Reliability analysis of roof rainwater harvesting systems in a semi-arid region of sub-Saharan Africa: Case study of Mekelle, Ethiopia

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dc.contributor.authorTaffere, Getachew Redae
dc.contributor.authorBeyene, Abebe
dc.contributor.authorVuai, Said A. H.
dc.contributor.authorGasana, Janvier
dc.contributor.authorSeleshi, Yilma
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-20T11:17:48Z
dc.date.available2020-03-20T11:17:48Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionFull Text Article. Also available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2015.1061195en_US
dc.description.abstractCurbing water scarcity problems in semi-arid regions is a top priority for economic and social development. Alternative strategies for sustainable domestic water supply are therefore required to augment water supply with affordable cost and technology. Scant research findings in sub-Saharan Africa have, however, reported inefficiency in adapting to water scarcity problems in the region. Therefore, an investigation of domestic rainwater harvesting (RWH) reliability is important to identify factors affecting the system. We found that rainwater harvesting with the existing traditional RWH systems in Mekelle city was unreliable. Unreliability was attributed to inefficient design (the systems were installed without considering deterministically the stochastic nature of rainfall), family size, water demand, rooftop area and storage tank size.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTaffere, G. R., Beyene, A., Vuai, S. A., Gasana, J., & Seleshi, Y. (2016). Reliability analysis of roof rainwater harvesting systems in a semi-arid region of sub-Saharan Africa: Case study of Mekelle, Ethiopia. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 61(6), 1135-1140.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2150-3435
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2276
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.subjectRainwater harvestingen_US
dc.subjectReliabilityen_US
dc.subjectSemi-arid cityen_US
dc.subjectWater scarcityen_US
dc.subjectWater supplyen_US
dc.subjectEthiopiaen_US
dc.subjectRWHen_US
dc.titleReliability analysis of roof rainwater harvesting systems in a semi-arid region of sub-Saharan Africa: Case study of Mekelle, Ethiopiaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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