Water Harvesting - Guidelines to Good Practices - https://www.wocat.net/library/media/25/
Learning Objectives
To enhance learner skills on non conventional water resource supply and management for irrigation use in water scarce countries.
Prerequisites
Skills in hydraulics, hydrology and irrigation
Teaching Methods
Standard lessons, workshops and webinars
Further information
Type of Assessment
Written test (multiple choices questions)
Course program
Provisional
PART 1: Elena Bresci. Water quality assessment; soil salinization; soil salinity; saline aquifers; salinity effects on plants; strategies for managing saline/alkali water; salt balance in soils; leaching.
PART 2: Giulio Castelli. Introduction and main concepts of water harvesting; water harvesting classification; microcatchment water harvesting water harvesting techniques; macrocatchment water harvesting techniques; Floodwater harvesting; groundwater harvesting (qanats); fog collection; water Resources Management in Salt Affected Areas; drainage Water use for irrigation; Risk assessment with non conventional waters; Wastewater stabilization ponds.