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National Geographic and Bayer support research on water utilization

A most precious asset

Only few people like this man in Ethiopia have access to clean wells. Frequently, a non-existent infrastructure, or one destroyed by war, leaves people no alternative but to drink “unsafe” water.

An ingeniously simple way to produce drinking water is provided by the Watercone®.

Although almost three-quarters of the earth’s surface is covered with water, freshwater is one of the rarest raw materials on the planet. Growing prosperity and a burgeoning global population are turning clean water for agriculture, industry and personal use into inaccessible “blue gold” for many people. Against this background, Bayer and the scientific organization National Geographic Deutschland have donated € 250,000 to a fund designed to promote research into the protection of this vital resource.

Innovation to safeguard the water supply

How can salt or waste water be turned into drinking water? How can new agricultural techniques help to save water? How do waste-water purification facilities underpin the water supply? Our photostory highlights some of the problems associated with drinking water and the solutions that Bayer’s research scientists have developed.