Renewable energy brings water to all

More than a billion people in developing countries have no access to safe drinking water. Population growth, pollution and over-exploitation have all contributed to water scarcity. An EU-funded project is working on developing a solution: a simple, low-cost, user-friendly water purification system which converts contaminated water into quality drinking water using renewable energy without any chemicals. A journalist from the EU Neighbourhood Info Centre visited the project, and sends us this report.

This is part of a series of features on projects funded by the EU’s Regional Programme, prepared by journalists and photographers on the ground or the EU Neighbourhood Info Centre available in English, French, Arabic and Hebrew.

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• Feature – Renewable energy brings water to all 
• Photo Gallery 
• Community Research and Development Information Service (CORDIS): Natiomem project fiche 
• CORDIS: Making access to fresh water possible for everyone