Obiettivo 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. Campo scientifico natural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrologynatural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystemsagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulture Programma(i) FP3-STD 3 - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of the life sciences and technologies for developing countries, 1990-1994 Argomento(i) Data not available Invito a presentare proposte Data not available Meccanismo di finanziamento CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinatore Università degli Studi di Padova Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Via Romea 35020 Padova Italia Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (4) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN AGUSTIN DE AREQUIPA Perú Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 985,Avenida Alcides Carrion s/n, La Pampilla 300 AREQUIPA Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Universidad Católica de Chile Cile Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 4860,Vicuña Mackenna Santiago Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Università degli Studi di Firenze Italia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Via San Bonaventura 13 50145 Firenze Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Université de Toulouse III (Université Paul Sabatier) Francia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 39 Allées Jules Guesde 31062 Toulouse Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato