About Itknet databank
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ITKNET is an International Network of institutions and experts on Traditional Knowledge, created during the Major Conference:

CLIMATE CHANGE, DESERTIFICATION, ENVIRONMENTAL CONFLICTS AND MIGRATIONS

– An international Network of experts on Traditional Knowledge for a common strategy
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Le Qânat byzantin de AinTaybeh Monastery Saint James the Mutilated
March 15, 2009 – 10:42 pm | Comments Off on Le Qânat byzantin de AinTaybeh Monastery Saint James the Mutilated
Le Qânat byzantin de AinTaybeh Monastery Saint James the Mutilated

Syria – Qara – Le Qânat byzantin de AinTaybeh
Monastery Saint James the Mutilated, Le Maison d’Antioche Institute
Partner 6 – MAR YACOUB
The Monastery of St. James the Mutilated was undergoing serious degradation. It is …

Rehabilitation of an abandoned oasis
March 15, 2009 – 10:27 pm | Comments Off on Rehabilitation of an abandoned oasis
Rehabilitation of an abandoned oasis

Algeria, ECO-KSAR Amguide: project for the rehabilitation of an abandoned oasis
Partner 2 – SUD TIMMI
Partner SUD TIMMI bought a piece of land which had been abandoned and today is a desert, but was once …

Design of technologies
March 15, 2009 – 6:33 pm | Comments Off on Design of technologies
Design of technologies

The Water: resource projects for the Subsaharan region
Author: Alessia Giuntini
The author decided to analyse the problem of the scarcity of water in Angola:
1.Harvesting
2.Transport

3.Purification

4.Desalination

5.Traditional techniques for water management

Proposed solutions:

WATER PURIFICATION
Batuchi

Mulher

Analysis of water quality
March 15, 2009 – 5:48 pm | No Comment
Analysis of water quality

Study of a project for water supply in a semi-arid area of Brasil. Analysis of water quality.
A research on the quality of water within the Brazilian “Programa um Milhao de Cisternas” (P1MC), which is …

Roof cistern resotation
March 15, 2009 – 5:33 pm | Comments Off on Roof cistern resotation
Roof cistern resotation

Restoration of a roof cistern in the Park of the Murgia Matera (ITALY)
Author: IPOGEA for ITALCEMENTI Spa
In the Park of the Murgia Materana in the South of Italy there is a roof cistern that was …

The restoration of Fontana Cilivestri (Matera)
March 15, 2009 – 5:22 pm | Comments Off on The restoration of Fontana Cilivestri (Matera)
The restoration of Fontana Cilivestri (Matera)

Author: IPOGEA
Description
The water collection and distribution system of the Cilivestri Fountain is very complex: a roof cistern collects karstic and rain water and directs it to a canal built with calcarenite blocks (tufa) and entirely …

Water from the tap is good and safe
March 15, 2009 – 5:08 pm | Comments Off on Water from the tap is good and safe
Water from the tap is good and safe

Small Guide for a critical consumption of water. From the tap to the bottle, guide-book for a responsible use of a common resource.

Reference: Luca Martinelli, editor of the review Altreconomia
Water from the tap is …

Bamboo Treadle pump
March 15, 2009 – 4:55 pm | Comments Off on Bamboo Treadle pump
Bamboo Treadle pump

Designer: Gunnar Barnes of Rangpur/Dinajpur Rural Service and International Development Enterprises (IDE) Nepal Manufacturer: Numerous small and medium-sized local workshops Nepal and Bangladesh, 2006 …

Water, storage system
March 15, 2009 – 3:51 pm | Comments Off on Water, storage system
Water, storage system

Manufacturer: Local workshops India, 2006 Plastic Dimensions: 2’h x 4’w x 8’d or smaller size, 500 liter or 1000 liter In …

· Financing mechanisms for solidarity related to the management of the integrated Hydraulic services
March 15, 2009 – 3:40 pm | Comments Off on · Financing mechanisms for solidarity related to the management of the integrated Hydraulic services
· Financing mechanisms for solidarity related to the management of the integrated Hydraulic services

Financing mechanisms for solidarity related to the management of the integrated Hydraulic services:
the donation of 1 euro cent every m3 of water used in Italy.

The Italian law Oudin-Santini (n. 2005-95 …