When calamity happens, affected people suffer from shortage of clean and safe drinking water always. In this regard, designer Matthias Rauch has created the Water Ahead that has the ability to turn floodwater into a fresh and clean drinking water, thus reduce the need for the rescuers to supply clean bottled water, and thus further, reduces the possible growth of landfills. Aside from the calamity victim, this can probably be used in areas with fewer water supplies. However, the features the Water Ahead has like the integrated thermalgraphic cameras that it has that is used to locate flood victims, and its acoustic signal and flashing lights for the victims to feel their presence made this design perfect for calamity use.
Source: Folkwang Hochschule via The Design Blog
