Values at the core of our civilization greatly influence the relationship between water and society. They also increase or decrease individual and collective potential for change. Many societies around the world are deeply connected to water through daily rituals and customs, often religious or spiritual, as part of earning a living that depends on linkages to water, or for reasons of health and sanitation. Increasingly, societies tend to be divorced from the source of their connection to water – in many cities, we simply turn on the tap, and as if by magic, water appears (or does not appear).

If societies can become sensitive to and conscious of their current core values and how they relate to the absence, presence or creation of a life-sustaining civilization, it becomes feasible to explore how prioritized interventions could accelerate learning and trigger high impact communications mechanisms that contribute to changed attitudes and behavior in support of a globally sustainable lifestyle.

A series of four regional GDLN-based sessions will bring together a wide variety of stakeholders (individuals, including youth, institutions, organizations) from different sectors around to globe to share their views and formulate recommendations for inclusion into the Zaragoza Charter, one of the outcomes of the Water Tribune activities. Participation and dialogue will be in response to short thematic video clips and key questions, facilitated by active moderation. Each geographic region will reinforce and complement inputs from previous GDLN-based sessions, also known as the ‘virtual pavilion’ or ‘e-waterexpo’ sessions. The final closing session on August 7 (morning session, off-line), will harvest collective wisdom from the four regional GDLN sessions and seek to connect the dots during a moderated interactive panel discussion with experts present in Zaragoza.

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