TY - JOUR
T1 - Supplementing urban water supply with rainwater harvesting in Accra, Ghana
AU - Owusu, Kwadwo
AU - Kofi Teye, Joseph
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2015/10/2
Y1 - 2015/10/2
N2 - This article examines the challenges associated with rainwater harvesting and usage in peri-urban Accra. Data collected from 357 heads of household reveal that rainwater harvesting has the potential to supplement existing water sources in peri-urban Accra. However, high investment costs for rainwater harvesting facilities, short-term tenancy arrangements, the perception that rainwater is not clean, and the unique dry climate of the Accra Plains emerge as key challenges limiting domestic use of rainwater. Public education for house owners to invest in rainwater harvesting facilities and governmental support will be needed to increase investment in rainwater harvesting, purification and usage.
AB - This article examines the challenges associated with rainwater harvesting and usage in peri-urban Accra. Data collected from 357 heads of household reveal that rainwater harvesting has the potential to supplement existing water sources in peri-urban Accra. However, high investment costs for rainwater harvesting facilities, short-term tenancy arrangements, the perception that rainwater is not clean, and the unique dry climate of the Accra Plains emerge as key challenges limiting domestic use of rainwater. Public education for house owners to invest in rainwater harvesting facilities and governmental support will be needed to increase investment in rainwater harvesting, purification and usage.
KW - Accra
KW - Ghana
KW - rainfall variability
KW - rainwater harvesting
KW - urban water
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84945460817&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/07900627.2014.927752
DO - 10.1080/07900627.2014.927752
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84945460817
SN - 0790-0627
VL - 31
SP - 630
EP - 639
JO - International Journal of Water Resources Development
JF - International Journal of Water Resources Development
IS - 4
ER -