AQUAPASS My#little#Guide##

on%my%daily%Water%Footprint%
Comune di Monza
KIDS

This% project% has% been% funded% with% support% from% the% European%
Commission.%This%publication%reflects%the%views%only%of%the%author,%
and%the%Commission%cannot%be%held%responsible%for%any%use%which%
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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%
by%a%real%mindJshift.%
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Seven%partners%from:%France,%Germany,%
Italy,%Netherlands,%Portugal,%Spain.%
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 1.% WATER
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Everything%you%wear,%eat%and%use%has%a%Water%
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Water!Footprint!is!the!human!appropriation!of!
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fresh!water!for!our!direct!consumption!and!for!
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producing!
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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
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.%
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BLUE%WATER%FOOTPRINT:%is%the%
consumption%of%fresh%water%of%
lakes%and%rivers,%or%the%one%in%the%
ground.%
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GREY%WATER%FOOTPRINT:%is%the%
fresh%water%used%to%assimilate%the%
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 2.%WATER
SUSTAINABILITY

75%#

0,3%#

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

(VIRTUAL)!WATER!USED!
INDIRECT%
TO!PRODUCE!WHAT!YOU!
WATER%
EAT,!wear,!AND!USE!IN!
FOOTPRINT%%
YOUR!DAILY!LIFE!!
 WATER SCARCITY AND POLLUTION
So,%we%have%a%very%low%quantity%of%fresh%water%
available%on%the%planet%and%it%becomes%less%
everyday.%The%reasons%are:%%
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THERE!ARE!TOO!MANY!
PEOPLE!
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WE!PRODUCE,!CONSUME!
AND!WASTE!TOO!MANY!
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GOODS!
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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.!!
 3.% FOOD WATER
FOOTPRINT
Now%we%know%that%everything%we%eat%or%

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drink%has%a%Water%Footprint%(direct%and%
indirect).%%%

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LIFESTYLE WATER FOOTPRINT
Also%what%we%wear%or%what%we%use%has%a%
Water%Footprint%(direct%and%indirect).%

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 5.% TIPS TO
REDUCE WATER
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CLOSE!THE!TAP!WHEN!YOU!SOAP!
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TRY!TO!AVOID!HAVING!BATH!

USE!WATERSAVERS!

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PREFER!SHOWER!

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 TIPS TO REDUCE WATER
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% CHOOSE&THE&FOOD&YOU&EAT&
AND&DON’T&WASTE&IT&
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How&much&water&does&it&take&to&
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produce&them?&
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Some&practical&suggestions:&
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1!CUP!OF!TEA! 1!CUP!OF!COFFEE!
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30!litres! 140!litres!
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1!WHOLE!APPLE! % 1!GLASS!APPLE!JC!

70!litres! 190!litres!
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1!LT!TAP!WATER! % 1!LT!BOTTLED!WATER!
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1!litre! 5!litres!
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1!WHOLE!ORANGE! % 1!GLASS!ORANGE!JC!

50!litres! 170!litres!
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 6.%KEY WORDS
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% WATER#CYCLE:#
% The%change%and%movement%of%the%
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% to%solid.%The%water%cycle%is%solar%
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occurs%when%the%sun%heats%
% water%up%and%it%becomes%vapor%
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in%the%air%
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% CONDENSATION#
% is%the%opposite%of%evaporationY%it%
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% occurs%when%air%cools%and%the%
vapor%collects%into%liquid%form.%
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PRECIPITATION:#
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is%condensation%falling%onto%land%in%
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the%form%of%rain,%sleet,%hail,%snow,%
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and%mist.%Only%10%%of%water%
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evaporated%falls%as%precipitation.!

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FRESH#WATER# %
Also%called%“sweet%water”.%It%is%the%
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natural%water%on%the%Earth's%
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surface,%glaciers,%icebergs,%bogs,%
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ponds,%lakes,%rivers%and%streams,%
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and%underground%%
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ACCESSIBLE#WATER# %
Very%small%quantity%of%fresh%water%
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usable%by%humans%%(not%iced%or%
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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!
 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.%

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The#voice#of#water.%We%invite%passersJby% !
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to% close%their% eyes% and% think%of% the% water% !
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under%whatsoever%form.%Then%we%ask%them% !
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to%find%an%adjective,%a%sound,%a%smell%or%a% !
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place% inextricably% linked% to% water% and% to% !
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draw%or%write%associated%terms%on%a%large% !
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waveJshaped%poster%lying%on%the%ground%or% !
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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% Water# music.% We% fix% with%

on% the% poster% "the% silicone% on% a% table% some%

voice% of% water",% to% wine% glasses,% possibly% of%

reJwrite% it% vertically% different% shapes.% We% fillJin%

and% then% to% each% glass% with% different%

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compose% a% amounts% of% water% and% we%

sentence% by% using% invite%passersJby%to%wet%the%

words% beginning% tip% of% their% finger% and%

with%the%letters%from% continuously% slide% it% on% the%

columns.% 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!%
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After% some% days% that% you%% had% a% good% score% in%
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Aquatest,% you% can% start% becoming%
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Bring#a#friend#to# Aquapath:%tell%
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Water%Footprint%and%write%here%their%names.%
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR

LEARNING AND PLAYING WITH US!
Your European Aquapath Friends
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