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Max is the founder and CEO of the startup YAWA. He is a scientific advisor, inventor and social entrepreneur. He has been awarded as winner of the History Channel international contest, “An Idea to Change History”, Winner of the XVI National Invention Contest of Peru in the Telecommunications and Electronics category. He has been recognized as "Ambassador for Peace" by the Federation for Universal Peace (UFP).
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Max Hidalgo Quinto - Peruvian, Latin America and the Caribbean
2020 Winner | Scientist and entrepeneur | Peruvian
YAWA is a portable, multifunctional and sustainable technology capable of obtaining up to 300 liter of water per day from atmospheric humidity and mist. This technology can be applied to provide access to drinking water to communities, in agricultural and forestry projects, and for the irrigation of green buildings. Yawa is an alternative that will allow us to prepare for the future in the face of an imminent water shortage that 33 countries will suffer in the world in the year 2040.
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