Emergency Response Vessel (ERV)

• Purpose

  Providing clean drinking water to populations in disaster areas.

• Features

  Turns seawater or brackish water into clean drinking water.

• Location

  Coastal areas where catastrophe or natural disaster hits (e.g. the Indian Ocean, Caribbean, South East Asia).

Suitable for:

• Areas hit by catastrophe or natural disaster, with surrounding communities in immediate need of clean drinking water.

• Typical users include: local communities, hospitals, farmers, industry, other relevant municipal users, and NGOs.

Value:

• Gives local communities-in-need access to clean drinking water, saving and restoring lives, effecting multiple positive health benefits.

• After the water infrastructure is restored in a disaster area, the Emergency Response Vessel (ERV) can move straight to a new strategic location and be ready for the next relief assignment.

Conditions:

• An area hit by or immersed in catastrophe that has urgent need for clean drinking water.

• Onshore water supply or infrastructure fail to provide the local community with sufficient drinking water.