The FACSA-UJI Chair commemorates World Water Day with Torreblanca high school students



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## The FACSA-UJI Chair commemorates World Water Day with Torreblanca high school students

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In 1993, the United Nations General Assembly designated March 22nd as World Water Day. This year's theme, chosen by the UN, is "Water for Peace." It aims to unite people around the world through this shared resource, promoting its use as a tool for peacebuilding and a foundation for a more secure and prosperous future.  
  
Citizen action is crucial to speeding up this change. To address this, the FACSA Chair in Innovation in the Integral Water Cycle at the Universitat Jaume I has joined the World Water Day celebration with an event for secondary school students. The event aims to raise awareness among younger generations about the importance of water. The event, held at the UJI's School of Technology and Experimental Sciences, brought together students from 3rd and 4th year of ESO at IES El Prat de Torreblanca.  
  
The event was led by Néstor Aparicio, lecturer at the UJI, who explained the theme of this year's event and highlighted the importance of water and the sustainable management of this resource. After a brief introduction to the event, Sergio Chiva, director of the Chair, welcomed the attendees and introduced the speakers, whose interventions were intended to arouse the curiosity and foster the knowledge of the students.  
  
In his speech "Water and peace: conflicts over water and responsible consumption", Santiago Robles highlighted the importance of water in a world facing a climate crisis. In addition, the analyst from the International Council for Peace and Security explained the role of water in international and local conflicts, as well as the universal right to access water and the civil responsibilities surrounding it.

Afterwards, the students connected remotely with Tena (Ecuador's Amazon) and Damascus (Syria) to listen to the testimony of Lucy Urvina and Borja López, respectively. Lucy Urvina shared her passion for water by explaining the reality that they live daily in the Ecuadorian Amazon in relation to access to water and the importance of this resource for both the Amazon and the indigenous populations living there. On the other hand, Borja López, member of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) in Syria, took advantage of his intervention to explain how the climate crisis influences the communities affected by the conflict in Syria.

After a brief discussion with the two speakers, the students carried out an activity of carrying water with jerry cans to experience the difficulties they have to face, especially women and girls in African countries, to supply their families with this vital resource.  
  
To conclude the event, Sergio Chiva and Néstor Aparicio encouraged students to use water responsibly in everyday life.

The FACSA Chair in Innovation in the Integral Water Cycle of the Universitat Jaume I was created in 2015 with the aim of promoting training, research, dissemination of knowledge and R&D in the management of the integral water cycle, facilitating collaboration between the professional and teaching spheres.

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