How is the return of water changing the lives of farmers in Cape Verde?

No raindrop has fallen for nearly 3 years on this archipelago off West Africa. Faced with this situation, the government supported by the FAO International Fund for Agricultural Development made the bet, 1 year ago, of solar desalination and #OSMOSUN solutions .

Objective: to enable local populations to benefit urgently, then in sustainable ways, from drinking water sources.

The day-to-day effects were immediate …

In its latest program entitled “Eau Help”, the magazine “A Bon entender”, from the Swiss channel RTS – Radio Télévision Suissedevoted a hopeful report on the direct impact of the return of access to water for the inhabitants of rural Cape Verde.

A report by Pierre Morel and a program to be found in full on the Play RTS site.