SLM Database

Jessour is an ancient runoff water harvesting technique widely practiced in the arid highlands

• Compiler: Mongi Ben Zaied
• 03/03/2011 8:02 p.m.

The tabia earthen dyke is a water harvesting technique used in the foothill and piedmont areas.

• Compiler: Mongi Ben Zaied
• 03/03/2011 2:30 p.m.

The technology of check dam is a technique consisting of binding different gabion cages filled with small stones together to form a complete flexible gabion unit.

• Compiler: Mongi Ben Zaied
• 03/03/2011 3:20 p.m.

Cisterns are reservoirs used for storing rainfall and runoff water for multiple purposes: drinking, animal watering and supplemental irrigation.

• Compiler: Mongi Ben Zaied
• 03/03/2011 1:53 p.m.

Il s’agit, au moyen de travaux plus ou moins compliqués de détourner tout ou une partie des eaux de ruissellement d’un bassin versant qui ont fini par se rassembler dans un lit d’oued vers des champs d’épandage préalablement préparés et ceci par l’intermédiaire soit de simples saignées (Mgoud) se branchant …

• Compiler: Donia Mühlematter
• 10/31/2018 10:58 a.m.

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• Compiler: Donia Mühlematter
• 10/25/2018 4:57 p.m.

A recharge well comprises a drilled hole, up to 30-40 m deep that reaches the water table, and a surrounding filter used to allow the direct injection of floodwater into the aquifer.

• Compiler: Mongi Ben Zaied
• 03/03/2011 1:11 p.m.

Cisterns are water collection structures which form part of a cultural heritage dating back some 2000 years. While cisterns are commonly used to store drinking water, in the sloping fields of Tarsus they serve as a form of water insurance structure for orchards during dry periods.

• Compiler: Erhan Akca
• 08/23/2022 10 a.m.

Fish farming, commonly referred to as aquaculture, is one of the common practices promoted by small, medium and large scale farmers in Amuru District, Northern Uganda. Labour, hoes, wheelbarrows, spades and slashers are used for establishment. The technology is established on a gently sloping physical environment located mainly at the …

• Compiler: betty adoch
• 07/03/2017 10:13 a.m.

Spring ground water reservoir to supply water for the fish pond during dry season to be harvested throughout the year.

• Compiler: betty adoch
• 06/14/2017 4:11 p.m.