THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT WAS TO STRENGTHEN CHANGEMAKING SKILLS ON YOUNG PEOPLE FOR BETTER WATER MANAGEMENT IN LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION WITH YOUTHS, THROUGH THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A WATER MANAGEMENT ACADEMY. we have achieved the following goals: ● SENSITIZE LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS WORKING WITH YOUTH IN GERMANY AND SLOVENIA ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON WATER MANAGEMENT AND THE IMPORTANCE OF IMPLEMENTING MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION STRATEGIES. ● GENERATE CHANGEMAKING COMPETENCIES IN LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS WORKING WITH YOUTH THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE PEDAGOGICAL METHODOLOGIES FOR THE CREATION OF SOLUTIONS, BASED ON SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP TOOLS, TO THE CHALLENGES OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND WATER MANAGEMENT. ● EXCHANGE OF GOOD PRACTICES AMONG THE PARTICIPANT ORGANIZATIONS FROM GERMANY AND SLOVENIA. ● COMMUNICATE THE CHALLENGES, INJUSTICES, THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF WATER MANAGEMENT AND WATER MANAGEMENT IN GERMANY AND SLOVENIA.
EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS HAVE BEEN LONG FORECASTED BUT ARE NOW HAPPENING AT OUR DOOR STEPS. LOCAL NGOS EVER CONCERNED WITH CONVEYING AN IMPACTFUL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION THAT BENEFITS HUMANS AND NATURE ALIKE ARE NOW INCREASINGLY ALERT TO THESE CLIMATE EFFECTS AND ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS HOW TO COPE WITH THE NEW WATER SITUATION THROUGH ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY. YOUNG PEOPLE ARE SURROUNDED BY MANY DIFFERENT CHALLENGES, RANGING FROM COMMUNITY-BASED ISSUES TO GLOBAL ISSUES. CLIMATE CHANGE SEEMS SOMETIMES TOO FAR TO GRASP FOR A SIGNIFICANT GROUP OF PEOPLE. HOWEVER, WHEN THE MAIN CLIMATE CHANGE CONSEQUENCES ARE LINKED TO THE DAILY LIFE OF YOUNG PEOPLE, IT APPEARS CLOSER AND IT MAKES MORE SENSE TO THEM TO ACT AND CHANGE THEIR OWN HABITS TO FACE THIS THREAT. THAT IS WHY WE DEVELOPED THE IDEA TO TAKE THE LOCAL CHALLENGE OF WATER SECURITY AND MANAGEMENT TO TRAIN PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS TO YOUNG PEOPLE. IF WE MANAGE TO ENGAGE YOUTH IN TURNING THESE STUMBLING BLOCKS INTO INNOVATIONS TOWARDS A SOLUTION, WE WILL BE ON OUR WAY TO MAKE OUR WORLD HEALTHIER, MORE JUST AND SUSTAINABLE FOR ALL.