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Engaging education in NON CONVENTIONAL WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (NCWRM):
Why and how?
Iro Alampei, MSc
www.medies.net,
info@medies.net
WHY?
… Because just
like most “non
conventional”
concepts … the
ideas of
NCWRM are not
quite known to
the wider
public.
… Because even
when something is
“known”, it is not
necessarily deeply
understood
WHY?
I.e. how many people, besides water experts know what grey water
is and how it can be used?
… because non
Conventional
Water, its origins
and its USES may
entail a lot of
misconceptions
that are usually
strengthened by
the media, etc.
WHY?
… and as
misconceptions
about NCWRM
may relate to deep
rooted beliefs (i.e.
bias regarding
hygiene & safety)
that are hard to
shift (resistance to
change)
WHY?
Education (formal,
non formal, and
even informal) can
be an effective
diffusion tool for
innovative ideas.
Sadly, we tend to
forget this.
WHY?
Because learners,
once convinced
can be effective
multipliers of the
desired
“environmental
messages” to
their family and
friends
Education, is yet another tool
(facet) for sustainable
development that should work
in synergy together with
other governance tools
HOW ?
Education
Environment
Science &
Technology
Society
Economy
Institutions
sustainable development as a double
pyramid
Governance
It should support the educator to feel confident to
teach about these issues
Educational material &
teacher trainings
HOW ?
It should allow
and inspire
Ownership &
commitment
Quotes from
students’ answers
HOW ?
… first by being myself intact in what I have learnt today, and then by guiding the others.
(10 yrs old, Syros island)
I can “protect” water by…
… By not playing “water balloons”, or at least play less. (10 yrs old, Milos island)
OVERALL
Education in NCWRM should be a lifelong
process involving a bottom-up and
participatory approach that engages from
the very young ones to adults and elderly.
Continuity of efforts is of great importance.
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