Sustainable water management cannot be achieved without the participation and commitment of local communities. A local company, involved in the local life of the communities where it operates, Veolia Water encourages dialogue and communicates with local communities and their representatives. Involved for several years in numerous educational initiatives, the company promotes the idea that water should be used wisely both for health reasons as well as to protect the environment.
Education and better awareness of the citizens
Promoting environmental citizenship
The issues surrounding water must be set out and explained to local communities in order to prevent water being wasted, to fight against illnesses and to reduce service costs. Veolia Water and its employees feel fully responsible for these issues.
This is why Veolia Water is involved in promoting the eco-citizenship of local communities side by side with local authorities and international bodies. It is a question of changing individual behaviour to have greater respect for the environment.
The company provides information and advice on controlling water consumption, preventing leaks in the home, incentives to gradually replace old equipment in favour of new, more economic ones and towards the more widespread use of water meters etc in order that everyone uses water more wisely.
Environmental educational initiatives
Children are the primary audience for environmental educational initiatives. Future eco-citizens, they are able to learn how to use water wisely from an early age. They can also influence and sway their family into making changes to their behaviour and habits.
As a result, Veolia Water has developed a number of educational and communication tools that it makes available to schools (including the water box which has been disseminated in several countries).
The company also organizes local and international events such as an international schools competition, seminars, visits to treatment plants and open days to facilities etc.
Twenty Thousand Water Boxes
Veolia Water works with schools in explaining the water cycle and in organizing educational initiatives on waste management.
Almost 20, 000 water boxes - translated into several languages - have been distributed around the world (in France, Great Britain, Czech Republic, Hungry, Germany, Portugal, United States and China etc.).
References
Water Recycle Plant
At Laemchabang Industrial Estate Thailand
Recycling of wastewater for industrial purposes to alleviate pressure on resources.
Interactive Animation to Raise Public Awareness
Ginestous-Garonne Wastewater Treatment Plant
Raising awareness among the general public and water professionals, and the environmental and health issues surrounding wastewater.