The Seville Aquarium Celebrates Water Week
Every March 22, World Water Day is celebrated internationally, and this year the Seville Aquarium joins the celebration with an activity called “Like Water Drops” to raise public awareness about the importance of preserving this essential resource for life.
“A single water drop may seem insignificant, but many water drops can become a river, a sea, an ocean… When we all combine our efforts to conserve the natural environment (like water drops), we can truly achieve it” explains Susana Montero, education director of the Seville Aquarium.
For this reason, they have launched an activity that asks for the collaboration of children. From Monday, March 22 to Sunday, March 28, they will build a river, and children who bring their own water drop will get a free ticket to visit the aquarium (always accompanied by 1 paying adult at the ticket office – not valid for online ticket sales). But not just any drop will do; the aquarium encourages making it using recycled materials (blue fabric, painted cardboard, reused containers, etc.).
Additionally, throughout the week, curiosities and tips related to water will be published on the aquarium’s various social media channels so that we can discover from our homes why this resource is so important.
THE RELATIONSHIP OF WATER WITH LIVING BEINGS
Living beings, including humans, are composed of a very high percentage of water, specifically 70% in the case of adults. There are other species where this percentage even reaches 99%, such as jellyfish. Let’s not forget that we owe the origin of life to water, and when we talk about the natural environment, we must keep in mind that most of the planet is made up of water.
“We must be aware of the importance of conserving this natural resource, which has recently been threatened by a lack of environmental awareness. That’s why it’s so important that centers like ours remind visitors that with small daily gestures, we can continue to count on this precious treasure” affirms Rocío Alcázar, manager of the Sevillian center.