to the Water is Life (WiL) project on Crete, Greece!
WiL is all about people working together to:
This means:
- Caring for the water we still have – and not wasting it.
- Protecting water quality.
- Harvesting/collecting rainwater.
- Refilling our underground freshwater aquifers.
An “open” cistern in the village of Miamou in the Asterousia Mountains, Crete, Greece. (Photo: GBK)
Bad news:
Our freshwater supplies in the underground aquifers in the Asterousia Mountains are running out!
Quickly…one drop, one liter, one well at a time.
Basically, we are drilling deeper and deeper into the reserves. We’re pumping them dry and not doing much (yet) to refill them.
This is a HUGE problem.
awareness-raising campaign
More bad news:
There is a very real danger that salt water from the Sea of Crete/Libyan Sea will get into our fresh water!
Soon, too. And then?
Our future will look like this:
(Artist: Voula Ladoukaki; Concept: Anja Mikola-Dobler.)
(Photo: WiL volunteer R. Huttary)
Good news:
There are many things every person who lives/works in or visits this amazing part of Crete can do to tackle the problem!
- Explore our Can dos!
You’ll find short posts and videos with ideas and tips about how to save water, protect its quality, harvest rain, and promote infiltration.
- Download and read our brochure!
- Dive deeper! to learn more!
- Keep up with Water is Life’s latest actions in our News blog.
- Take part in our Water Talk blog!
Ask (and answer) questions – and share your water stories /actions!
- Visit About us to discover more about Water is Life’s leadership, mission, and history.
(They waste LOTs of water!)
Most importantly: See every drop of water as something precious – because:
