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INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS IN
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
(Catchment Education)
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A global perspective in
Environmental Education….
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International partnership?
Ben Cole initiated contact with
HunterHunter-Central Rivers Waterwatch
(H(H-CRWW) on November 19, 2009.
Ben is employed as a Water
Education Specialist for the Asian
Development Bank and facilitated
the schoolschool-based education program
on water quality in northern Vietnam.
It was the first catchmentcatchment-wide,
schoolwater
monitoring
school-based
program in Vietnam.
The program will provide an
opportunity
for
students
to
participate in a communitycommunity-based,
environmental monitoring program
and to engage with Australian
students
undertaking
similar
programs.
The knowledge gained from the
program will provide a foundation for
the students to understand the
principles of catchment management
in the NhueNhue-Day Rivers Catchment.
Nhue Day River Basin
Capital of Vietnam, Hanoi (with a population of 7 million people (pop. Density
3490 people per sq.km ) (Sydney 4.5 million (pop. Density 2058 people per
sq.km)
sq.km)
School name
Province
Number of
teachers
Number of
students
Surrounding land uses
Nguyen Du
Ha Noi
80
2000
Dense urban area
Hung Cong
Ha Nam
20
400
Agriculture and light industry
Ninh Kanh
Ninh Binh
33
550
Agriculture and light industry
The Basin catchment covers 7,500km2 of land (2% of Vietnam’
Vietnam’s total
landmass) and has a population of over 10 million people.
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Nhue Day River Basin continued…
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The catchment contains dense urban
centres, industrial zones and intensive
agricultural areas that drain waste water into
into the Golf of Tonkin and from there to the
South China Sea.
Pollution Sources
157 development projects in eight
industrial zones
358 handicraft villages
Waste water from residential areas
Tourist activities
Hospitals
Small industrial enterprises
Agricultural activities
Inland waterway transport
IrrigationIrrigation- supplies and amounts not
managed (pressure on the waterway)
Information from the Final Report compiled by The International Centre for Environmental Management (ICEM),
Department of Water Resources Management and Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (2007)
Nhue Day River Basin continued…
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Types of Pollution
Organic Matter
Nutrients including
phosphorous, nitrogen and
ammonium
Suspended solids
Faecal Coliforms/
Coliforms/ pathogens
and heavy metals
Raw and partially treated
domestic waste containing
sewage and
Waste from Handicraft
villages
Partially or untreated
industrial waste water
Information from the Final Report compiled by The International Centre for Environmental Management (ICEM),
Department of Water Resources Management and Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (2007)
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Nhue Day River Basin continued…
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Sickness and Disease
Diarrhoea
Cholera (intestinal infection)
Shigellosis (gastro)
Cryptosporidiosis (gastro)
Hepatitis (inflammation of the liver)
Hookworm (parasitic infection)
Methemoglobinemia
(blood disorder)
Links to cancer
Arsenic poisoning
Information from the Day/Nhue River Final Report compiled by The International Centre for Environmental Management
(ICEM), Department of Water Resources Management and Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (2007)
Poster Content
OUR CATCHMENT (map and
info about the land uses in the
catchment)
OUR WATER QUALITY Some
of your results and what they
mean.
PAST AND PRESENT of our
river (condition changes over the
past 50 years)
NOW Actions we are taking to
maintain or improve water
quality
THE FUTURE Actions we would
like to see implemented to
improve the water quality in our
catchment
SPIRITUALITY CONNECTIVITY
Any spiritual connections to the
waterway, indigenous
connections.
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Preparation
Research
(Their site and their partner
school site)
Data collection from their site
Interviewing community reps.
Indigenous community reps.
Mapping
Planning
Language suitability
Pictures
Presentation
Posters from the Hunter Schools
Hunter Schools:
Schools: Lambton High, Mayfield East, Milbrodale,
Milbrodale, New Lambton South,
St PaulsPauls-Gateshead, St Josephs Merewether and St ColumbansColumbans-Mayfield
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The schools in Vietnam
Nguyen Du
Hung Cong
Ninh Kanh
Posters from Vietnam
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Poster Exchange and follow up
Translation of text
Chinese Whispers
Critical thinkingthinking- posing
questions to be presented
back to their partner school.
Presentations
School /other school
Community/ Parents
Council
Fantastic feedback from all
involved
Achieving learning and
environmental objectives
through an integrated project
Hunter-Central Rivers Waterwatch
In partnership with,
the Department of Education and Training (NSW Curriculum and Learning
Learning
Innovation Centre) and the
HunterHunter-Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority
Amanda Gregory
Education OfficerOfficer- Waterwatch
816 Tocal Road
PATERSON NSW 2421
P: (02) 4938 4931
M: 041 940 1153
F: (02) 4930 1013
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.hcr.cma.nsw.gov.au/waterwatch.php3
http://www.waterwatch.nsw.gov.au
http://www.waterwatch.nsw.gov.au//
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