Conventional and makeshift rainwater harvesting in rural South Africa: exploring determinants for rainwater harvesting mode

Karen Lebek and Tobias Krueger

International Journal of Water Resources Development, 2023, vol. 39, issue 1, 113-132

Abstract: In underserved rural areas, domestic rainwater harvesting has been gaining importance as an alternative water source. In rural South Africa, however, less than 1% of households use conventional rainwater harvesting systems. Instead, a household survey in KwaZulu-Natal reveals that many households harvest rainwater in a makeshift manner, using homemade gutters and drums. Statistical analysis shows that high income, a brick house with straight gutters and good water services facilitate conventional rainwater harvesting, while a household with only round huts is easily trapped into makeshift rainwater harvesting. For upscaling rainwater harvesting in rural areas, housing types need to be considered.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1983778

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