HARVESTING THE MIST IN NAMIBIA
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Text : Sabine Germain
Photos : Jean-Claude Coutausse/Rapho


With less than 20 mm of rain per year, the Namib desert is one of the driest places on Earth. Yet at dawn, a thick mist rolls in from the Atlantic, enveloping the dunes of this lunar landscape and leaving behind droplets of water that are a godsend for the local flora and fauna. The Topnaar villagers set up nets facing the ocean in order to collect the cool, clear water.

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