The Southern & Eastern Africa Rainwater Network (SearNet) hosted at the World Agroforestry Centre, in collaboration with the Ethiopia Rainwater Harvesting Association (ERHA) and the Rainwater Harvesting Implementation Network (RAIN) is organizing the 13th SearNet International Conference to be held on July 11 - 16, 2010 at the Taddesse Enjori Hotel, Awassa, Ethiopia. The conference main theme is “Rainwater Harvesting as a Means of Adaptation to the Challenges of Climate Change”.