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My#little#Guide##

on%my%daily%Water%Footprint%

AQUAPASS

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Seven%partners%from:%France,%Germany,%

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Aquapath% project% aims% at% fostering%

citizens’% awareness% (children% J

tomorrow’s% citizensJ% and% adults)%

regarding%water%consumption%in%Europe.%

Taking%into%account%populations’%various%

backgrounds,%the%objective%is%to%educate%

Europeans% at% making% responsible%

choices% and% eventually% assist% the%

implementation%of% law%directives,%which%

will%only%become%effective%when%followed%

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Water!Footprint!is!the!human!appropriation!of!fresh!water!for!our!direct!consumption!and!for!producing! goods,! food,! transports! and!everything!else!we!need!in!our!life.!!

So,% everybody% has% a% Water% Footprint%

based%on%what%we%eat,%we%wear%and%we%

use.%Let’s%start%our% trip% to%discover%your%

Water%Footprint%and%the%way%of%reducing%

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WATER CYCLE

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First%of%all%we%need%to%understand%

how%water%changes%its%status.%

Water%never%stops:%it%is%a%cycle,%

the%phases%are%the%following:%%

There%are%3%types%of%Water%Footprint%

GREEN%WATER%FOOTPRINT:%is%

the%rain%incorporeted%by%plants%or%

evaporated.%

BLUE%WATER%FOOTPRINT:%is%the%

consumption%of%fresh%water%of%

lakes%and%rivers,%or%the%one%in%the%

ground.%

GREY%WATER%FOOTPRINT:%is%the%

fresh%water%used%to%assimilate%the%

pollutants.%

(VIRTUAL)!WATER!USED!TO!PRODUCE!WHAT!YOU!EAT,!wear,!AND!USE!IN!YOUR!DAILY!LIFE!!

2.%WATER

SUSTAINABILITY

WATER!YOU!DIRECTLY!USE!(for!drinking,!washing!etc)!

INDIRECT%

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FOOTPRINT%%

DIRECT%

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WATER POLLUTION

Caused!to!produce!the!food!we!eat!and!the!clothes!we!wear!(together!they!pollute!a!lot!),in!chemical!and!heavy!industries.!

DANGER:!DON’T!drink!polluted!water,!DON’T!swim!in!it,!DON’T!consume!food!produced!with!polluted!water.!!

So,%we%have%a%very%low%quantity%of%fresh%water%

available%on%the%planet%and%it%becomes%less%

everyday.%The%reasons%are:%%

THERE!ARE!TOO!MANY!PEOPLE!

WE!PRODUCE,!CONSUME!AND!WASTE!TOO!MANY!

GOODS!

WE!POLLUTE!

3.%FOOD WATER

FOOTPRINT

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Now%we%know%that%everything%we%eat%or%

drink%has%a%Water%Footprint%(direct%and%

indirect).%%%

LIFESTYLE WATER FOOTPRINT

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Also%what%we%wear%or%what%we%use%has%a%

Water%Footprint%(direct%and%indirect).%

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CLOSE!THE!TAP!WHEN!YOU!SOAP!YOURSELF!

TRY!TO!AVOID!HAVING!BATH!

USE!WATERSAVERS!

PREFER!SHOWER!

1!LT!BOTTLED!WATER!

1!GLASS!ORANGE!JC!

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CHOOSE&THE&FOOD&YOU&EAT&AND&DON’T&WASTE&IT&

How&much&water&does&it&take&to&produce&them?&

Some&practical&suggestions:&

30!litres!

70!litres!

140!litres!

190!litres!

1!litre! 5!litres!

50!litres! 170!litres!

1!WHOLE!APPLE! 1!GLASS!APPLE!JC!

1!LT!TAP!WATER!

1!WHOLE!ORANGE!

1!CUP!OF!TEA! 1!CUP!OF!COFFEE!

