Photo Exhibition on the Ocassion of the World Water Day at the Our University
Talented young people present their views about the water as an invaluable natural resource and a source of inspiration in a photo exhibition entitled The Beauty of Water organized by the Bulgarian Water Association /BWA/. 40 photos participate in the competition and they will be exhibited from 18 to 25 March 2024 at the UNWE on the occasion of the World Water Day – 22 March. The event is supported by the Ministry of Environment and Water /MEW/ and the Enterprise for Management of Environmental Protection Activity /EMEPA/.
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| Irena Georgieva, Executive Director of Bulgarian Water Supply and Canalization Holding, Magdalena Georgieva, Executive Director of EMEPA, Reneta Koleva, Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Environment and Water, the Rector Prof. Dr. Dimitar Dimitrov, Eng. Ivan Ivanov Chairman of the Bulgarian Water Association |
"Every year we traditionally organize such a competition due to our good partnership with the Ministry of Environment and Water and the Enterprise for Management of Environmental Protection Activity", said the Chairman of the Bulgarian Water Association Eng. Ivan Ivanov. "Why did we choose to present the exhibition at UNWE? This year the theme of the UN World Water Day is Water for Peace. Wars for water supplies have been fought for a long time. Nowadays, there are also territorial disputes over natural resources, water is expected to become an increasingly scarce resource in the future. Dialogue, good diplomacy, and the successful management of water resources are needed to avoid future conflicts. I think that diplomacy and management skills are forged at this university. That`s why through this exhibition, we decided to attract young people from theUNWE to the cause”.
Reneta Koleva, Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Environment and Water, who has been involved in the organization of the contest for 11 years, said: "It gets harder and harder to choose the most beautiful photograph because they are all impressive. Due to the lens of the contestants, we enjoy our beautiful nature and transport to these magical places. I hope that your students will also be able to experience the beauty of water and gain additional knowledge about our bodies of water. The fact is that due to the climate change, there has been a shift in recent years and we all have to realize that the environment is not a given, It is part of our nature and if we do not conserve and manage it sustainably the future generations won't have the opportunity to enjoy it".
"We are very glad to host this interesting exhibition. There are impressive photographs. Water can be very beautiful, but sometimes very dangerous", said the Rector Prof. Dimitar Dimitrov and added that the slogan Water for Peace shows another aspect - the existence of major conflicts over water in Somalia, Ethiopia, in Egypt for the Nile River, in Jordan and Israel for the Jordan River, and in Turkey and Iraq for Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. "At our university several Departments teach the issues related to the theme of the World Water Day in the current year, these are the Natural Resources Department, International Economic Relations Department, National and Regional Security Department and all the Institutes at our university that work on these issues for both crises and disasters. It is a very serious matter., Let`s realize the peace we all could achieve together through the beauty of water."
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Magdalena Georgieva, Executive Director of EMEPA, which traditionally provides the resources for the prize fund for the most beautiful and relevant photos, said that the jury has faced to an extremely difficult choice.
"I would like to express thankfulness to the BWA for finding a beautiful way to stimulate the social commitment of young people in Bulgaria for the preservation of this invaluable resource – the water as well as for the fruitful cooperation in the search for solutions to the difficult problems facing the water supply and canalization sector", said Irena Georgieva, Executive Director of the Bulgarian Water Supply and Canalization Holding.
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At 10.00 a.m. On 21 March 2024 at 10.00 a.m. at Inter Expo Center, the winners in the photo contest The Beauty of Water will be announced at the International Conference dedicated to World Water Day. A representative from the UNWE who is part of the jury will bestow the Institution Award.
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Water for Peace is the theme of the UN World Water Day 2024. This motto shows the critical importance of water in our lives, the necessity to protect and conserve water resources in times of climate change, and the need for a well-functioning and equitably managed water cycle. All these issues require urgent attention at international, regional and local levels.
The Bulgarian Water Association is a non-profit organization whose members are juridical and physical persons having interests related to water supply and canalization, including the quality and purification of drinking, industrial, agricultural and domestic waste water; the management, preservation and use of water resources. Juridical personas are collective members. They include regional and local water and canalization companies such as Water Supply and Canalization, design, construction, manufacturing, export, import and other companies.
