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Traditional methods to collect water from fog and managing it for dry seasons

Location

Place : Sahara Desert
 
Country : Algeria
 
Region : Middle East                          and North Africa
 
 
 

Hazard

Primary : Droughts

Typology of Heritage

Knowledge and Practices concerning nature

Aspect of Disaster Management

Preparedness

 

Summary

Foggaras in Algeria are used to collect and distribute water from fog. They are built with stone walls that capture the moisture from the air and channel it into underground pipes. They provide water for oasis agriculture and human consumption in the Sahara desert

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