International Rainwater Harvesting Alliance (IRHA)

International Rainwater Harvesting Alliance

Alliance internationale pour la gestion de l'eau de pluie (IRHA)

Alianza internacional para la gestión del agua de lluvia (IRHA)

Organization in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations - July 2010

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IRHA Newsletter

April 2012

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The International Rainwater Harvesting Alliance (IRHA) was created in Geneva in November 2002 following recommendations formulated during the World Summit for Sustainable Development in Johannesburg two months earlier. The mandate called for federation and unification of the disparate rainwater harvesting (RWH) movement around the world…

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Raindrops Geneva Award 2013

We will be announcing the theme of the next edition of our competition on 5th June – World Environment Day!

2011 Activities Report

The IRHA 2011 Activities Report is now available to download. This report covers all the activities we carried out under our four pillars: Formulation and execution of projects on the ground; Training, awareness raising and transfer of knowledge; Empowering the international movement rainwater harvesters; and Political work to position RWH in development agendas.

5th Annual Global Youth Conference

On Wednesday 2nd May our Executive Director was invited to take part in the 5th Annual Global Youth Conference. Organised by the Earth Focus Foundation, the theme of this event was â€œA Global Revolution of Green Solutionsâ€.

1st â€œRaindrops Geneva Award 2011â€³ Exhibition

On Tuesday 20th and Wednesday 21st March we held the first exhibition of photographs from the Raindrops Geneva Award 2011. Visit our Photo Gallery to see the photographs of this event.

6th World Water Forum

The IRHA was present at the 6th World Water Forum in Marseille as part of the Swiss Pavilion. Our involvement included the presentation of the “Great Blue Schools Challenge” and an interactive rainwater quiz.

Journalists for Rainwater Harvesting

We are looking for journalists with an interest in rainwater harvesting to join the newly created group of members: â€œJournalists for RWHâ€.

See the flyer…

New Blue Schools projects

We are about to start two new projects: Blue Schools in Nigeria with over 1,500 child beneficiaries and Blue Schools in Tamale, Ghana. The Ghana project is funded entirely by the Swiss Government and will bring water and sanitation to 17 schools in the region.

Projects waiting for funding…

We have begun the process of fundraising for our newly formulated project, Blue Schools in Gitega, Burundi. Please help us reach our target and get this project started!

Winners of Raindrops Geneva Award 2011

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