Water,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(24), P. 3640 - 3640
Published: Dec. 18, 2024
Rainwater
is
a
source
of
freshwater
that
affects
the
aquatic
and
terrestrial
ecosystems,
consequently
human
health.
Since
potential
toxic
elements
(PTEs)
have
been
found
in
rainwater
Southern
Europe,
its
quality
should
be
evaluated.
This
review
assesses
current
knowledge
Europe
concerning
PTEs,
as
well
impact
on
environment
The
presence
PTEs
poses
challenges
simultaneously
an
opportunity
for
innovation
environmental
management,
particularly
water
management.
Further
monitoring
quality,
research,
policy
development
are
needed
to
ensure
remains
viable
safe
resource.
regarding
harvesting
measure
drought
mitigation,
observed
require
investing
treatment
technologies.
harvested
can
reduce
health
risks
posed
by
while
enhancing
region’s
resilience
climate
change
scarcity.
Water,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(17), P. 2394 - 2394
Published: Aug. 26, 2024
As
global
water
resources
decline
and
demand
increases
due
to
population
growth
climate
change,
innovative
rainwater
storage
systems
(IRSSs)
have
become
crucial.
This
review
examines
the
potential
of
IRSSs
sustainably
address
challenges
by
analyzing
key
factors
that
influence
their
success.
Drawing
on
research
from
Scopus
Google
Scholar,
it
evaluates
in
both
urban
rural
settings
across
different
countries
regions,
focusing
contribution
Sustainable
Development
Goal
(SDG)
6.
highlights
how
social,
environmental,
economic,
policy
affect
success
IRSS
compared
traditional
common
developing
nations.
can
outperform
methods
sustainability,
encouraging
adoption.
However,
there
is
a
significant
gap
integration
needs
be
addressed
for
successful
implementation.
Further
needed
better
understand
contributing
role
achieving
sustainability.
Integrating
harvesting
into
national
policies
could
offer
valuable
guidance
policymakers
resource
managers
addressing
issues
like
floods,
scarcity,
related
social
environmental
countries.
Applied Water Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(12)
Published: Nov. 25, 2024
Abstract
Published
results
on
rainwater
management
systems
revealed
a
lack
of
holistic
science-based
design
principles.
A
new
approach
to
is
proposed.
Its
necessity
and
feasibility
are
discussed.
It
demonstrated
that
quantitatively
harvesting
rainfall
infiltrating
fraction
should
be
mandatory.
Thus,
the
primary
site-specific
parameter
intensity
rainfall.
Clearly,
harvested
used
everywhere
as
valuable
resource.
Under
arid
semi-arid
conditions
large
tanks
maximize
water
storage
for
long
dry
season
while
under
humid
same
helps
minimize
frequency
emptying
avoid
flooding.
The
separates
(and
stormwater)
from
sewage
has
potential
maintain
natural
hydrological
cycle
in
urban
areas
despite
urbanization.
In
already
crowded
slums,
(RWH)
can
also
restore
cycle.
advocates
decentralized
RWH
infrastructures
harvest,
infiltrate,
store
individual
residences,
piping
overflows
semi-centralized
cluster-scale
tanks.
Rooting
integrated
resource
appears
missing
puzzle
in:
(i)
restoring
where
it
been
disturbed
(landscape
restoration),
(ii)
avoiding
flooding,
mitigating
soil
erosion.
This
essential
sustainable
development.
Heliyon,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
11(1), P. e41692 - e41692
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
This
article
evaluates
the
prospects
for
rainwater
harvesting
(RWH)
as
a
means
of
optimizing
water
management
in
Mandara
Mountains.
RWH
is
small-scale
conservation
approach
locally
intercepting
and
storing
rainfall
before
it
enters
usual
hydrologic
cycle.
ancient
practice
has
recently
sustained
lives
semiarid
areas
world
(e.g.
Brazil,
China),
but
not
yet
really
used
Mountains
Cameroon
where
people
are
still
lacking
safe
drinking
water.
Recently,
was
also
demonstrated
missing
puzzle
integrated
resources
(IWRM)
only
facing
scarcity.
