Turning vapor into drinking water - Catching fog in response to drought | DW Documentary
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Publicado 2024-07-17
Two billion people across the world lack access to clean drinking water. Whole areas are drying up, while fires are destroying forests and soil. The film portrays people on the Canary Islands in Spain and in Morocco who are meeting the specter of drought with innovative new projects.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicts that North Africa will lose around 50 per cent of its available surface water this century. The forecasts for Spain are similar. Studies say that 75 per cent of the country is at risk of desertification. In the south of the country, villages already rely on tanker lorries to bring them water when the pipes dry up - for months on end. Research into alternative water sources is of paramount importance, here.
The European Union is funding the "Life Nieblas" project to find out more about the cloud catchers’ potential. In the north of Gran Canaria, researchers have managed to capture tens of thousands of liters of water annually from passing fogs and clouds. The water is being used to reforest a burned-out region on the Canary Island.
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Todos los comentarios (21)
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It's one of the oldest tricks in the book: a condensate trap. It's been a survival tactic for many years. It works.
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I remember reports from 20 years ago that were talking about this, but it was either implemented in smaller areas along the coast with dense fog, or was experimental. It's long overdue as an option for catching water.
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I am amazed by the instant community impact these cloud catchers have on the villagers... Wow! 🙌
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I love how many languages are going on in this segment.
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What a Noble Humanitarian Inventor with creating the Cloud catching net meshing to create clean drinking water without using energy.
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4:51 I remember the original clouds catcher report and it’s really nice to see a follow up!!!! Well done !
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Amazing! I must thank & commend Mr. Peter Trautwein for his invention the "cloud catchers". Mr. Peter deserves International recognition & deserves a gold medal.Greetings from Madang, Papua New Guinea!
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Thanks for this documentary! This is what's needed. Come together for a greater purpose. Here in northern California we hardly get fog anymore. 30 years ago it was hard to drive in winter morning. For the last 10 years no fog in my driving route.
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Wow. Super impressive how much water can be got with just a few of the nets. Governments should invest to produce more of the nets.
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Living in Morocco for almost 10 years now. And it brought me yo tears to see the old Moroccan farmer crying when meeting peter. The drought has been brutal here for farmers and people in rural areas. I'm really happy to see that
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Coniferous guys got their directions wrong. The trees have the needles pointed in many directions so that collected water wick downwards via the branch, only a relatively small amount is left to drip through the air.
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Glad to see some positive videos! Please make more of them! Also very nice implementation and example to show! The beer side maybe a lot less in the video or not show at all. Same for selling water abroad. Unless the money are reused for development, that’s not a good example and is comparable to Nestle.
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This is a very informative documentary... Here you showcased Morocco, Gran Caneria and Spain. The same sort of cloud catching solution would work great along the coast of Namibia, Chile and Peru... and likely in many other locations. Best thing in this solution - no moving parts, and very little maintenance. Well done DW!
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Remember learning about this during geography class in my high school days. I'm a final year engineering student now and this documentary is music to my ears! Definitely sparked a lot of interest from me👏👏💯
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@24:26 Following the beer-making segment with a segment where people are just happy to have water come from tap exemplifies how some people abuse resources even when they claim the resource is scarce. Making beer from water in an area that is water-scarce is disrespectful to those who actually need the water.
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I hope this technology develop to a more efficient and more BEAUTIFUL design of the structure because it has a BIG impact on the natural landscape
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So Dune but in real life
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That was the most awkward hug
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15:40 Of course, there's a problem when there's no more fog. 🤔
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Nice to see humanity paying it forward to future generations, it gives me alot of hope for the future.
