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Solar Power Water Lifting and Application to Orchard through Drip Irrigation
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Solar Power Water Lifting and Application to Orchard … [Pakistan]

Water from the Hunza river was lifted through solar powered pump, stored above ground plastic tanks and applied to newly planted apple orchards through efficient drip irrigation. Mulch was applied to the plants to conserve soil moisture.

  • Compiler: Madhav Dhakal
Sub-surface water harvesting for an efficient use of water resources
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Sub-surface water harvesting for an efficient use of … [Pakistan]

The purpose of this water harvesting technology is to capture, collect and distribute sub-surface water. First, an infiltration gallery is developed, which allows the percolation and collection of sub-surface water through perforated pipes at a depth of approximately 3-4.5 metres. Sub-surface water is filtered by gravel/sand underground and infiltrates into …

  • Compiler: Eveline Studer
Green Guards in Thar desert, Sindh|
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Green Guards in Thar desert, Sindh| [Pakistan]

i) The local community organization in Tehsil Nagarparkar have applied brakes on rapid deforestation and degradation of natural resources through local youth named GREEN GUARDS organized by SCOPE. ii) The community organization possesses a ritual to protect trees by local women who are proclaiming trees as their brothers, by tying …

  • Compiler: UNCCD PRAIS
Raising Shelterbelts/Woodlots to Control Wind Erosion in Thal Desert, Pakistan
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Raising Shelterbelts/Woodlots to Control Wind Erosion in Thal … [Pakistan]

The technology of establishing shelterbelts/woodlots was developed by Sustainable Land Management Project to protect arable lands, habitations and infrastructure from hot desiccating winds blowing a speed of 80-90 km/hr and very high evapotranspiration rates that create the problem of moving/shifting sand dunes. The limiting factor in establishing shelterbelts/woodlots was the …

  • Compiler: UNCCD PRAIS
Strengthening the Traditional Rod-Kohi Water Management System in Dera Ismail Khan
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Strengthening the Traditional Rod-Kohi Water Management System in … [Pakistan]

Rod-Kohi is the local term for Hill Torrent water management system, a form of centuries old traditional practice of diverting and spreading water from hill torrents to crop fields in the piedmonts of mountain range. The system at Seikh Haider Zam is important from the point of view that it …

  • Compiler: UNCCD PRAIS
Sand Dune Stabilization in Drylands of Pakistan with Participation of Farmers
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Sand Dune Stabilization in Drylands of Pakistan with … [Pakistan]

The Sustainable Land Management Project (SLMP) and its Implementing Partner i.e the Bannu Forest division collaborated with local community to use Kana as a source of protection against this eroding factor of sand dunes. The Kana being a local species is highly resistant to water stress and has high growth …

  • Compiler: UNCCD PRAIS
Sustainable Land Management in Nangarparkar by mobilizing communities
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Sustainable Land Management in Nangarparkar by mobilizing communities [Pakistan]

Nangarparkar, Tharparkar is a fragile arid and semiarid ecosystem which is subjected to desertification due to frequent droughts, pressure on natural vegetative cover due to exploitation by human and livestock (for fodder, timber, firewood, gum resin, medicinal herbs extraction etc.) and limited water resources. Desertification threatened livelihood of about 1.3 …

  • Compiler: UNCCD PRAIS
Rainwater Harvesting for Olive Production
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Rainwater Harvesting for Olive Production [Palestine, State of]

Microcatchment water harvesting captures, stores and allows safe overflow of excess surface runoff collected during heavy rainfall events. The intercepted and deep-infiltrated water enhances soil moisture at/around the microcatchment structure. This eventually boosts plant productivity in dry areas, mitigates land degradation, and benefits the local farming communities’ livelihoods

  • Compiler: Joren Verbist