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LET’S SAvE ThE LIBERTy (SZABAdSáG) ISLANd!
Let’s Save the Liberty (Szabadság) Island! is working to rehabilitate a side
arm of the Danube River near Liberty Island. A stone dam currently blocks
the free flow of water around the island, causing water quality issues. To
restore the area, the project is removing the dam and dredging the side
channel to remove accumulated sediments, eradicating invasive plants,
replanting native tree species to re-establish flora and fauna, restoring the
island as a natural floodplain forest, and constructing a trail and recreation
area for local residents and eco-tourists. The project also launched an
Photo Credit: WWF-Hungary
innovative Facebook fundraising tool to support restoration efforts and build
community support. The conservation and restoration work will restore the
native habitat and improve drinking water quality for the 20,000 residents of
Mohacs. This work is part of the WWF/Coca-Cola global partnership focused
on freshwater conservation. In this region, we are working together to
conserve the Danube River basin.
Project Type: Watershed Protection, Education and Awareness
External Partners: WWF, National and local government, Civil sector
stakeholders
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ImPRovING WATER USE EffICIENCy IN AGRICULTURE
ThRoUGh LASER LEvELING foR IRRIGATIoN
Laser leveling is a new and cost-effective technology that ensures the
appropriate and scientific leveling of irrigated land. Once the land is
precisely leveled, the field is flat, allowing water to be uniformly applied
across the field. This practice has proven to reduce water use by 25 to
30% compared with traditional flood irrigation methods. Coca-Cola is
collaborating with local farmers in the northern state of Punjab, where laser
leveling is now being used on many farms, encompassing over 400 hectares
of irrigated land.
Project Types: Water for Productive Use, Education and Awareness
External Partners: Local NGO, Local community, Private stakeholder,
Private enterprise
RAINWATER hARvESTING PRojECT IN vILLAGES ANd
ComPLExES of SoS ChILdREN’S vILLAGES
Focused on ensuring sustainable water resources by replenishing
groundwater levels and assisting over 6,000 women and children, this
rainwater harvesting project includes 39 SOS orphanage campuses
throughout India. The project builds on a pilot that resulted in over 10 million
liters of harvested water, and has the potential to collect another 440 million
liters of water from new locations each year, providing clean and abundant
water.
Project Type: Access to Water and Sanitation
External Partners: SOS Children’s Villages, Local government
REChARGE ShAfTS foR SUSTAINABLE GRoUNdWATER
This project recharged an aquifer by constructing nearly 150 recharge
shafts in the Great Indian Desert, providing a more sustainable source of
groundwater. The shafts are located in open areas where rainwater is known
to collect, but not percolate into the ground. The recharge shafts provide
a pathway for the collected rainwater to flow into the ground and, using
a reverse filter system, recharge the groundwater for nearly 15,000 local
villagers.
Project Type: Watershed Protection
External Partners: Local development partners
RESToRATIoN of GARhImANdU PoNd
To improve water recharge capacity and access to sufficient water supply,
this project restored the Garhimandu Pond in a protected forest area,
conserving an estimated 8,000 cubic meters of water each year. The project
features an activity corner about water conservation that has already
introduced 3,000 students to flora, fauna, and water issues through visits
to the nature trail and pond. Students were invited to help clean the pond
by removing weeds and desilting, and were educated about conservation
through resource materials about water testing, water testing kits, and
information panels.
Project Type: Watershed Protection, Education and Awareness
External Partners: Charities Aid Foundation India, Forest department