/Type /Font /S /TD 196 0 obj /K [ 25 ] 417 0 obj The product is built at the site of implementation. >> He was shocked by her ability to carry the container for several miles, all the way back to her village. /BM /Normal /Pg 23 0 R /Pg 23 0 R << /K [ 125 0 R ] "[In Ethiopia],public infrastructures do not exist and building [something like]a well is not easy,"Vittorisaysof the country. /S /P << /S /P 313 0 obj Unfortunately, Grander Revitalized Water doesnt do any such thing. Warka Tower is designed to be owned and operated by the villagers, a key factor that will facilitate the success of the project. /P 345 0 R endobj << << /Pg 23 0 R 393 0 obj 161 0 obj << /Pg 15 0 R Your technology suggestions to add to the Solutions Library, Indicate organization(s)/individual(s) credited with design, Organizations which distribute this product (list all known), Individual/household/community/other: Indicate segment and region if applicable. /AIS false /P 351 0 R At first glance, the 30-foot-tall,vase-shaped towers, named after a fig tree native to Ethiopia, have the look and feel of a showy art installation. /S /P << /K [ 179 0 R ] /K [ 40 ] endobj endobj Cookie Settings, actor and Water.org co-founder Matt Damon, asystem that convertstoilet water to drinking water, Ancient DNA Charts Native Americans Journeys to Asia Thousands of Years Ago, Catch a Glimpse of a Rare Green Comet This Month, Ancient DNA Reveals a Genetic History of the Viking Age, See the Face of a Neolithic Man Who Lived in Jericho 9,500 Years Ago, How an Unorthodox Scholar Uses Technology to Expose Biblical Forgeries. >> << A garden planted at the base of the Ethiopian tower uses a small portion of the collected water through a gravitational irrigation system while providing food for locals. /S /P /S /TD /K [ 55 ] /Pg 36 0 R /K [ 60 ] >> /Pg 23 0 R /P 133 0 R /S /H1 >> << >> 276 0 obj Warka water Crazy Looking Bamboo Tower Creates 25 Gallons of Drinking Water Per Day From Thin Air! /K 17 /K [ 50 ] /P 133 0 R /P 99 0 R /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding /SMask /None /P 337 0 R >> /P 118 0 R << << /P 118 0 R endobj /Pg 23 0 R 341 0 obj 98 0 obj /K [ 139 0 R ] << /Pg 23 0 R /P 133 0 R /P 303 0 R But Vittori's invention yields more water, at a lower cost, than some other concepts that came before it. /K 3 /CA 0.1 << 354 0 obj >> endobj /S /P >> << /K [ 46 ] the warka water tower is intended to support remote communities. endobj >> Perhaps by replacing hazardous methods of retaining water with more natural, sustainable inventions, the water crisis can be solved and the lives of people affected by water shortages and contamination can be saved. /K 7 The project finds inspiration from lost ancient traditions and nature. >> >> /P 119 0 R /S /P endobj /S /TD /S /H1 /K [ 9 ] /K [ 143 0 R ] >> 336 0 obj >> endobj 141 0 obj /S /TD /S /TD /P 189 0 R >> /P 241 0 R >> << /P 217 0 R endobj /S /P /BaseFont /Times#20New#20Roman,Bold >> /P 41 0 R endobj << 10 0 obj /Title (Warka Water Tower: An Innovative Method of Water Harvesting from Thin Air in Semi-Arid Regions) /K [ 43 ] /P 361 0 R at the time of publishing warka water is trying to help different isolated communities in places such as haiti, madagascar, colombia, brasil, india, sumba, and cameroon, among others. 