Leaky wells or recharge wells can take clean stormwater and allow it to percolate into the ground. This raises the groundwater table and prevents accumulation and flooding.
Abundant Water is a charitable group working to bring clean drinking water to those who need it in developing nations.
The aim is to develop the simplest and cheapest basic water filter possible.
Harvesting rooftop rainwater can provide supplemental water for all purpose in an urban area. Here is one such example from the city of Bangalore India.
In the Azawak, a vast plain on the edge of the Sahara, a little rain falls during two months of the year. For the rest of the year, there is no water. Imagine scooping water from a muddy marsh.
Development organization AMMAN IMMAN: WATER IS LIFE builds permanent sources of water in the Azawak of West Africa. The Azawak, home to half a million people, suffers from water scarcity.
This video describes the important role of water in different sectors (agriculture, industry, domestic use, recreation) throughout the centuries starting with the Nile and the early settlements aro
