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Educating the young minds of Australia

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Did you know that Australia is the driest inhabited continent in the world? Furthermore, its already limited and unpredictable rainfall has been made even worse by climate change. Droughts and water shortages are becoming all too common.

Now, more than ever, it is critically important to educate - and empower - the younger generation and teach them how to protect our environment. The Swarovski Waterschool program, in partnership with Earthwatch Australia, is working to achieve exactly that in the the state of New South Wales.

In Australia, the Swarovski Waterschool global initiative focuses on the Parramatta River, which flows through Sydney. As is the case with many rivers that flow through urban areas, the Parramatta is plagued by stormwater pollution. Floodwater - which includes sewage and liquid waste - is another major contributor to its poor water quality. This negatively impacts not only the river’s ecosystem, but also the ocean where it eventually ends up. That is why Australia is the first participant of the Swarovski Waterschool initiative to include ocean health in its program.

水的重要性

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2022 年 10 月 26 日,我們邀請新南威爾斯州各地的學生在奇平諾頓 (Chipping Norton) 的 喬治河環境教育中心 (Georges River Environmental Education Centre) 齊聚一堂,弘揚水資源的重要性 這次聚會,Swarovski Waterschool Australia Flagship Event 2022為首次舉辦此類盛大活動。活動期間,學生們學習了如何與故鄉連結 (來自原住民的觀念,將土地視為活的生態系統,與之緊密相連),以及評估水體健康的方式。他們還從當地的原住民長老身上學習到關於自然水道的洞見知識。更重要的是,他們還受到啟發,學習了如何自己舉辦水資源教育工作坊,與同齡人分享這些資訊。

與 Swarovski 合作

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Earthwatch Australia機構的總裁 Fiona Sutton Wilson 完美地為這一專案做了總結: 「與 Swarovski Waterschool的合作使澳洲學生有能力成為領導者,向其同齡人和更廣泛的社群介紹水的重要性,水是我們全社會的無價資源」。」。