"Fog Catcher": Water Collectors Stopping Drought in Chile's Desert

Fundación Un Alto en el Desierto seeks to raise awareness about sustainable water use, especially in rural schools in the Coquimbo Region, Chile, which suffer severe shortages of drinking water. Ultimately, the goal is to prevent drought in Chile's deserts.

The foundation has been generating strategies for people and communities to adapt to climate change more quickly and concretely for 14 years. It has developed an extensive environmental education program in which children are the real protagonists, forming the first network of water collectors and reusers to address the drought in Chile.

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