Everything in the article suggests that this is something that can be done locally: "If the many failed development projects of the past 60 years have taught u

Everything in the article suggests that this is something that can be done locally: "If the many failed development projects of the past 60 years have taught us anything,...it's that complicated, imported solutions do not work." "inexpensive, easily-assembled structure that extracts gallons of fresh water from the air. " "The structures, made from biodegradable materials, are easy to clean and can be erected without mechanical tools in less than a week. And 1,000 towers would be on the scale of "learning how to make the tower easier to maintain as well as learning how best to 'sell' the tower to locals." If this device was capable of pulling in more than 10/gallons of water a day for $500 capex (and cheaper at volume), I would expect to see millions of them installed across the african continent in just a few years. Heck - I'd expect to see them installed across the North American continent as well. Some of the crazy stuff we used to do to try and get 5 gallons/water a day when I was growing up - I spent two solid months hand digging a well that barely managed to deliver that much water a day. A $500 "Water Tower" would have been awesome.