Sustainable water captured from air for fulfilling the SDGs

Background In the event of a natural disaster, water is often unavailable. Natural disasters often prevent the existing water infrastructure from functioning to supply water to citizens. Existing water systems are also vulnerable to poisoning such as terrorism and can be destroyed in war because they are centralized infrastructure systems. In the U.S.A, a huge investment of $50 billion is required just to improve infrastructure for drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater. Scope and Approach This paper introduces state-of-the-art technologies for sustainable water harvesting to prepare for natural or human-induced disasters to fulfill the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A literature review was conducted on drinking water technology. Key findings The latest water-harvesting technology uses Metal–Organic Framework materials. The properties of MOFs allow us to survive and efficiently harvest water from air. We can create a sustainable society with MOF materials where the society will become resilient to natural and human-induced disasters for fulfilling the SDGs. Conclusions This paper will show that MOFs play an important role in enhancing urban water sustainability and resilience with the most economical and ecological engineering technology.