https://tube.fede.re/videos/watch/7cf8d5f8-8a2c-493f-b0f9-7c41adc13f38 Caught between two deserts, Namibia is one of the driest countries in Africa. As early as 1968, its capital, Windhoek, faced water shortages and a population explosion. The climate is so hot that up to 80% of the water present in the natural environment (rivers, rivers, lakes, dams) can evaporate. In 1968, the country therefore took the gamble of developing a direct recycling system, which does away with the step of returning water to the natural environment. This is the Direct Potable Reuse (DPR) technology, of which only three factories exist in the world. In the 1990s, the factory was deemed too small for the city's needs. In 2002, a new, larger treatment station was added to it, financed by the French company Veolia, the Australian-Indian company Wabag and the city of Berlin. Today, the site provides a quarter of drinking water consumption. Visit to Windhoek of the Wingoc factory to discover this water "of better quality than that coming from a traditional purification station", according to its director, Thomas Honer. A report produced as part of a partnership with the Veolia Institute and a conference cycle on the African city of tomorrow. Sun, 11 Oct 2026 02:33:36 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tube.fede.re https://tube.fede.re/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://tube.fede.re/videos/watch/7cf8d5f8-8a2c-493f-b0f9-7c41adc13f38 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tube.fede.re/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.