2021 REVISTA ACTA GEOGRAFICA 2021 15(卷), 38(期), (65-78页)
The scarcity of water arising from climatic conditions of semi-arid Paraiba has forced many rural families to consume poor quality water, which has contributed to the increase in cases of waterborne diseases. In view of this problem, the objective was to examine how the use of solar distillers can provide the production of drinking water, and assess the socio-economic and environmental benefits from the use of this technology. After the studies, it was observed that solar distillers are a low economic cost technology, easy social diffusion, uses solar energy (clean, renewable), and are able to provide drinking water to meet the water demands of families living with the shortage of water in semi-arid regions.