The
present
aims
to
prepare
large
scale
Water
yields
estimated
residential
roofs,
administrative
confessional
buildings,
agricultural
farm
scale).
results
show
that
an
affordable,
applicable,
attractive
tool
both
rural
urban
communities
sustainably
solve
long-lasting
problem
lack
Moreover,
despite
short
rainy
season,
may
provide
enough
irrigation
mitigate
dry
spells
increase
livestock
productivity.
study
regarded
blueprint
planning
sustainable
Applied and Environmental Soil Science,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
2025(1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Tamil
Nadu
and
Kerala
achieve
the
coastal
flood
disaster
that
leads
to
maximum
social
economic
loss
for
India.
The
prone
methods
used
Sentinel
1A,
Tropical
Rainfall
Measuring
Mission
(TRMM),
Gravity
Recovery
Climate
Experiment
with
Terrestrial
Water
Storage
Anomaly
(GRACE‐TWSA)
product
in
Ernakulam
events.
These
data
estimate
change
detection
of
pre‐flood
post‐flood
events,
inundation
mapping,
Reager’s
Flood
Potential
Index
(RFPI).
1A
was
overlaid
four
consecutive
days
determine
portion
mapping.
Using
GRACE‐TWSA
TRMM
data,
(FPI)
RFPI
method
at
a
monthly
scale.
Then,
RFPI,
GRACE‐TWSA,
were
compared
cities
flooded
year
Chennai,
Nadu,
Ernakulam,
Kerala.
Finally,
determined
90‐sq·km
2015
Chennai
25‐sq·km
2018
limited
remote
sensing
data.
Maximum
between
postflood
preflood
period
(12
months)
achieves
maximum,
approximately
80%
from
monsoon
rainfall
20%
total
water
storage
attain
100%
both
years.
results
monitor
locations
these
extreme
past
floods
on
south
coast
research
insight
shares
surplus
resources
by
downpour
northeast
southwest
Downpour
naturally
disputes
sustain
socioeconomic
reforms
interstates.
study
also
supports
policy
sustainable
development
goals
11,
13,
14,
15
future.
Frontiers in Water,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
7
Published: April 17, 2025
The
study
explored
the
intellectual
domain
of
climate
change,
water
resource
management,
adaptation,
and
governance
(CCWRM_AG),
identifying
research
hotspots,
proposing
solutions
to
address
scarcity
environmental
impacts
in
South
Africa.
In
total,
1,117
original
published
studies
BibTeX
format
were
obtained
using
Web
Science
Scopus
databases
from
1997
2022.
data
analyzed
on
CCWRM_AG
includes
top-cited
articles
distribution
author
keywords,
most-cited
journals,
word
cloud,
thematic
evolution
top
affiliations.
National
Integrated
Water
Information
System
(NIWIS)
database
was
utilized
monitor
assess
potential
for
shortages
employed
geobibliometrics,
an
integrated
approach
that
combines
bibliometric
analysis
remote
sensing
data,
evaluate
trends
dam
levels.
field
Africa
is
experiencing
18.98%
annual
growth
citations
per
article,
with
University
Kwazulu-Natal
Cape
Town
ranking
first
highest
total
number
articles,
indicating
their
significant
influence
associated
centers.
Based
keyword,
change
are
central
issues
related
drought
shortage,
a
hint
relatedness
further
studies.
spatial
reveals
severe
Western
province,
adversely
affecting
quality,
agriculture,
livelihoods
due
critically
low
Northern
faces
its
arid
lands,
while
other
provinces
show
relatively
stable
availability.
findings
this
can
enhance
multifaceted
integrates
robust
infrastructure,
regulatory
policies,
economic
incentives
mitigate
impacts.
Water Cycle,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
5, P. 109 - 120
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Our
research
consists
in
designing
a
new
system
of
management
and
valuation
rainwater
with
the
aim
securing
supply
drinking
water.
For
this,
our
study
was
conducted
view
to
collection,
storage,
treatment,
distribution
compliance
standards
force
for
use,
based
on
alternative
techniques
using
modeling
software
EPA
SWMM5,
optimize
dimensioning
necessary
structures.
Thus
case
University
Settat
Morocco,
an
area
6.56
Ha,
intense
rain
42
mm/h
over
period
30
min,
average
annual
372
mm/year,
result
obtained
is
very
important:
collection
334.8
L/m2/year,
towards
reservoirs
overall
capacity
1336.20
m3,
be
used
toilet
flushes,
irrigation
surrounding
green
spaces
without
use
water,
thus
saving
water
consumption
significant
gain
investment
operation
Thus,
limited
area,
more
than
50%
can
saved
consumption,
by
collecting
rainwater,
future
face
shortage.
