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The flagship initiative of UNESCO-IHP for the promotion of museums committed to water awareness education
The Global Network of Water Museums (WAMU-NET) is a ‘flagship initiative’ of UNESCO-IHP (Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme) which aims at fostering water awareness education.
WAMU-NET supports cooperation among museums, institutions, and people to implement new actions aiming to build a ‘new culture of water’ and repair our deteriorated relationship with the most precious element for life.
WAMU-NET is established to re-connect people with all forms of water legacy (both natural and cultural heritages) and highlight the natural, social, cultural, artistic, and spiritual dimensions related to water and inherited form the past.
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THE WATER WE WANT
The Global Network of Water Museums for sustainability education
Explore the history of WAMU-NET: why a global network of museums and institutions was created with the aim of fostering a ‘new culture of water’, how it involves an increasing number of water museums and young people, and when it was endorsed by UNESCO-IHP (Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme) in order to better promote water sustainability education worldwide. The youth contest and award ‘The Water We Want’ is held on an annual basis to boost water awareness education through museums.
THE VOICES OF WATER
WAMU-NET’s video installation and events at the 10th World Water Forum (Bali 2024)
The contribution of WAMU-NET to the 10th World Water Forum in Bali, Indonesia, featured in 2024 a multi-channel video installation on Ancient Hydro-Technologies (AHTs) titled ’The Voices of Water’.
The installation aimed to illustrate why ancient cultures are an inspiring source for sustainable water management and how they can nurture rich biodiversity in harmony with human activities in rural areas globally .
At a time when technological innovation has shown countless advantages but also limitations, we can learn from the invaluable lessons of our predecessors to foster new ways of coexistence with Nature promoting AHTs as Nature-Based Solutions (NBSs).
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