Low cost filtered drinking water in the areas of struggle in Pakistan

“巴基斯坦在获得清洁水最少的10个国家中排名第9。据估计，60%的巴基斯坦人生活在水资源紧张的环境中；农村地区2200万居民无法获得清洁用水，每年有2万名儿童死于脏水和厕所引起的腹泻。偏远地区存在严重的水危机，同时由于地处山区，这些地区往往具有很高的水电潜力。该项目汇集了两家专注于生态创新的英国中小企业（Air Purex Ltd, eco Research Ltd），两所拥有系统设计和流体动力学专业知识的英国大学（阿斯顿大学，考文垂大学）和巴基斯坦Kotli大学（拥有水处理系统，社区和利益相关者参与的专业知识）。该项目小组将调查将抽水技术与活性炭过滤相结合的可行性，为巴基斯坦偏远地区的社区提供清洁的饮用水和卫生用水。该综合系统将完全脱离电网运行，并将利用河流、小溪和小溪中流动的水的势能供电。利用森林废弃物的碳化技术生产活性炭过滤器。将调查在巴基斯坦农村地区部署环境友好型（零排放）水泵系统的可行性。为了最大限度地促进巴基斯坦的经济发展和人民的福利，项目团队将寻求利用适当的当地资源嵌入饮用水系统和活性炭的生产能力。将向主要利益攸关方(地方政府、非政府组织、区域企业、社区（特别注重妇女的参与）和农民（潜在的灌溉应用）提供指导和建议。该项目将主要惠及本次竞赛范围内的两个可持续发展目标：可持续发展目标6（清洁水和卫生）；* 6.1.1使用安全管理的饮用水服务的人口比例* 6.4.2用水压力程度：淡水提取占可用淡水资源的比例（良好健康和福祉），特别是实现可持续发展目标具体目标：* 3.9.2由于不安全的水、不安全的环境卫生和缺乏个人卫生造成的死亡率（接触不安全的人人享有水、环境卫生和个人卫生服务）。预期的好处包括改善清洁饮用水和卫生用水的获取，通过水力抽水输送支持农业灌溉，改善当地教育，并通过制造活性炭过滤器在全国范围内分销，为这些偏远社区提供新的商业机会。”

"Pakistan ranks number 9 in the list of top 10 countries with lowest access to clean water. It is estimated that 60% of Pakistan people live in water stress; 22 million inhabitants in rural areas lack access to clean water, and 20,000 children dying from diarrhoea caused by dirty water and toilets every year. There is an acute water crisis in remote areas, which at the same time often have high potential of hydropower due to their location in mountainous regions.This project brings together two UK SMEs focused on eco innovation (Air Purex Ltd, Eco Research Ltd), two UK universities with expertise in systems design and fluid dynamics (Aston University, Coventry University) and the University of Kotli, Pakistan, which has expertise in water treatment systems, community and stakeholder engagement.The project team will investigate the feasibility of integrating water pumping technologies with activated carbon filtering to supply clean water for drinking and sanitation for communities in Pakistan's remote areas. The integrated system will operate completely off grid, and will be powered using potential energy of flowing water in rivers, streams and creeks. Activated carbon filters will be produced using carbonisation technologies of forest wastes. The feasibility of deploying an environmentally-friendly (zero-emissions) hydropump system in rural areas of Pakistan will be investigated.To maximise the economic development and welfare of people in Pakistan, the project team will seek to embed capability for production of drinking water systems and activated carbon from appropriate local resources. Guidance and recommendations will be provided to key stakeholders (local government, NGOs, regional businesses, communities (with a particular focus on engagement of women) and farmers (for potential irrigation applications).The project will deliver benefits primarily in two SDGs within scope for this competition:SDG6 (clean water and sanitation); in particular addressing the SDG targets:* 6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services* 6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resourcesSDG3 (good health and well-being), in particular addressing SDG target:* 3.9.2 Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (exposure to unsafe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for All (WASH) services).Expected benefits include improved access to clean water for drinking and sanitation, support for agricultural irrigation through hydropowered pumped water delivery, improved local education and new business opportunities in these remote communities through manufacturing activated carbon filters for distribution throughout the country."