development through Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographical Information (GI) systems
Flyer CECEP – Centre d’Expertise pour la Collecte des Eaux de Pluie
Flyer RAIN Intelligence
Flyer RAIN Advice
Flyer RAIN Implementation
Corporate Flyer RAIN
Brochures
Brochure Nepal
Brochure Andean region
Brochure Andean region (Spanish version)
Brochure Kenya
Brochure Uganda
Brochure Ethiopia
Brochure Mali & Burkina Faso
Brochure Mali & Burkina Faso (French version)
Corporate brochure RAIN (Spanish version)
Corporate brochure RAIN (French version)
Corporate brochure RAIN (English version)
Brochure 3R Water Solutions in Urban Areas
Brochure 3R solutions to improve water quality and quantity
Booklets
Booklet Rainwater Champions – stories from Mali and Burkina Faso
Les Champions de la maitrise l’eau de pluies – Histoires de Mali et Burkina Faso
Booklet Rainwater Champions – stories from Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda
Booklet Smart 3R Solutions
Read our booklet about 3R Securing water and land in the Tana basin: a resource book for water managers and practitioners
Booklet 3R Profit from Storage. The cost and benefits of water buffering
Booklet 3R Avantages du Storage. Coûts et bénéfices de la création de zones tampons.
Booklet 3R El Redito del Almacenamiento
Booklet 3R Transforming Landscapes, Transforming lives. The business of sustainable water buffer management
Booklet 3R Transformer les Paysages, transformer les vies: le rôle de la gestion durable des zones tampons
Booklet 3R Transformando Paisajes. Transformando vidas el negocio de la gestion sostenible de las reservas de agua.
Booklet 3R Managing the Water Buffer for Development and Climate Change Adaptation. Groundwater recharge, retention, reuse and rainwater storage
Booklet 3R Gestión de las reservas de agua subterránea para el desarrollo y la adaptación al cambio climático
Booklet 3R La gestion de l’eau comme tampon pour favoriser le développement et l’adaptation au changement climatique
Manuals & Guidelines
Water Use Master Plan + 3R Facilitator’s Manual Online
Student-led water, sanitation, hygiene & Greening – Training Manual for Facilitators
Sports for WASH – A School-Level Training Kit
Water Harvesting. Guidelines to Good Practice 2013
Rainwater Quality Policy and Guidelines 2009 (French version)
Rainwater Quality Policy and Guidelines 2009 (English version)
Other Interesting Publications
Watershed Management Approaches, Policies, and Operations: Lessons for Scaling Up
Harvesting RainWater for Landscape Use
Water and the Rural Poor Interventions for Improving Livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Surface Dams: a Simple, Safe and Affordable Technology for Pastoralists
Soil Conservation and Water Harvesting
Building Sand Dams: a Practical Guide
Rainwater Harvesting and Utilisation
Rainwater Harvesting and Management in Rainfed Agricultural Systems in sub-Saharan Africa – a Review
Roofwater Harvesting – A Handbook for Practitioners
Rainwater Harvesting in North Eastern Brazil (Blog H. de Heijnen)
Rainwater Harvesting in Guinea-Bissau
Rainwater Harvesting: a Lifeline for Human Well Being
Rainwater Harvesting: a Guide to Good Practices
Rhetoric versus Realities – A Diagnosis of Rainwater Management
Resilient Techniques to Improve Water Availability, with a Focus on Drought-Prone Areas
Guidelines for Planning and Providing Multiple Use Water Services
Build RWH4MUS
Optimising Runoff from Roads for Irrigation
Multiple Use Water Services in Ethiopia Scoping Study
Mapping the Potential of Rainwater Harvesting Technologies in Africa
Kitui Sand Dams Construction and Operation
Guidelines for Planning and Providing Multiple Use Water Services
Community Organisation and Participatory Design of Sand-Storage Dams in Kenya
A Practical Guide to Sand Dam Implementation
A Comparison of Ten Different Below-Ground RWH Tanks
IRC Symposium 2010: Micro-credit and Rainwater Harvesting Nepal
Construction de Barrages de Sable: Une Guide Pratique
Construction de Citerne de Collecte des Eaux de Pluies (CEP)
Construction Expérimentale d’Impluviums en Moellons dans le Cervle de Bandiagara
Guide Pratique pour la Mise en Oeuvre d’un Barrage de Sable
La Collecte de l’Eau – Directives pour de Bonnes Pratiques
Manuel de l’Utilisateur
Récupération et Utilisation de l’Eau de Pluie
Référentiel Technique – Pour la Réalisation d’Impluviums en Ferrociment
Réservoir Souterrain 100m3 pour la Récupération Institutionnelle de l’Eau de Pluie
Seuils d’Épandage
Captacion Y Almacenamiento de Agua de Lluvia