Freshwater

Our most precious resource is dwindling

In partnership with:

Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological ResourcesNASAThe United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)Project FUELAfrican Artists' FoundationPowerhouse Museum
and 20 more collections

Why is freshwater so precious?

"By 2025, two-thirds of the world's population may be facing water shortages."- Water Scarcity, World Wildlife Fund

Water, water everywhere...?

An interactive artwork that reveals scientific evidence of freshwater depletion and solutions

Passage of Water

A collaboration between artist Yiyun Kang, NASA and Google Arts & Culture

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"It's hard for me to imagine there are people in the world who have water and misuse it."- Mary Tayai, Tanzania, Project Fuel

Climate and our heritage

CyArk explains the drip drip drip of climate change

"Climate change is exacerbating both water scarcity and water-related hazards (such as floods and droughts), as rising temperatures disrupt precipitation patterns and the entire water cycle."- United Nations Climate Action

Pioneering engineer Yewande Akinola

She explores how new technologies can help cities store water

"If more houses had water butts, it could help with drought, flooding and water pollution"- Liz Sharp, Professor of Water and Planning, University of Sheffield, UK

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