Peru Water Catchers
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Technology
Abel Cruz Gutiérrez, president of the "Peruvians Without Water" association, uses an ingenious system of "fog catchers" to make water accessible to residents of Lima's low-income neighborhoods.
Source: Print Screen, YouTube, Great Big Story
The fog catchers resemble large rectangular sailboat sails, which are composed of nylon nets that trap microdroplets of water.
The nets are set up along the foggy areas of coastal Peru and are connected to pipes, which collect the water for larger storage tanks.
Residents can then use this water as irrigation for crops or to raise animals. And while the water isn't currently drinkable, Gutiérrez is working on a solution to that as well.
Source: Great Big Story
Attached link
http://www.youtube.com/embed/ko8tSfBeEzcMedia
Taxonomy
- Drinking Water Security
- Resource Management
- Water Access
- Water Resource Management
- Water Supply
- Integrated Water Management
- Access
- Water Supply
- Water Resource Management
- Water Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)
- Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)