Reliability Analysis of Roof Rainwater Harvesting Systems in a Semi-arid Region of Sub-Saharan Africa: case study of Mekelle, Ethiopia

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dc.contributor.authorTaffere ,Getachew Redae
dc.contributor.authorBeyene, Abebe
dc.contributor.authorVuai,Said A.H
dc.contributor.authorGasana ,Janvier
dc.contributor.authorSeleshi Yilma
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-06T08:48:14Z
dc.date.available2025-08-06T08:48:14Z
dc.date.issued2015-06-05
dc.descriptionThis Article was published by Tailor and Francis
dc.description.abstractCurbing water scarcity problems in semi-arid regions is a top priority for economic and social devel opment. Alternative strategies for sustainable domestic water supply are therefore required to augment water supply with affordable cost and technology. Scant research findings in sub-Saharan Africa have, however, reported inefficiency in adapting to water scarcity problems in the region. Therefore, an investigation of domestic rainwater harvesting (RWH) reliability is important to identify factors affecting the system. We found that rainwater harvesting with the existing traditional RWH systems in Mekelle city was unreliable. Unreliability was attributed to inefficient design (the systems were installed without considering deterministically the stochastic nature of rainfall), family size, water demand, rooftop area and storage tank size
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dc.identifier.issn1135–1140
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.must.ac.tz/handle/123456789/387
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTailor and Francic
dc.titleReliability Analysis of Roof Rainwater Harvesting Systems in a Semi-arid Region of Sub-Saharan Africa: case study of Mekelle, Ethiopia
dc.typeArticle
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