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Download fileWater from sand-rivers
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posted on 2018-02-12, 15:09 authored by Erik Nissen-PetersenFor thousands of years, people have survived through dry seasons by scooping water-holes in sand-rivers in ecological zones ranging from semi-arid to desert. Even today, many rural people use water-holes in sand-rivers as their only water source for domestic use, watering livestock and small-scale irrigation.
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