Water for Life:Community Education for Water

Conservation and Rainwater Harvesting in the United States Affiliated Pacific Islands

Feb. 5, 2013 workshop: Reducing Disaster Risk for a Healthy Pacific

Ethan Allen

Director of STEM

Honolulu, HI

allene@prel.org

Water for Life (WfL)•Build infrastructure for ISE to foster science literacy •Help meet growing regional needs for potable water

Sites: Palau, Yap, Chuuk, & Marshalls

5 years, started late 2012

NSF ISE

Prevention

Mitigation

Preparedness

How will WfL work?

Core Team of 3-4 reps at each site will: • Join Professional Learning Community• Learn about water, water issues, & ISE• Prioritize needs & identify resources• Recruit, lead, &

help educate ImplementationTeams at each

site

Collaborativ

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How will WfL work (cont’d)?

Implementation Teams of ~10 members at each site will:

• Learn about water, water issues, & ISE

• Decide on local projects• Identify, recruit, teach, & work with Community-Youth Groups • Lead CYGs in water-related service learning projects: rainwater catchment,

water quality monitoring, etc.

Leve

rage

Collaborator: Pacific islands Climate Education PartnershipCollaborator: Pacific islands

Climate Education Partnership

A collaborative network of Pacific Island

communities and friends responding to the impacts

of climate change, and committed to enhancing climate education in the

Pacific Island region

Alliances

Water for Life in Pacific island communities:- Reduce health disaster risks- Build resilience for climate

change & other challenges - Prepare for 21st

century life

Please join us!