Assessment of fog-water collection on the eastern escarpment of Eritrea |
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| Authors: | Mussie Fessehaye Michael J Savage Thomas Kohler Tseggai Gherezghiher Hans Hurni |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Environment, Asmara Mining Share Company, Asmara, Eritrea;2. Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, Switzerland;3. School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Pietermaritzburg, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa;4. Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, Switzerland;5. Vision Eritrea, Asmara, Eritrea |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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| Keywords: | Fog-water large fog collector socio-economics of fog-water collection Eritrea |
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