Environment
In Search of a Clean Water Revolution for the Philippines
In the typhoon-ravaged town of Tolosa, young entrepreneurs are working on a big problem.
Two years after Typhoon Haiyan devastated areas across the Philippines, a new project—spearheaded by a group of MBA students from Singapore—is set to bring a clean and centralized water supply to one of the country’s worst-affected areas by using two natural resources: sun and sand.
Haiyan, one of the strongest tropical cyclones recorded in modern history, hit the Philippines in November 2013. It claimed more than 6,000 lives and damaged homes, schools, health centers, and other vital infrastructure.