Biomimicry Interventions for Addressing Global Environmental Challenges

Abstract

Many damages have been done globally to the natural environment, all in a bid to providing essential amenities and addressing the infrastructural deficit. These actions have resulted in increased carbon footprint, excessive heat, loss of biodiversity, increase in pollutant level in the atmosphere, and fluctuating weather conditions among many others. One of the latest sustainability drives that aim to address the environmental challenges facing the world today is biomimicry. As a new field that seeks to study, extract and emulate the fantastic processes and mechanisms operational in nature, biomimicry has become the most accessible and available source of productive ideas and solutions to the global environmental issues. Currently, there have been records of sustainable and innovative technologies inspired by nature that provides solutions to these problems. This paper aims to create awareness around the selected few of the biomimetic solutions that address the diverse environmental challenges facing humanity with a focus on energy and water issues. Been aware of the existence of these nature-inspired innovative technologies and solutions and their mode of operation is believed will be a giant step in encouraging their adoption and implementation. © 2019 The Authors. Published by Budapest University of Technology and Economics & Diamond Congress Ltd. Peer-review under responsibility of the scientific committee of the Creative Construction Conference 2019.