Solar energy ensures clean water at all timesIn many regions of Madagascar, people do not have access to clean drinking water. As a result, they increasingly have to fight diseases such as diarrhoea, intestinal infections or parasites. In order to reduce illnesses, families often boil the water over open fires, which, however, causes high greenhouse gas emissions.
This climate project provides relief by building wells. The special feature: Solar-powered water pumps are used. The pumps have a battery that is connected to a solar panel. This allows the energy generated during the day to be stored and the adjacent water reservoir to be refilled overnight. The storage tank purifies the water and is equipped with several taps. Thus, several people can fill their canisters with clean drinking water at the same time already in the early morning hours.
How does technology for clean drinking water help fight global warming?Two billion people in the world have no access to clean drinking water. Many families have to boil their drinking water over an open fire, resulting in CO
2 emissions and deforestation. Where water can be cleaned chemically (e.g. with chlorine) or mechanically (with filters), or where groundwater can be provided from wells, these CO
2 emissions can be avoided. Clean drinking water projects in the ClimatePartner portfolio are registered with
international standards.
