Fog and Mist Harvesting
Fog harvesting: An alternative source of water supply on the West Coast of South Africa.
Various methods have been used to select the sites and design of fog water collection systems, with high degrees of success, particularly in southern parts of Africa. It thus appears that fog water collection may have considerable potential as an alternative water source at many other locations on the west coast of South Africa
Solution characteristics
- Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)
- Drought, drying up of dams and rivers and current water sources
- Fog water collection offers a low-cost alternative for water-poor areas to obtain potable drinking water across Africa and especially rural areas in hard to reach areas
- Technological Solution
- Water security
- Product
- TRL 9 actual system proven in operational environment (competitive manufacturing in the case of key enabling technologies; or in space
Solution provider
Department of Environmental Studies
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