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Cloud Fishing in Morocco
28th December 2016
Harvesting rainwater from fog - an idea totally new to me and a terrific example of small scale innovation that helps to resolve water stress and releases people from hours of laborious walking to collect precious water supplies
This Guardian development article looks at the work of Dr Dar Si Hmad who has erected vast mesh nets to capture the moisture at an altitude of 1,225m on the slopes of Mount Boutmezguida – he has created the largest fog-harvesting project in the world. Over 6,000 litres of water can be harvested daily and more than 8km of pipelines have been installed to share the water between about 400 people in five villages.
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