Rainwater harvesting
Practical Action
http://www.trade.altconcepts.net/
SimTanka
http://simtanka.sourceforge.net/
software for sizing reliable rainwater harvesting systems with covered storage tanks –
SimTanka, is freely available.
JRCSA (Japan Rainwater Catchment Association)
http://takeyam.life.shimane-u.ac.jp/jircsa/homepage.html
SA WATER (South Australian Water Corporation)
http://www.sawater.com.au/sawater/
Centre for Science and the Environment (CSE)
http://oneworld.org/cse/html/cmp/cmp43.htm -
Rainwater harvesting page - a very active Indian Group
Sunstove
http://www.sungravity.com/
The Sunstove Organization's web site provides free instructions, photos, drawings and
specifications to build a roof catchment system, sand filter, cement water tank, and spring
capping systems
Global Applied Research Network (GARNET)
http://info.lut.ac.uk/departments/cv/wedc/garnet/tncrain.html
Site of the Global Applied Research Network (GARNET) Rainwater Harvesting Page –
http://www.unep.org/publications/ - link to a recent UNEP publication titled 'Sourcebook of
Alternative Technologies for Freshwater Augumentation in Small Island Developing States'
that includes some useful information on RWH
http://www.unep.or.jp/ietc/Publications/TechPublications/TechPub-8e/index.html
Sourcebook of Alternative Technologies for Freshwater Augumentation in Some Countries in
Asia - another in this series of UNEP publications
World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)
http://www.wmo.ch/
Rainwater Harvesting in the Loess Plateau of Gansu, China - a paper presented at the 9th
IRCSA Conference in Brazil
http://www.greenbuilder.com/sourcebook/Rainwater.html#CSI - Sustainable Building
Sourcebook Website
Information Centres
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)
P.O. Box 4
Khlong Luang Pathumthani 12120, THAILAND
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Fax: (66-2) 516-2126 or (66-2) 524-5870
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