How Sahara Fog Nets are Making Abundant Water in the Desert - GREENING THE DESERT PROJECT

The Sahara is one of the most extreme and harshest environments on earth. Its the largest hot desert in the world spanning across 11 million km2 covering a greater surface than the Australian continent. It has a vast topographical diversity from altitudes below sea level to mountains of 3,000 m resulting in a varied climate. On the edge of the Sahara in South Western Morocco, the Anti-Atlas mountains receive less than 5.2 inches of rainfall a year, barely 10 percent of the global average, which makes this one of the driest place in morocco and is prone to severe droughts. In this region 60% of people do not have running water in their homes, and the water may not be safe for drinking. The lack of water and severe drought have made farming unpredictable, as a result men are forced to search for work in the cities, whilst women remain in the villages and walk for 3 miles a day to wells to access safe drinking water. Unfortunately these Wells are now drying up because ground water