Drought-Hit Syria Creates Model 'Water Scarcity' Park

With its villages emptying due to drought, creating what the United Nations calls the "largest internal displacement in the Middle East in recent years," Syria needs solutions to its water-scarcity problem, and fast. That's why it's so heartening to see that the government has made an effort to show that life can be lived well with less water.

Using drip irrigation techniques, the 1,000-square-meter 'water scarcity park' will harvest rainwater and also use solar power to generate electricity to pump water for irrigation. Drip irrigation is a technique used to conserve water as draws water directly from it sources and takes it the plants through a network of pipes with small holes so that water waste is minimal.... It is hoped that the park will be used as model for public and private parks and help rationalize the consumption of water and energy.

Drought-Hit Syria Creates Model 'Water Scarcity' Park : TreeHugger#