SP24 CC Water workshop (Fundesplai) „The water that you can‘t see“

Students were firstly by pairs. They had to find 3 actions of everyday life and how much water you consume: Wash dishes / brush teeth…

Watch Video on YouTube “imagine all the water contest” and watch all actions… try to find how much liters we use… and debate: Water hidden in:

1 slice of cheese – 152 liters of water / 1 pizza – 1216 liters - showering for 2,5 hours / 1 sheet of paper – 13 liters - 65 times watering a plant

1 apple – 82 liters of water – using 6847 ice cubes / 1 pair of jeans – 9982 liters of water – 9 hours of watering your garden

1 bowl of rice - 2497 liters of water - the water contained in 2 cactuses / 1 slice of bread –  48 liters – Cry 84 days in a row

Conclusion: we use a lot of water. Then the teacher divides groups of 5 students. They have got an envelop and have to connect the picture with the number of liters used for that. It’s the water that we can’t see (for example: grow up plants..)

Casteldefels we spend 145 L/people/day. The year 2019 the 78% of the municipality's ater consumption occurred in the domestic sphere.

4-6 L every time we empty the cistern / 80 L every time we fill une bathtua / 50 L every time we put a washing machine of efficiency A.

To create clothes we use water: 1 tee shirt 2700 liters + blue jean 8800 liters + sport shoes 8000= 19500 liters.

All the countries have the same water footprint? Spain uses the equivalence of 5 liters of water per days.
Average world 1240m3 – United States 2480 m3 - Brasil 1381 m3- Algeria 1216 m3 – Spain 2325 m3 – Germany 1545 m3 – India 980 m3 - China 702m3

Our consuption model has enviromental impacts on rivers and aquifers in almost any part of the world.

What we can do, us? We have a shared responsability: GOVERNMENTS + COMPANIES + PEOPLE

Students enjoyed and learnt a lot about this surprising side of thinking the use of water. They are conscious that we have to change our habits: reduce the Water footprint directly (make the citizens concerned by adivertissements and recommandations) AND indirectly choose products with minor water footprint (proximity, ecological habits, seasonal, etc.) extend the useful life products. Inform us and ask to tranparency about manufacturing and creation of the products.