Increasing water scarcity is an issue affecting 1.1 billion people with no access to safe water, while 2.7 billion experience water shortages at least once a year. This scarcity is particularly prevalent even in countries that possess adequate water resources, such as India, and Brazil. Limited access to clean drinking water and hygiene raises the risk of waterborne diseases like cholera. According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), these challenges also lead to higher costs for communities struggling to secure safe water. Globally, water covers 70 percent of the Earth, but only three percent of that is freshwater, with two-thirds of it being inaccessible. Furthermore, inadequate sanitation affects 2.4 billion people, contributing to diseases that cause approximately two million deaths annually, primarily among children. Amidst these challenges, Kumulus Water emerges as a beacon of innovation. Founded in 2021 by Tunisian entrepreneur Iheb Triki and co-founder Mohamed Ali Abid, this start-up is pioneering a revolutionary approach to water production by harnessing moisture from the air. Inspired by the natural phenomenon of dew formation, where moisture in the air condenses into tiny droplets on surfaces as temperatures drop to the dew…
Kumulus Water: Harvesting Drinking Water from Thin Air
March 6, 2025
By Belal Nawar
Senior Journalist
