Students for Sustainable Water is an online platform to help inspire students and educators through the power of story. The world’s great leaders are all great storytellers. Their stories illustrate the path forward and inspire others to greatness. To find sustainable solutions to the global water and climate crisis, the world needs inspirational stories from the current generation of students.
Local stories about water and climate change can educate, engage, and connect people about solutions!
Climate change will affect many aspects of life on earth. One of the most fundamental will be climate change impacts on the supply and quality of water resources for humans and the environment. Students for Sustainable Water provides resources for educators and a platform to empower students to develop and share stories about their local water supply and impacts from climate change. By sharing these stories, students can become engaged and learn about challenges and solutions from students in other parts of the world. Learn more about how to share your local story with our global network.
Resources about Storytelling and Climate Change
There are a growing number of educational resources about the power of storytelling to combat climate change. Here are a few of our favorites:
- Another tool in the fight against climate change: storytelling. MIT Technology Review, by Devi Lockwood, December 23, 2021. “…one of the most powerful forms of climate action is to listen deeply to people already affected by the crisis. To ensure that solutions actually help communities most at risk, we must first hear their stories.”
- Climate Storytelling: A Quick Guide, by the American Public Health Association
- Hearts and Minds: Storytelling and Climate Change, from The New York Times Climate Hub.
- Houston, We Have a Narrative: Why Science Needs Story, by Randy Olson, The University of Chicago Press.
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