OUR
UNIQUE
APPROACH.
What We Do. How It works. Why It Lasts.
At IRHA, we don’t deliver quick fixes. We build regenerative systems grounded in science, local knowledge, and nature.
Our methods are low-tech, cost-effective, and rooted in trust with the people who use them. We integrate modern hydrology with ancestral practices by designing solutions that restore water cycles, soils, and dignity.
Built On principles.
Rain connects it all:
Water. Soil. Trees.
Every IRHA project aligns with this natural cycle — from the water we catch, to the land we nurture, to the trees we grow.
Suññ diine guyy ñaare
“The field that drinks rain will give again.”
The Power of
Watershed Development.
Suññ diine guyy ñaare
“The field that drinks rain will give again.”
Methods that matter.
Each method is designed to solve real problems :
water stress, degraded soil, food insecurity, or lack of ownership. Our techniques adapt to terrain, culture, and capacity.
Approaches
Agroecology
Hillside protection with living fences and levelled planting.
Agroforestry
Replenishing aquifers by capturing seasonal rain.
Tibet Farming
Protecting tanks by diverting contaminated roof runoff.
Techniques in detail
Half-moons
Hillside protection with living fences and levelled planting.
Bonds
Replenishing aquifers by capturing seasonal rain.
Terracing,
bocagem
Protecting tanks by diverting contaminated roof runoff.
WASH
Cisterns
Hillside protection with living fences and levelled planting.
Gutters
Replenishing aquifers by capturing seasonal rain.
First Flush
Filters
Protecting tanks by diverting contaminated roof runoff.
Other ?
Cordon, zaï pits, deep-beds, edge rows for soil retention.