TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessment of fog-water collection on the eastern escarpment of Eritrea
AU - Fessehaye, Mussie
AU - Abdul-Wahab, Sabah A.
AU - Savage, Michael J.
AU - Kohler, Thomas
AU - Gherezghiher, Tseggai
AU - Hurni, Hans
PY - 2017/11/9
Y1 - 2017/11/9
N2 - Fog can be considered a potential water resource for certain semi-arid and arid countries. In Eritrea, a fog-water collection project was implemented in 2007 in the villages of Arborobue and Nefasit. This study presents an assessment of the project after five years of implementation and identifies the main strengths to be technical viability, since it is simple and manageable by communities, and reasonable in areas where conventional water delivery systems are not feasible. The main limitations are that it is not economically viable unless its initial cost is subsidized; moreover, fog capture is seasonal, and net damage occurs during strong winds.
AB - Fog can be considered a potential water resource for certain semi-arid and arid countries. In Eritrea, a fog-water collection project was implemented in 2007 in the villages of Arborobue and Nefasit. This study presents an assessment of the project after five years of implementation and identifies the main strengths to be technical viability, since it is simple and manageable by communities, and reasonable in areas where conventional water delivery systems are not feasible. The main limitations are that it is not economically viable unless its initial cost is subsidized; moreover, fog capture is seasonal, and net damage occurs during strong winds.
KW - Eritrea
KW - Fog-water
KW - large fog collector
KW - socio-economics of fog-water collection
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U2 - 10.1080/02508060.2017.1393714
DO - 10.1080/02508060.2017.1393714
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85033382174
SN - 0250-8060
SP - 1
EP - 15
JO - Water International
JF - Water International
ER -