Solar Bottle. Where design contributes to save life
Posted by Cedric in Coup de Coeur, Great Ideas, Our World, Travel
At least one third of the population in developing countries has no access to safe drinking water. The lack of adequate water supply and sanitation facilities causes a serious health hazard and exposes many to the risk of water-borne diseases, This situation led to about 4 billion cases of diarrhoea each year, out of which 2.5 million cases end in death. Every day about 6000 children die of dehydration due to diarrhoea.
INDEX 2007 Award winner Solar Bottle created by italian designers Alberto Medo and Francisco Gomez Paz uses the SODIS (Solar Water Disinfection ) process, developed by the Department of Water and Sanitation at the Swiss Federal Institute for Aquatic Science and Research. SODIS principle works with the sun to allow UV-A radiation and increased temperature to destroy pathogenic microorganisms in drinking water.The Solar Bottle is made of slim PET, contains 4 liters of water and can be arranged back-to-back for carry. The handle allows balanced transport and is used as stand to provide optimal solar incidence.
Indeed, a less fashionable version of SODIS process using simple ordinary plastic bottles works well too but they are more difficult to carry and the surface exposed to sun radiations is lots smaller.
More about the Solar Bottle on InHabitat
More about SODIS on Eawag.
French former minister Nicole Guedj took the initiative and request french hi-tech entreprises and institutions to put their skills together to create an innovative telecommunication tool for humanitarian aid actions.
(aid request), Request & Offer (map & geolocation). Support services such Mapping, linguistic, meteorological, etc..as well as Health services can be reached using Emergesat systems.
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