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Water - Resource and Challenge: Architects of Change

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This title is a part of the series Architects of Change 2


Catalogue Number:  A150-S03-02
Producer:  PVP Films
Producers:  PVP Films
Producing Agencies:  PVP Films
Subject:  Canadian World Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Health, Nature, Science, Social Studies
Language:  English
Grade Level:  9 - 12, Post Secondary
Country Of Origin:  Canada
Copyright Year:  2011
Running Time:  52:00
Closed Captions:  Yes


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Water is vital for our planet and every living thing on it. However, this essential resource has been misused, wasted, and polluted by human beings for centuries. Around the world, it is used for bathing, transportation or simply for entertainment. It powers factories and too often serves as a dumpsite for waste. It is becoming increasingly urgent for us to realize that the polluted water that we send back into the environment is inextricably linked to the water we drink. While in developed countries we manage to protect our water supply by treating our sewage, drinking water in poor countries is too often a vanishing resource – even a luxury. Architects of Change featured: * Thierry Jacquet, is an expert in phytoremediation technology, studying ways of transforming current water purification systems into natural filtering gardens. He established the world’s first bioferme (bioremediation farm) near Paris, and founded Phytorestore, dedicated to environmental remediation. * Juan Carlos Calizaya Luna grew up in a Peruvian house without running water. After obtaining a degree in architecture, Juan Carlos began working for CENCA, an urban planning organization, devoting his energies to developing water supply and irrigation systems for disadvantaged neighbourhoods. * Lo Chay was the son of a Cambodian rice farmer and his mother raised silkworms. After extensive studies, he co-founded 1001 Fontaines pour demain (1001 Fountains for Tomorrow) putting his expertise to work for his people.


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