Global Ecovillage Network/Solution Library/Lack of water in desert
About the challenge
[edit | edit source]The Fougara is a system of water irrigation invented to quantify the water each plant needs in the desert. It is a complex system that dates back a long time and was used by our ancestors to manage water wisely. This system is inspired by the Qanats of Iran.
Description
[edit | edit source]La fougara est un systeme d'irrigation de l'eau invente pour permettre de quantifier l'eau necessaire pour les differentes plantations dans le desert. C'est un systeme complexe et tres ingenieux qui remonte quelques centaines d'annees. C'est un systeme unique dans le Sahara que l'on trouve dans les Oasis du Gourara pres de Timumoun. Ce systeme d'irrigation est inspire des Qanats en Iran.
Areas of impact
[edit | edit source]Ecology
[edit | edit source]- Seeds, Food & Soil.
- Water Cycles.
Economy
[edit | edit source]- Sharing & Collaboration.
See also
[edit | edit source]| Authors | Ernesto Sun |
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| License | CC-BY-SA-4.0 |
| Organizations | Global Ecovillages NetworkGEN Africa |
| Ported from | https://www.ecovillage.org/solution/lack-of-water-in-desert/ (original) |
| Cite as | Ernesto Sun (2025–2026). "Global Ecovillage Network/Solution Library/Lack of water in desert". Appropedia. Retrieved juin 2, 2026. |