Anavyssos 1.06.2023
“Water Matters – Increasing knowledge on the importance of Good status of Water Bodies” campaign, funded by “Water Management” Program of the EEA Grants (European Economic Area of the Financial Mechanism 2014-2021) with the Ministry of Environment and Energy acting as Program Operator, have carried out the third awareness-raising actions in Santorini island, from the 4th to 6th of May, with the participation of Dr. Vazou Elli Communications Officer at EEA, National Contact Point.
Experiential actions, learning activities in the field and activities in school environment were carried out with the participation of students from the Primary School of Pyrgos and Megalochori, students from Emporio highschool as well as a group of scouts. Throughout the learning activities, students had the opportunity to discuss water saving in everyday life, study freshwater macroinvertebrates using a stereoscope and measure physicochemical parameters in water samples. In total, more than 130 people participated in all awareness and information actions.
We would like to thank Mrs. Dimitra Mavromati from Municipal Port Fund and Mr. Orfanos Manolis from Municipal Enterprise for Water Supply and Sewerage for their cooperation and assistance in organizing the conference.
For more information on the awareness-raising actions held in Santorini, visit the project’s website, https://water-matters.hcmr.gr/