The Living Waters Museum (India), in cooperation with the Global Network of Water Museums and the support of IHE Delft and the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
Strengthening interdisciplinary, holistic and inclusive water education under Phase 9 of UNESCO-IHP
This webinar has been organized by IHE Delft in cooperation with the Global Network of Water Museums and the Living Waters Museum (India) as part of the new series of webinars titled ‘When Waters Speak’.
Water education needs to equip students and youth with an aptitude to observe, identify and understand the issues related to water around them, especially the intersection of water with heritage, history and culture. An integrated, interdisciplinary, and ethical approach is critical if we want to build a new water civilization based on care, respect and justice. This webinar looked at different tools and approaches, including digital media and the creative arts, that WAMU-NET members and partners have used to engage children as our future water-keepers.
What were the outcomes of such endeavours and how can they be scaled up to reach more schools, and more children, especially those from marginalised and vulnerable communities who may not be able to attend school regularly, despite the right to education for all? How do we build the capacity of teachers to make learning on water and the environment more interactive, fun and meaningful, inspiring children to become active agents of change rather than passive recipients of ‘lessons’? What role can water museums play and how can we strengthen our capacity through collaborative shared learning efforts?
Programme
Moderator: Lucrezia Gigante
02:00 – 02:05: Opening remarks by Emanuele Fantini (TBC), IHE Delft, Netherlands
02:05 – 02:10: Introduction by Jorge Ellis, UNESCO-IHP: Water sustainability education in the frame of IHP Phase 9 (2022-29)
02:10 – 02:25: Chhavi Mathur, Living Waters Museum, India
02:25 – 02:35: Vicky Malotidi, MIO-ECSDE, Greece
02:35 – 02:45: Samoura Alassane, Musée de l’Eau de Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
02:45 – 02:55: Diane Munro, Catskill Water Discovery, US
02:55 – 03:05: Evelyn Arias, Museum of the Albear Aqueduct, Havana, Cuba
03:05 – 03:15: Jihad Chitaouy, Musée de la Civilisation de l’Eau au Maroc, Marrakech, Morocco
03:15 – 03.25: Margarida Filipe, Museu da Água e do Património Histórico, Lisbon, Portugal
03:25 – 03.35: Clara López and Mario Soler, Tribunal de les Aigües, Valencia, Spain
03:35 – 03:45: Roundtable Discussion with Sara Ahmed, Alexander Otte and Jorge Ellis: Challenges and opportunities to build an online repository of educational resources on water & sustainability
03:45 – 03:55: Q&A
03:55 – 04:00: Closing Remarks (Eriberto Eulisse)
This webinar was organized as the first outcome of the Education Working Group that met at the 4th International Conference of WAMU-NET in Marrakech and to share the results of the Living Waters Museum's project titled "Water Classrooms" (as part of a global endeavour called "Transforming Education for Sustainable Futures", funded by Global Challenges UK through partners in the UK, India and Africa, see: www.waterclassrooms.in and www.tesf.network).
A range of different experiences from the Mediterranean, Morocco, Burkina Faso, Cuba and USA was presented to focus on how a number of school programs have addressed the issues of diversity and inclusion with related challenges. During the round table, invited guests discussed how to build a global water education program supported by a repository of educational resources on water and sustainability. Building on the success of water classrooms with schools in India, the Living Waters Museum team will be working in 2024 with the Musée de l’Eau of Burkina Faso and other partners from Africa through the project titled I-LEAF that is coordinated by IHE Delft and funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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