301 [ 731 ] ] /K [ 346 0 R ] 81 0 obj >> /K 32 endobj /K [ 141 0 R ] >> /P 50 0 R >> By continuing to use this site, you agree to our use of cookies. endobj /Pg 36 0 R endobj Many Ethiopian children from rural villages spend several hours every day to fetch water, time they could invest for more productive activities and education," he says. /Pg 36 0 R /Pg 23 0 R /K 59 /TR /Identity /S /Span /K [ 195 0 R ] >> endobj /S /Span /P 334 0 R << << endobj << /Pg 15 0 R Many areas are plagued with contaminated water sources and wells that do not provide sufficient supply. /P 241 0 R Categories Off Grid News, Survival, Sustainable Living, Water, Double Your Backyard Yield: Light Deprivation Growing for Homesteading, Charming Off Grid A-Frame Cabin In The Catskills. << endobj endobj /P 118 0 R /K [ 308 0 R ] >> /K [ 348 0 R ] 234 0 obj << /S /TD << /Pg 23 0 R /P 68 0 R 53 [ 667 ] 55 [ 611 ] 58 [ 944 ] 68 [ 444 ] 70 [ 444 500 444 ] 76 [ 278 ] 78 [ 500 278 ] endobj /K 31 7 0 obj Called the Warka Tower, The 9 meter tall construction could potentially gather as much as 100 liters of water during the night, depending on temperature variations and humidity. Warka Towers are built with local, 100% recyclable materials. << /P 314 0 R /P 119 0 R The product is distributed by Warka Water and it is still in the testing phase. endobj endobj /ca 1 >> vittori got the idea after visiting small isolated villages on a high plateau in the north east region of ethiopia. << endobj /S /TD 253 0 obj /Event /Print endobj Almost three years since his first trip to Ethiopia, Vittori and his team have implemented the first Warka Water 3.2 tower in Ethiopia. << /P 189 0 R comprising a bamboo frame that supports a mesh polyester material inside, the tower is both cheap and easy to build. >> /S /Span The tower not only provides a fundamental resource for life - water - but also creates a social place for the community, where people can gather under the shade of its canopy for education and public meetings. endobj /P 178 0 R /S /P >> /P 119 0 R 58 0 obj /S /Span << 396 0 obj /Pg 23 0 R /P 65 0 R /Pg 33 0 R /K [ 11 ] >> >> /S /TR [ 116 0 R 121 0 R 123 0 R 125 0 R 127 0 R 129 0 R 131 0 R 132 0 R 135 0 R 137 0 R >> endobj /K [ 17 ] /P 315 0 R /Pg 23 0 R 248 0 obj endobj /S /TD 287 0 obj /S /P >> /P 175 0 R >> /ca 1 /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding >> >> Our team will review your inclusion. /P 175 0 R "If the many failed development projects of the past 60 years have taught us anything,"wrote one critic,Toilets for Peoplefounder Jason Kasshe, in aNew York Timeseditorial,"it's that complicated, imported solutions do not work.". /Pg 23 0 R /S /P /Pg 23 0 R /S /P << endobj /Pg 23 0 R It is however first and foremost an architectural project: a vertical structure designed to harvest potable water from the atmosphere (it collects rain, harvests fog, and dew), our ambition is to provide from 50L to 100 L of drinking water every day and free up time for women and children to invest in care, education and other socially productive activities. 