Impact Assessment Report of WaterAid Bangladesh’s Initiatives related to promotion of rainwater harvesting

The assessment finds urban rainwater harvesting is a well-timed initiative for city like Dhaka, where 78% of city dwellers water need is met though pumping ground water, yet the residents suffer from water crisis during summer. To address a future water crisis; WaterAid Bangladesh has started the initiative of rainwater harvesting through policy framework, capacity building, demonstration plant, research, consultation with different stakeholders. Also, to create a knowledge hub on RWH for students and researchers, WaterAid Bangladesh established Rain Centre – a dedicated resource center on rainwater harvesting at the mentioned institutes for allowing wider audiences to access information related to rainwater harvesting.