Supported by YOUTH AND UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL ALLIANCE LEARNING AND ACTION SERIES Water Challenge Badge Resource and Activity Guide CBD :: FAO :: UN-WATER :: WAGGGS :: WOSM We are many. We are YUNGA! The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The mention of specific companies or products of manufacturers, whether or not these have been patented, does not imply that these have been endorsed or recommended by FAO in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. The views expressed in this information product are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of FAO. All rights reserved. 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Table of Contents Join us to make a difference! ................................................................................................................. 5 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 6 How the resources are organized .................................................................................................................................... 7 Age ranges of activities .............................................................................................................................................................8 How to use this document .....................................................................................................................................................8 Be safe and sound ....................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Water is Life ............................................................................................................................................... 11 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................................................12 Activities ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Useful resources ............................................................................................................................................................................ 45 Using Water ................................................................................................................................................ 46 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 47 Activities .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 48 Useful resources ............................................................................................................................................................................. 72 Water at Risk ............................................................................................................................................. 73 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 74 Activities ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 75 Useful resources ............................................................................................................................................................................ 113 Water for a Better World .................................................................................................................. 114 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 115 Activities .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 116 Useful resources .......................................................................................................................................................................... 146 Take Action .............................................................................................................................................. 147 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................................148 Activities ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 149 3 We are many. 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Useful resources .......................................................................................................................................................................... 168 Glossary ..................................................................................................................................................... 169 Resources and additional information .......................................................................................... 174 Join us! ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 174 Share with us! ............................................................................................................................................................................... 174 Take the challenge! ................................................................................................................................................................... 174 Organizing events and activities .................................................................................................................................. 175 Find out! ........................................................................................................................................... 175 Think! ................................................................................................................................................. 175 Raise your voice! ............................................................................................................................ 175 Sponsor and partners ............................................................................................................................................................ 176 4 We are many. We are YUNGA! Join us to make a difference! The Youth and United Nations Global Alliance (YUNGA) is a partnership between United Nations agencies, government institutions and civil society organizations that have joined forces to encourage children and youth around the world to become aware of the issues that affect all human beings everywhere. YUNGA was conceived as a gateway to assist the engagement of young people in activities of key environmental and social concern and to promote their participation in the initiatives of the United Nations. Children and youth have the right and the responsibility to be informed and take action. By providing practical tools, YUNGA and its partners educate young people and motivate them to become actively involved in the protection and sustainable use of our natural resources and the life it sustains. Children and youth are responsible citizens capable of taking up the challenge and acting as effective agents of change. Agriculture, biodiversity, climate change, energy, forests, hunger, nutrition, water and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are only some of the thematic areas on which YUNGA and its partners are working. Their