111 0 obj endobj 65 0 obj /Pg 23 0 R << << /K 19 /Pg 23 0 R endobj /P 154 0 R /Lang (en-US) /Pg 3 0 R >> /Pg 3 0 R << 373 0 obj endobj Almost three years since his first trip to Ethiopia, Vittori and his team have implemented the first Warka Water 3.2 tower in Ethiopia. /Pg 23 0 R 311 0 obj >> /Pg 36 0 R (A Warka water tower Bamboo Tower That Produces Water from Air) (URL 4) Source publication +7 International Conference on Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism (ICCAUA-2018). << /P 41 0 R /S /LI For those who choose to live off the grid, obtaining clean water can be a challenge and is usually the first priority when planning a homestead. /Pg 3 0 R /FontDescriptor 8 0 R /Widths 396 0 R /P 217 0 R << /S /Table >> /P 41 0 R /S /P << /P 168 0 R [ 42 0 R 45 0 R 46 0 R 47 0 R 48 0 R 49 0 R 52 0 R 54 0 R 56 0 R 57 0 R 58 0 R 59 0 R /Pg 23 0 R 228 0 obj /S /P >> endobj /P 118 0 R /K 18 Warka Tower is designed to wring water out of thin air, harvest water from the atmosphere (rain, fog, dew) providing an alternative water source for rural populations that face challenges accessing drinkable water. endobj 189 0 obj << /K [ 355 0 R 357 0 R 359 0 R 361 0 R 363 0 R ] >> >> /K 73 /Pg 23 0 R endobj 299 0 obj >> /P 189 0 R /P 349 0 R /Pg 23 0 R /K [ 221 0 R ] << Tower That Captures Water From Thin Air Is Helping Sustain Communities - Off Grid World. /Pg 23 0 R 215 0 obj >> << /P 161 0 R /P 233 0 R /URI (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_vapor) >> /K [ 211 0 R ] 423 0 obj 156 0 obj /Pg 23 0 R /DescendantFonts 29 0 R 157 0 obj 237 0 obj 151 0 obj endobj >> The WarkaWater tower is an unlikely structure to find jutting from the Ethiopian landscape. << << >> /P 68 0 R Even today hes dealing with legal actions from the litigious water merchants. /Pg 23 0 R /P 68 0 R /Pg 23 0 R /ca 0.1 /AIS false >> 172 0 obj 93 0 obj >> /S /Span The Warka Water towers are constructed mainly with natural and biodegradable materials such as bamboo, hemp and bio-plastic. /Pg 15 0 R >> 386 0 obj /Pg 36 0 R << /P 39 0 R /Type /Font /P 241 0 R << The Warka's water harvesting technique and construction system are inspired by biomimicry, which /K [ 40 ] The design depends on the local meteorological conditions, the geomorphological characteristic of the site, and the local culture. >> /K 11 >> endobj /Subtype /TrueType /P 364 0 R << /S /Span stream >> /K 21 /SMask /None It wasthis dilemmasupplying drinking waterin awaythat's both practical and convenientthat served as the impetus for a new product calledWarka Water, an inexpensive, easily-assembled structure that extracts gallons of fresh water from the air. /K [ 30 ] >> The Warka tower, named after the Ethiopian fig tree, is designed to provide water through three methods: rainwater, fog harvesting, and dew condensation. Testing organizations include theUniversity of Mumbai and theUniversity of Rijeka. /S /TD The project finds inspiration from lost ancient traditions and nature. While the research-based and inclusive design of the project is excellent on its own, an impressive aspect of the design is how easily the technology can be scaled up to another level by adopting a similar design philosophy applied to urban infrastructures (Houses, Skyscrapers). /P 41 0 R endobj /Pg 23 0 R << /S /TR << /K [ 229 0 R ] /P 220 0 R >> /F1 5 0 R /Pg 36 0 R 89 0 obj /K [ 12 ] Thank you! /Rect [ 413.16 596.04 470.42 607.54 ] endobj 165 0 obj /K [ 34 ] endobj /ItalicAngle 0 /S /P 267 0 obj The collector, a large funnel-shaped tube, sits below the mesh and stores the water droplets as they roll off. /P 41 0 R endobj << /S /H1 /P 175 0 R /P 271 0 R endobj /Pg 23 0 R >> /S /P /S /TD endobj >> /K [ 22 ] >> >> << >> /K [ 227 0 R ] >> endobj 324 0 obj /K 4 /S /P << << /S /Span /S /Span /S /Link 263 0 obj << /FontWeight 400 Plus, he says, "once locals have the necessary know-how, they will be able to teach othervillages and