People Fixing the World
Fighting the megadrought
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January 3, 2023
24 minutes
Available for over a year
Chile is in the midst of a “megadrought” – year after year of low rainfall which has turned farmland to desert and left communities struggling to survive.
But in the midst of the crisis, people in Chile have found ingenious ways of collecting, saving and cleaning water.
We visit the hillside fog nets, AI powered irrigation system and a high-tech desalination plant that are helping people survive and thrive when the rains don’t come.
Presenter: Myra Anubi
Reporter/Producer: Jane Chambers
Series producer: Tom Colls
Sound Mix: Gareth Jones
Editor: Penny Murphy
Email: [email protected]
Image: Daniel Rojas and his fog nets