harvesting

For thousands of Palestinian families and villages, cultivating and harvesting olives is a big part of their economy.

Unlike previously reported porous organic crystals, the Janus crystals combine water-collection and water-delivery functions at their surface, creating a highly efficient water harvesting process that maximizes the amount of collected water at ambient conditions.

These might include creating protected areas, establishing sustainable harvesting quotas, or implementing restoration programs.

Dunn pointed out that several countries are taking a "multi-faceted" approach to address a lack of water by combining desalination with methods such as water recycling, rainwater harvesting, and conservation measures.

However it "basically stopped him in his tracks in Zimbabwe" as the private schools were his harvesting ground, he said.