communities to buildthe Warka.". /K [ 181 0 R ] /P 68 0 R /K [ 69 0 R 71 0 R 72 0 R 73 0 R 74 0 R 75 0 R 76 0 R 77 0 R 78 0 R 79 0 R 80 0 R 81 0 R /LastChar 32 People are able to retrieve this water by gathering at the base of the tower and pouring it out of a spigot. /K 33 284 0 obj A smaller funnel filters the water from the collector to an 800-gallon water tank. << /K [ 53 ] endobj >> >> /Pg 23 0 R Number of units that have been deployed, downloads or users to date, Component and Operation overview including power, portability, facility requirements, preventative maintenance and user training requirements, Availability of replacement components (in-country, by order,), Manufacturer specified performance targets, Designer / Manufacturer specified targets, Findings of manufacturer evaluations or independent testing centers. >> 129 0 obj endobj /K 30 /P 327 0 R /P 303 0 R << 201 0 obj 281 0 obj /K [ 0 ] >> /K [ 135 0 R ] /P 189 0 R >> /Pg 36 0 R /AIS false Testing performed by University of Rijeka, determined that the Warka Water Tower was able to collect every type of usable precipitation to maximize water collected. /Contents [ 4 0 R 449 0 R ] /Pg 36 0 R 329 0 obj /Subtype /HF >> /P 344 0 R << /Pg 33 0 R >> << /TR /Identity /Pg 36 0 R /Pg 23 0 R /Ascent 905 /K [ 127 0 R ] /Resources << /Pg 36 0 R 238 0 obj endobj /FXE2 435 0 R /S /Span >> The name of the project comes from the Warka Tree, which is a giant wild fig tree native to Ethiopia. endobj /S /Span /S /TD /FontName /Arial 403 0 obj /Pg 3 0 R /Leading 42 >> /K [ 50 ] >> /F5 13 0 R Target regions are Ethiopia, Cameroon, Haiti, and Togo. /S /TD /Pg 36 0 R /AvgWidth 401 /P 41 0 R /Type /Action 243 0 obj << >> endobj endobj >> /Pg 23 0 R /K 64 /S /Span /S /P << /K [ 352 0 R ] a bamboo frame supports a mesh polyester material inside. 126 0 obj endobj >> /Pg 15 0 R << /P 325 0 R Potential hazards / risks related to operation of this product, Performance of this product is improved with another technology (eg. /K [ 134 0 R 136 0 R 138 0 R 140 0 R 142 0 R 144 0 R 146 0 R ] /Pg 23 0 R /Pg 23 0 R /MaxWidth 2665 /P 41 0 R << 372 0 obj /FontBBox [ -558 -216 2000 677 ] >> << endobj endobj << /K [ 14 ] /Pg 23 0 R 266 0 obj [ 278 ] /SMask /None /K [ 3 ] /K [ 51 ] 84 0 obj /S /P /S /P >> >> /MaxWidth 2614 /Pg 15 0 R /S /P endobj >> /S /P << This makes it exceptionally easy for locals to build their own towers after receiving proper instruction on how to do so. /S /Span /Pg 36 0 R /S /Span >> << /Pg 23 0 R 242 0 obj endobj 342 0 obj /S /P 183 0 obj >> /Metadata 451 0 R The invention fromArturo Vittori, anindustrial designer, and his colleague Andreas Voglerdoesn't involve complicatedgadgetry or feats of engineering, but insteadrelies onbasic elements like shapeandmaterialand the ways in which theyworktogether. /S /TD 285 0 obj /Type /FontDescriptor /K [ 322 0 R ] /P 194 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /ExportState /ON >> >> 214 0 obj endobj endobj At this time, a second tower is in the planning phase for Haiti and for other areas in desperate need of such technology. 330 0 obj /P 324 0 R Impakter informs you through the eco news site and empowers your sustainable lifestyle with its eco products marketplace. >> << << << /S /Span /S /InlineShape /BaseFont /Arial /Pg 36 0 R /Pg 23 0 R 138 0 obj /S /P Visit here IMPAKTER ECO for your eco products needs. 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