Report

Harvesting the heavens guidelines for rainwater harvesting in pacific island countries

22 February 2005

Rainwater harvesting has not been given the attention it deserves and is often looked at as a last resort. It can be used as a backup and a supplementary source for conventional water supplies. The implementation of a demonstration project on Rainwater Harvesting in the Pacific resulted in many lessons learned which were used to prepare the Guidelines on Rainwater Harvesting for Pacific island countries.