Khoshab, Indigenous Knowledge for Sustainable Water Management

The Process of obtaining and gathering of water isn’t new phenomenon. Our traditional culture in this field is rich and productive. Khooshab is a traditional technique to collect runoff using autochthonous materials. Especially embankment operation is constructed in the rivers bed and flood watercourses. The age of thistraditional methodis more than four centuries. The materials of Khooshab consist of soil ofwatercourses. In addition to collecting and infiltration ofwater leads to the creating of cultivated lands. This study was conducted to provide to better understanding of the deep knowledge of local people in the harvesting of water. Attention to this indigenous knowledge is important factor for accesses to indices of sustainable development in the areas where faced with problems of water scarcity.