Participative methodology for the fog collecting, its valuation, and contribution to the development of the rural sector

Abstract

This work shows a socio-environmental experience obtained with 15 dispersed rural young participants from the municipality of Sucre, they received training with participatory methodology and training in the use of a natural resource such as water from fog. With the participative methodology, the young participants improved aspects such as communication, respect, solidarity, tolerance, and commitment, they understood the importance of the role of rural women and were able to install 2 collectors or fog catchers of 2 m2 for each one. The young people collected daily data of precipitation and fog, both for wet and dry days. They determined quantities, frequencies, variations, and accumulations of these events with the help of a small meteorological station. The work period was from May 1st to November 25th, 2016, and the accumulated collection data for fog catchers in the dry season (from May to July) were 70 liters or equal to 17.5 liters per square meter.