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MORWater

MObile App For Optimizing and Promoting Rain WATER Harvesting in ‎Semi-Arid Regions: Collecting ‎Rain for A Self-Sustaining and Self-Reliant ‎Palestinian Water Supply (MORWater)‎

Category: ‎Water Resources

Duration: ‎01/05/2017 to ‎‎31/12/2019‎

Objectives: ‎

Characterization of the study area (entire West Bank) and building of GIS-based database Water supply-demand gap analysis Water ‎vulnerability and rain water harvesting suitability mapping Assessment of the linkage/interaction between water vulnerability and RWH ‎suitability maps Identification of the potential RWH sites and technologies (based on RWH suitability map) for domestic and agricultural ‎uses (catchment level) Assessment of the potential social and environmental impacts of the proposed RWH techniques (catchment level) ‎Economic feasibility of adopting RWH techniques (catchment level) Preparation of guidelines Formulation of policy briefs Development of ‎MORWater mobile app