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Fog collection's role in water planning for developing countries

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  • Robert S. Schemenauer
  • Pilar Cereceda

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In certain locations, the combination of meteorological conditions and topography are such that persistent fogs cover coastal or interior mountains. The droplets from these fogs are collected by trees or other tall vegetation. They can also be collected by appropriately designed man‐made collectors, to provide large volumes of water for domestic, agriculture or forestry uses. The largest project to date has provided, since March 1992, an average of 11 000 litres of water per day (*****l/d) to a village of 330 people in the arid coastal desert of northern Chile. This project and others are reviewed. The impact of the deforestation of high elevation areas, and the subsequent loss of fog water input in a watershed are discussed, as are guidelines for water planners.

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  • Robert S. Schemenauer & Pilar Cereceda, 1994. "Fog collection's role in water planning for developing countries," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 18(2), pages 91-100, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:natres:v:18:y:1994:i:2:p:91-100
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.1994.tb00879.x
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    1. Nathalie Verbrugghe & Ahmed Z Khan, 2023. "Water harvesting through fog collectors: a review of conceptual, experimental and operational aspects," International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, Oxford University Press, vol. 18, pages 392-403.
    2. Lujain Hadba & Maria Giovanna Di Bitonto & Marta Oliveira & Paulo Mendonça & Alessandra Zanelli & Ligia Torres Silva, 2024. "A Nature-Inspired Green–Blue Solution: Incorporating a Fog Harvesting Technique into Urban Green Wall Design," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(2), pages 1-21, January.
    3. Imteaz, Monzur Alam & Al-hassan, Ghassan & Shanableh, Abdallah & Naser, Jamal, 2011. "Development of a mathematical model for the quantification of fog-collection," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 57(C), pages 10-14.

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