Sqwater: Atmospheric Water Resources In The Slums Of Lima, Peru

828 million people, live in urban slums. By the year 2050, this number will approach 3 billion. In Lima, Peru more than a third of the city's 9 million occupants live in slums, many without reliable access to clean water. Within as little as a decade, the city's primary water supply, Andean glaciers below 5500 meters, will melt as a result of climate change and the city's already inadequate water networks will become increasingly dysfunctional. Our project focuses on the design and evaluation of fog harvesting technologies that provide clean water at point of use (POU), help Lima's slum communities adapt to increasing water scarcity and reduce air pollution and improve food security through the irrigation of public green spaces and gardens.