DIGITALTHE IMPORTANCE OF SAFE WATER AND ITS PERCEPTION BY STUDENTS IN EUROPE AND AFRICA AS PART OF A TRANSNATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECT
1 Centrul IT pentru Stiinta si Tehnologie (ROMANIA)
2 Unité de Développement des Equipements Solaires, UDES/EPST- Centre de Développement des Énergies Renouvelables (ALGERIA)
3 University of Lomé, Laboratory of Apply Hydrology and Environment (TOGO)
4 University Politehnica of Bucharest, Centrul IT pentru Stiinta si Tehnologie (ROMANIA)
5 Institut für Sozialforschung und Sozialwirtschaft (GERMANY)
6 Tampere University (FINLAND)
2 Unité de Développement des Equipements Solaires, UDES/EPST- Centre de Développement des Énergies Renouvelables (ALGERIA)
3 University of Lomé, Laboratory of Apply Hydrology and Environment (TOGO)
4 University Politehnica of Bucharest, Centrul IT pentru Stiinta si Tehnologie (ROMANIA)
5 Institut für Sozialforschung und Sozialwirtschaft (GERMANY)
6 Tampere University (FINLAND)
About this paper:
Appears in: EDULEARN23 Proceedings
Publication year: 2023
Pages: 7505-7510
ISBN: 978-84-09-52151-7
ISSN: 2340-1117
doi: 10.21125/edulearn.2023.1954
Publication year: 2023
Pages: 7505-7510
ISBN: 978-84-09-52151-7
ISSN: 2340-1117
doi: 10.21125/edulearn.2023.1954
Conference name: 15th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies
Dates: 3-5 July, 2023
Location: Palma, Spain
Dates: 3-5 July, 2023
Location: Palma, Spain
Abstract:
Safe and readily available water is important for public health, whether it is used for drinking, domestic use, food production, or recreational purposes. An improved water supply and sanitation and a better management of water resources together have the potential to help boosting economic growth by allowing time for education, work, and imagination [1,2]. Within this context a transnational consortium is working on developing means for providing clean water by exploiting innovative research and novel technologies within a project funded under the LEAP-RE Europe-Africa collaboration program. The UV/LED disinfection and SOLar energy utilization (LEDSOL) project is developing a water disinfection unit incorporated in a backpack (or a head basket) to be carried by individual users or transported in a vehicle capable of covering large areas to reach remote communities (e.g., farms).Pilot studies will be organized both in Africa (around Lomé and rural areas 85 km far from Lomé, i.e., Tipaza and Blida) and in rural communities in Romania (Bărăgan area). Involvement of academic partners in both Europe and Africa will bridge the gap between research and education. The work presented here is a first step in this direction by gathering students’ perception and knowledge on important aspects of the LEDSOL project with emphasis on water related issues in Finland, Romania, Algeria, and Togo. Questionnaires composed of closed and open questions administered to 15-20 students in each country allow us to gather specific opinions of each group but also draw useful conclusions for the LEDSOL development which wants to address a wide range of requirements. An overview of the LEDSOL project along with the strategies for user-involvement and expected input for the technological design and impact evaluation are presented in this paper.
References:
[1] M. Ferasso, L. Bares, D. Ogachi, M. Blanco, “Economic and Sustainability Inequalities and Water Consumption of European Union Countries,” Water, 2021; 13(19):2696.
[2] R. I. EL-Nwsany, I. Maarouf, W. Abd el-Aal, “Water management as a vital factor for a sustainable school,” Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2019, 58(1), pp. 303-313.