Bangladesh convention on rainwater harvesting is to promote rainwater harvesting for attaining a sustainable solution of the alarming water crisis.
Rainwater harvesting: a potential way forward
The potentiality of rainwater harvesting to address household level water scarcity as well as to enhance groundwater recharging has already been tested in the context of Bangladesh and in many other countries in the Asian and African regions. Particularly in the coastal areas of Bangladesh, indigenous knowledge and practice of catching, storing and us
29/07/2020
আজ বিশ্ব বৃষ্টি দিবস!
বিশ্বে প্রতি তিনজনের মধ্যে একজন মানুষ নিরাপদ পানি থেকে বঞ্চিত। বৃষ্টি আমাদের জন্য প্রকৃতির একটি উপহার। যদি সঠিকভাবে বৃষ্টির পানি
সংরক্ষণ করা হয় তাহলে সেই পানি পান করা নিরাপদ। আসুন আমরা সচেতনভাবে বৃষ্টির পানি ব্যবহার করি।
বৃষ্টি নিয়ে আপনার কোন সুন্দর স্মৃতি বা গল্প লিখে জানান আমাদের কমেন্টস সেকশন এ!
01/03/2017
Opportunity for students to be part of 3rd Bangladesh Convention on Rainwater Harvesting, jointly organised by WaterAid Bangladesh, RAiN Forum, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and ITN BUET.
To register, please follow the link: http://www.rainwaterconvention.org/student-registration
22/05/2016
Deadline extends till 16 June 2016!
Rainwater Convention | WaterAid Bangladesh WaterAid Bangladesh
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22/07/2014
WaterAid Bangladesh joined hands with University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) to promote Rainwater Harvesting under a project titled ‘Greening ULAB’ of the Center for Sustainable Development (CSD).
WaterAid’s Country Representative Dr Md Khairul Islam and Professor Imran Rahman, Vice-Chancellor of ULAB signed the MoU on behalf of their organisations. Hasin Jahan, Director- Programmes of WaterAid and Dr Hamidul Huq, Director-CSD of ULAB and others were present at that time.
CSD is a research centre motivated by social responsibilities, moral concerns, socio-environmental challenges to provide present and future generations with relevant knowledge and expertise for a better citizenship. WaterAid is enthusiastic to work with ULAB in coming days through establishing a demonstration plant there and a rain-centre as well.
The MoU was signed between both the parties at ULAB's Dhanmondi campus on 21 July 2014, initially for three year with a possibility of further extension.
06/07/2014
Calling all the artist to join the competition on Rights to Safe Water! We're counting on YOU to make this event successful! Please Like, Share and Get involved
26/06/2014
glimpse of newly trained rain-catchers!
WaterAid Bangladesh organised an international training on Urban Rainwater Harvesting System in collaboration with Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), India at Brac CDM, Savar, Dhaka held on 17-19 June, 2014. A total of 28 participants attended in this training course from different corners e.g, GoB representatives, university professionals from different disciplines, NGO activist as well as WASH service providers from WASA and City Corporation.
07/05/2014
WaterAid Bangladesh is looking for a Communications Officer!
Call for Paper!!
On the backdrop of WaterAid Bangladesh’s unrelenting venture on promoting rainwater harvesting for attaining a sustainable solution of the alarming water crisis. A Conference will be held during '2nd Rainwater Convention' on 15 June 2014 to explore different ideas, research findings, technological options and experiences; inline collaboration with CSE-India, RAiN Forum and ITN-BUET.
You will be delighted to know that WAB solicits paper from interested participants appertain to the following broad thematic areas:
• Best practices in different hydro-geological context focusing reuse and recharge of rainwater
• Challenges of rainwater harvesting in urban areas, coastal belts, drought prone and hilly areas
• Rainwater harvesting and arsenic calamity
• Legal framework, policy, strategy and challenges related to rainwater harvesting
• Indigenous knowledge on rainwater harvesting
• Rainwater harvesting’s role in integrated water resources management
• Potential technological options, costing, limitation and availability
• Rainwater and quality measurement issues in different geo-locations
The deadline for the submission of abstracts is 10 April 2014 and for full paper is 15 May 2014.
Interested participants can submit abstract/s on multiple thematic areas. Those have interest to present papers on the conference are requested to submit their abstract online through the website limiting 1000 characters. The abstract must entail the information [i.e. paper title, names of the author(s), the complete postal address, email addresses and corresponding author]. Author/s will be notified by email on the acceptance of his/her/their abstract(s).
For more please visit the website http://rainwaterconvention.org
15/06/2012
Dr Suresh Kumar Rohilla of CSE India reflects the context of rainwater harvesting in South Asia at the first Bangladesh convention on rainwater harvesting 2012.
15/06/2012
Mr Khairul Islam of WaterAid is delivering his welcome speech on behalf of the organisers and contextualises the first Bangladesh convention on rainwater harvesting 2012.
15/06/2012
Distinguished guests (from left to right) Dr Suresh Kumar Rohilla, Director-Urban Water Management, CSE India, Mr Ramesh Chandra Sen MP Hon'ble Minister, Ministry of Water Resources, Govt. of Bangladesh, Mr Dinesh Gunawardena MP, Hon'ble Minister, Ministry of Water Supply and Drainage, Govt of Sri Lanka and Mr Khairul Islam, Country Representative of WaterAid in Bangladesh at the inagular ceremony of first Bangladesh convention on rainwater harvesting.