The Technologies Section features contemporary worldwide case studies and tools for Collection, Conversion, and Distribution of water in arid climates. The Evaluation Matrix analyzes each case study in terms of the source, quantity, and quality of water, as well as energy consumption and multi-functionality.

COLLECTING focuses on the containment and conveyance of water in its cycles, such as vapour, precipitation, runoff, evapo-transpiration. It examines specific conditions of aridity, namely its prolonged droughts and torrential flash floods; the high evaporation rates of surface water due to solar radiation; as well as the extreme temperature differential between day and night, and above and below ground. Each case departs from this analysis to extract water from its immediate surroundings.

DISTRIBUTING focuses on the management of water resources on a large scale, ranging from multi-national, national, metropolitan, and neighborhood scales. Distribution is predicated on the interweaving of multiple components, such as energy, transit, and agricultural infrastructure, as well as urban armatures. It is also shaped by the needs and demands of its environment, most important of which are agriculture and population. One of the main challenges is to offset water loss and maximize access efficiency.

CONVERTING focuses on the transformation of water quality and availability. It addresses the issue of contamination and various chemical compositions of water resources, which conventionally render them unusable.