Hydrology
Water is the lifeline! Freshwater must be preserved and equitably distributed.
How we manage water, bond of life and fragile resource will define our success in achieving sustainable development. Access to water is critical to poverty reduction and human health, impacts gender equality, education, and all human activities. Ecosystems and biodiversity depend on water, and globally three-quarters of it is devoted to food production.
Citizens all over the world are inventing ingenious solutions to respond to increasing water challenges and to push governments to act for sustainable water management!
Learn about UNESCO’s work on water: https://en.unesco.org/themes/water-security/hydrology
Chesapeake Monitoring Cooperative
The Chesapeake Monitoring Cooperative is the first project of its kind in the United States, creating a regional network of community science/participatory science monitoring programs collecting data in a consistent way across the Chesapeake Bay watershed. To inform management and restoration decisions.
TAGMA
TAGMA is building the first network of sustainable public schools in Latin America. The aim of this association? To train change agents in all sectors of society, able to build a sustainable future.
Tethys – an early lead detection tool
Gitanjali Rao, an American teenager, was shocked by the problem of lead contamination in water. She invented a simple lead detection solution for users.
Eco-patrol in the Far North of Russia
Involving communities in the far north of Russia in waste collection expeditions while taking samples for scientific research on microplastics is the particularity of the eco-patrol project.
Instituto Juruá
Rural communities have a central role in the conservation of biodiversity. Based on this conviction, ecologists and researchers formed Instituto Juruá for the Conservation of the Amazon.
MicroTERRA
To help fish farmers address economic and sustainability challenges, three young women are studying lemna, an aquatic plant that cleans water and offers a new source of income.
Green Turtle
To fight against ocean pollution and clean up ports, a group of students have come up with a beautiful technology inspired by nature. These engineering students have designed Green Turtle, a turtle robot that tracks plastic waste.
Lisbran, a living lab for research and education
What effects are climate variability and change having on our ecosystems? To find out, Juan Mauricio Castaño Rojas, associate professor at Colombia’s Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, set up a dedicated research centre to explore and forecast impacts on water regulation and biodiversity.
Little Ecologists
How can we make children more aware of the environment while reducing feelings of “eco-anxiety” at the uncertain future we face? For Marie Barbezieux Rousselle, the solution is a fun online and face-to-face programme for 4-10 years olds.
WaterWise Ways
In South Africa’s Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve, the WaterWise Ways project has helped reduce water usage and change behaviours. How? By giving local inhabitants access to simple yet effective methods.
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