Objectif The goal of this project is the achievement of the sustainable use of the natural resources of the coastal hills of the Peruvian and Chilean coastal desert by exploiting the only water resource available: fog water The first step towards this goal will be a field demonstration of the role fog water can play in producing large quantities of water for retention and reintroduction of vegetation on the hills of the coastal desert. The objectives of the demonstration will be to prove: (a) the effectiveness of artificially collected fog water in the restoration of the vegetation; (b) the ability of the plants to sustain themselves by means of the water supply derived from the fog they collect, with no more need for man made collectors; (c) the possibility that the surplus of water obtained by means of artificial collectors can be used for subsistence agriculture and for pasture growth. The verification of the objectives listed above will be based on the results of a pilot experiment carried out over an area of 10 ha., where 200 large fog collectors will be installed, to provide an estimated amount of 50000 liters of water/day. This will be the first attempt in the world to generate water from fog in a coastal desert - one of the driest on earth, with only 5 to 10 mm. of annual precipitation for large scale applications in the managed development of an ecosystem. The water will be used not only for plant cultivation, but for grazing animals and ultimately for domestic use. Champ scientifique sciences naturellessciences de la Terre et sciences connexes de l'environnementhydrologiesciences naturellessciences biologiquesécologieécosystèmesciences agricolesagriculture, sylviculture et pêcheagriculturehorticulture Programme(s) FP3-STD 3 - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of the life sciences and technologies for developing countries, 1990-1994 Thème(s) Data not available Appel à propositions Data not available Régime de financement CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinateur Università degli Studi di Padova Adresse Via romea 35020 Padova Italie Voir sur la carte Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Participants (4) Trier par ordre alphabétique Trier par contribution de l’UE Tout développer Tout réduire UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN AGUSTIN DE AREQUIPA Pérou Contribution de l’UE € 0,00 Adresse 985,avenida alcides carrion s/n, la pampilla 300 Arequipa Voir sur la carte Autres sources de financement Aucune donnée Universidad Católica de Chile Chili Contribution de l’UE € 0,00 Adresse 4860,vicuña mackenna Santiago Voir sur la carte Autres sources de financement Aucune donnée Università degli Studi di Firenze Italie Contribution de l’UE € 0,00 Adresse Via san bonaventura 13 50145 Firenze Voir sur la carte Autres sources de financement Aucune donnée Université de Toulouse III (Université Paul Sabatier) France Contribution de l’UE € 0,00 Adresse 39 allées jules guesde 31062 Toulouse Voir sur la carte Autres sources de financement Aucune donnée