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WATER#CYCLE:#The%change%and%movement%of%the%Earth’s%water%from%liquid%to%vapor%to%solid.%The%water%cycle%is%solar%

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%PRECIPITATION:#

is%condensation%falling%onto%land%in%the%form%of%rain,%sleet,%hail,%snow,%and%mist.%Only%10%%of%water%

evaporated%falls%as%precipitation.!

CONDENSATION#is%the%opposite%of%evaporationY%it%occurs%when%air%cools%and%the%vapor%collects%into%liquid%form.%

EVAPORATION:#occurs%when%the%sun%heats%

water%up%and%it%becomes%vapor%

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FRESH#WATER#Also%called%“sweet%water”.%It%is%the%

natural%water%on%the%Earth's%

surface,%glaciers,%icebergs,%bogs,%

ponds,%lakes,%rivers%and%streams,%

and%underground%%

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WATER#CONSUMPTION#is%the%volume%of%freshwater%used%and%

then%evaporated%or%incorporated%into%a%

product.%It%is%the%water%that%is%no%longer%

available%because%it%has%evaporated,%

been%transpired%by%plants,%incorporated%

into%products!

ACCESSIBLE#WATER#Very%small%quantity%of%fresh%water%

usable%by%humans%%(not%iced%or%

below%ground)%

7.%PRACTICAL

ACTIVITIES

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Talking#water!#

We% prepare% a% cozy% space% with% tables,%

some% chairs% and% posters% where% citizens,%

children% and% young% people% can% stop% and%

leave%their%"footprint"%regarding%the%theme%

of%water.%Tools:%pencils,%markers,%colored%

paper,%tempera,%watercolors%and%adhesive%

tape.%

#The#voice#of#water.%We%invite%passersJby%

to%close%their%eyes%and% think%of% the%water%

under%whatsoever%form.%Then%we%ask%them%

to%find%an%adjective,%a%sound,%a%smell%or%a%

place% inextricably% linked% to% water% and% to%

draw%or%write%associated%terms%on%a%large%

waveJshaped%poster%lying%on%the%ground%or%

hung%up%on%a%wall.%

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Acrostics.% On%

another% poster,% we%

ask% passersJby% to%

choose% one% of% the%

words%they%can%find%

on% the% poster% "the%

voice% of% water",% to%

reJwrite% it% vertically%

and% then% to%

compose% a%

sentence% by% using%

words% beginning%

with%the%letters%from%

columns.%

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Water# music.% We% fix% with%

silicone% on% a% table% some%

wine% glasses,% possibly% of%

different% shapes.% We% fillJin%

each% glass% with% different%

amounts% of% water% and% we%

invite%passersJby%to%wet%the%

tip% of% their% finger% and%

continuously% slide% it% on% the%

rim% of% the% glass,% making% a%

light% pressure.% Different%

sounds% will% be% produced%

and%it%will%be%possible%to%use%

glasses% as% musical%

instruments%of%an%orchestra,%

like%in%1700%when%a%musical%

instrument,% the% soJcalled%

harmonic%crystal,%was%made%

with%crystal%glasses!

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Now%you%are%a%“Aquapath%little%champion”,%so%it’s%time%to%

check%out%your%habits%and%see%if%you%improved%your%way%

of%living%and%you%reduced%your%Water%Footprint!%

If# you# did# something# properly# you# saved# 3# drops!%Check%the%list!%

(use%a%pencil%so%you%can%do%it%again%tomorrow)%%

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR

LEARNING AND PLAYING WITH US!

Your European Aquapath Friends

After% some% days% that% you% had% a% good% score% in%

Aquatest,% you% can% start% becoming% an% “AquaProf”!#Bring#a#friend#to#Aquapath:% tell%your%parents,%your%family,%your%adult%friends%everything%you%know%about%

Water%Footprint%and%write%here%their%names.%

Now%you%are%responsible%not%only%for%your%consumes%

but%also%for%theirs!%%

(use%a%pencil%so%you%could%do%it%again%tomorrow)%

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I TOLD WATER FOOTPRINT STORY TO:

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