| Colorado river teaches the wet facts |
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A Durango man is in Mexico City today through Tuesday at the fourth World Water Forum, where he will talk about a Colorado River educational program that underlines the integral role waterways play in the lives of humans, plants and animals... (full article by the Durango Herald) |
Press releases:
| Project WET Creates Water Education Materials for Students and Teachers in Sub-Saharan Africa |
21 August, 2008 |
Global water problems continue to escalate and affect the quality of life for billions of people. In many Sub-Saharan African villages, the struggle to acquire clean water saps the energy of communities, and children are often too ill to attend school due to waterborne diseases or lack of sanitation. Although these communities are an ocean away, an organization close to home is reaching out to them through education. (Complete Release.) |
| Project WET Publication Addresses Arizona Governor’s Call for Statewide Water Conservation
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06 June 2007 |
In 2004, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano called for a statewide water conservation effort to develop a “culture of conservation” in the state. After hearing Governor Napolitano’s call for action, the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR), the Bureau of Reclamation’s Phoenix Area Office (Reclamation), and Arizona Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) contacted the Project WET Foundation, an organization dedicated to teaching the world about water, to discuss the development of a teachers’ guide to educate Arizona students about water conservation... (Complete Release.) |
| Ducks Unlimited, Project WET Partnership Reaches Children with Wetlands Education |
26 April 2007 |
Many people are unaware of the tremendous value wetlands provide to the environment. In an effort to conserve these valuable habitats, Ducks Unlimited and Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) have partnered to reach children with wetlands education, instilling in them an appreciation of wetlands. With this appreciation, today’s children, tomorrow’s conservation leaders, will be able to make informed decisions about wetlands conservation... (Complete Release.) |
| Project WET Promotes Sustainable Water Management around the World on World Water Day, March 22, 2007 |
23 March 2007 |
As a world leader in water education for children, Project WET, through its international network, promoted sustainable water management on World Water Day in Argentina, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Fiji, France, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, South Africa, Switzerland, Turkey, and Vietnam... (Complete Release.) |
| Nestlé Waters North America
and Project WET Award Ten $1,000 Grants to U.S. Educators |
21 February 2007 |
The Every Drop CountsTM Grant
Program was launched in 2005 to assist educators in conducting water-related service learning and community education
projects... (Complete Release.) |
| Three Titles Added to Project WET’s Kids in Discovery Series |
13 October 2006 |
Today, Project WET announced the addition of three new titles to its Kids in Discovery Series (KIDS): Discover Coral Reefs, Discover Ports and Harbors, and Discover Marine Mammals... (Complete Release.) |
| Project WET International Foundation and United Nations Launch
Joint Water Education Initiative |
29 September 2006 |
The Project WET International Foundation and the United Nations Education, Science, and Cultural Organization – International Hydrologic Program (UNESCO-IHP) are launching a joint water education initiative for Latin America and the Caribbean... (Complete Release.) |
| Project WET International Foundation Donates $20,000 to
Water Education Program in Argentina |
28 September 2006 |
The Project WET International Foundation recently donated $20,000 to the Argentina-based Asociación de Amigos de la Patagonia (AAP) for the development of a water education program for the children of Argentina... (Complete Release.) |
| Project WET Signs Memorandum of Understanding with UNESCO-IHP, Latin America and the Caribbean |
18 March 2006 |
| The Project WET International Foundation and UNESCO-IHP made a major step toward stronger water education in Latin America and the Caribbean when the two organizations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The agreement, signed by Dennis Nelson, President and CEO of the Project WET International Foundation and András Szöllösi-Nagy, Director of the Division of Water Sciences and Secretary of the International Hydrological Programme, identifies specific work goals. (Complete Release.) |
| Five North American Youth Advocate for Water Issues on an International Stage |
6 March 2006 |
| Five young North Americans – four Americans and one Canadian – will be traveling to the Fourth World Water Forum in Mexico City March 16 – 22 to share their accomplishments with local and international water resource initiatives. The youths’ attendance was made possible through the financial support of Nestlé Waters North America... (Complete Release.) |
| Maine Student Honored for Protecting Water Resources |
6 March 2006 |
A Raymond student, Gaia Cloutier, has been selected as one of five students in North America to attend the Fourth World Water Forum in Mexico City, March 16 – 22. Gaia was chosen based on her outstanding participation in raising awareness and protecting water resources through her science class local action projects...(Complete Release.)
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