The fish are drowning and so are we

Alexandria in Egypt is a lively city with a lot of traditional fishing. Unfortunately the current farming conditions and political regulations are challenging not only for the farmers but even more so for the environment. With the rising sea level and simultaneous sinking in the Nile delta, more and more salt water is getting swept into the basins. The need for desalination grows, though the process is very energy intense and pricy. Leaving private farmers no choice but to abandon their generation-old work and lifestyle.

With this theoretical design project, I wanted to develop an alternative desalination process using native plant species in different biomes. The resulting landscape not only expands the fishing market and offers more attractive working conditions but contributes to much-needed conseration and the restoration of biodiversity.