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the poorest people.
Eventhough there are setbacks
in the development of new water
technologies, we believe that
there is already an increasing
interest towards its due to
the pressing demand to clean
water and the effects of climate
change. Governments and
private enterprises are looking
for ways on how to manage
the water resources of their
countries because of the existing
issues. Though progress is still
slow, we can only strive and
continue to pursue research and
development.
THE MICRO LEVEL
The emerging water technologies today-
aside from Gaia Dam- are focused on providing
more affordable ways to treat wastewater, be
it for domestic use or for farming use
GN: What are the initiatives /
projects that you are doing (or
have done) that will provide
clean water to third world
countries?
Carandang: I have co-invented
the Gaia Dam - a low-cost dam
that is environmental-friendly
yet equally effective with its
counterparts – which is being
licensed by the University
of the Philippines to our
company (Aviscus Construction
Corporation) in order to
implement the technology
in its projects. The dam’s core
produces nutrients and enzymes
which act as natural fertilizer
and pesticides, thus, helping to
produce organic crops.
changes or try a new technology.
GN: What are the latest water
technologies today? Where is
water tech heading 20 years
from now? Are we on the right
track? Are we delayed? Are we
progressing?
Carandang: The emerging
water technologies today- aside
from Gaia Dam- are focused on
providing more affordable ways
to treat wastewater, be it for
domestic use or for farming
use. Ranging from the usage
of natural cleaning methods
through solar technology up to
the utilization of thin graphene
sheets with a biomaterial that
treats three kinds of bacteria in
the water, such developments are
very promising in the crusade to
provide access to clean water to
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Clean Water Technologies
GN: What are the future
innovations that you or your
company is pursuing?
Carandang: In line with its
promise to modernize its green
engineering commitment, the
company shall develop the
water treatment capabilities
of the dam’s core in order to
treat polluted water that will
pass through it and the wireless
connectivity and communication
of the chains of dams in order to
smartly impound and store storm
water for future usage.
Though our company is a
new startup, we have already
conducted initial talks with
several government agencies
for potential partnership and
adoption of the technology in
their future projects especially