Universal access to potable water is one of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals currently being addressed by several organizations around the world. Primarily, these organizations focus on providing long-term and sustainable sources of clean water in developing areas. However, there still exists a need for provisional sources of water in areas that have just been afflicted by disasters and emergencies. Providing drinkable water for people in these situations is a top priority for relief agencies, simply because a human can only survive for 3 to 4 days without water. When disaster strikes, the sustainable water sources that may already exist in these areas can very quickly be overwhelmed and break down. Additionally, people who find themselves in desperate situations may end up drinking unsafe water that can infect them with deadly diseases and illnesses. Permanent water systems cannot be built or rebuilt immediately after disaster strikes, so relief organizations often distribute hundreds of thousands of plastic water bottles during this interim period. The purchase, distribution, and storage of plastic water bottles is exceptionally costly to relief organizations and extremely harmful to the environment.
To reduce the environmental, health, and financial costs that emerge from areas that are lacking clean water, our team created a water condensing unit intended to support individuals and households, immediately after the occurrence of a natural disaster or a forced mass migration of people into refugee camps. Our product serves as a reliable, yet provisional source of drinking water in the time period when people are waiting for permanent water sources to be repaired or installed.
