In a mountainous area on the edge of the Sahara in Southwest Morocco, large mesh nets capture clouds of fog and condense it into clean drinking water.
Fog catchers in Morocco —
In a mountainous area on the edge of the Sahara in Southwest Morocco, large mesh nets capture clouds of fog and condense it into clean drinking water.
Dar Si Hmad
The fog-catching project provides clean drinking water to 500 people across five villages, in a drought-affected region -- known as Anti Atlas.
Fog catchers in Morocco —
The fog-catching project provides clean drinking water to 500 people across five villages, in a drought-affected region -- known as Anti Atlas.
Dar Si Hmad
The technique of fog collection involves large pieces of vertical mesh-collecting fog and condensing it into droplets of water which flow down into a trough.
Fog catchers in Morocco —
The technique of fog collection involves large pieces of vertical mesh-collecting fog and condensing it into droplets of water which flow down into a trough.
Dar Si Hmad
This Moroccan NGO, <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdarsihmad.org%2Ffog%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">Dar Si Hmad</a>, runs the largest functioning fog collection project, generating an average of 6,000 liters of water a day. Pictured here, members of the team in Morocco pose with German colleagues.
Fog catchers in Morocco —
This Moroccan NGO, Dar Si Hmad, runs the largest functioning fog collection project, generating an average of 6,000 liters of water a day. Pictured here, members of the team in Morocco pose with German colleagues.
Dar Si Hmad
Before the project, locals had to walk three hours a day to get water from depleted wells. Now the cost of water has drastically reduced, and is readily available from the taps in their homes.
Fog catchers in Morocco —
Before the project, locals had to walk three hours a day to get water from depleted wells. Now the cost of water has drastically reduced, and is readily available from the taps in their homes.
Dar Si Hmad
Fog harvesting was devised in South America in the 1980s. There are currently active projects in Chile, Peru, Ghana, Eritrea, South Africa and California. Pictured here, a net catches water from fog at Bellavista el Paraiso shantytown in Lima, Peru in November 2009.
Fog collection in Peru —
Fog harvesting was devised in South America in the 1980s. There are currently active projects in Chile, Peru, Ghana, Eritrea, South Africa and California. Pictured here, a net catches water from fog at Bellavista el Paraiso shantytown in Lima, Peru in November 2009.
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"Atrapanieblas" or fog collection takes place at the Alto Patache fog oasis, located in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile.
Fog collection in Chile —
"Atrapanieblas" or fog collection takes place at the Alto Patache fog oasis, located in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile.
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The Atacama Desert is believed to be the driest on Earth. Pictured here, the head of research of the Institute of Geography of the Catholic University of Chile, Camilo del Rio alongside the fog collection system in the Atacama Desert in April 2016.
Fog collection in Chile —
The Atacama Desert is believed to be the driest on Earth. Pictured here, the head of research of the Institute of Geography of the Catholic University of Chile, Camilo del Rio alongside the fog collection system in the Atacama Desert in April 2016.
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Two nets are used to collect fog and produce water for the village of Taleni in Eastern Cape, South Africa. Pictured here, school pupils from Nomvalo stand in front of the nets in March 2006.
Fog collection in South Africa —
Two nets are used to collect fog and produce water for the village of Taleni in Eastern Cape, South Africa. Pictured here, school pupils from Nomvalo stand in front of the nets in March 2006.
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In Limpopo province, where water is scarce, Tshiavha primary school's harvesting nets in the town of Thohoyandou have provided some relief.
Fog collection in South Africa —
In Limpopo province, where water is scarce, Tshiavha primary school's harvesting nets in the town of Thohoyandou have provided some relief.
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The mountainous landscapes and misty climate make Thohoyandou one of the few areas in the country where fog collection is viable.
Fog collection in South Africa —
The mountainous landscapes and misty climate make Thohoyandou one of the few areas in the country where fog collection is viable.
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Pictured here, a child drinks a glass of water caught by the fog nets at Tshiavha primary school in Limpopo, in 2011.
Fog collection in South Africa —
Pictured here, a child drinks a glass of water caught by the fog nets at Tshiavha primary school in Limpopo, in 2011.
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Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, is also home to large canvas fog collectors.
Fog collection inTenerife —
Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, is also home to large canvas fog collectors.
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Pictured here, engineers install a new type of fog collector on Tenerife in November 2015 in order to compare the result with the Chilean-type collectors installed alongside.<br />
Fog collection inTenerife —
Pictured here, engineers install a new type of fog collector on Tenerife in November 2015 in order to compare the result with the Chilean-type collectors installed alongside.
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