Guardiola Sala Foundation To Address Sustainable Water Management
July 02 2021 - 4:30AM
Business Wire
Pep & Pere Guardiola, EarthEcho
International and Xylem Host First In Series Of Water Education
Events, As Spain’s Water Resources Predicted To Decrease By Up To
40%
Pep Guardiola, along with his brother Pere,
both representing their newly-established Guardiola Sala
Foundation, have teamed up with global nonprofit, EarthEcho
International and global water technology company, Xylem Inc.
(NYSE: XYL), to encourage students to realize a more sustainable
future for Spain’s water resources. Today, Pep joined the first in
a series of water education events at Casal dels Infants in
Barcelona as part of a new initiative, Water Challenge Catalonia.
The initiative which closely aligns with the UN’s water-related
Sustainable Development Goals, seeks to inspire action to address
Spain’s water challenges. Water scarcity is now more real than
ever1 with supply expected to fall by up to 40% by the end of the
century.
Guardiola’s involvement stems from his launch of The Guardiola
Sala Foundation, which will raise funds for established charities
in Britain and Catalonia. On his visit to the school, Pep joined
students of Casal dels Infants in learning about Catalonia’s water
challenges and actions they can take, such as monitoring the
quality of their local water resources, to make a difference. His
visit is just one of a number of events planned by Xylem Watermark,
and EarthEcho, in Madrid and Barcelona as part of Water Challenge
Catalonia.
Speaking at the Water Challenge Catalonia event in Barcelona,
Pep Guardiola said: “It’s no secret that our country is
experiencing difficulties in relation to water. Climate change and
other factors are creating a number of water-related issues, so
it’s up to us to do something about it now. That’s why the
Guardiola Sala Foundation is honored to partner with Xylem and
EarthEcho to give our youngsters a platform for making a
difference. If we all do our part, we can succeed in building a
better world.”
Water Challenge Catalonia aims to establish a sustainable
program for youth engagement and youth development around
protecting water resources in the Catalonia region of Spain. In
addition to providing training and materials for school teachers in
the region, the program will build the capacity of 10 young leaders
to serve as Water Challenge Catalonia Ambassadors, educating others
in their community and engaging them in citizen science to improve
local water issues. This includes providing access to analytical
tools to test and detect water quality issues facing Spain’s
waterways. The approach builds on the success of EarthEcho’s global
Water Challenge Ambassador initiative, which delivers water quality
monitoring and youth development programs in water-challenged
regions such as Puerto Rico.
“Solving water is a team effort. Through Xylem Watermark, we are
proud to champion the youth of Catalonia through our support of
Water Challenge Catalonia. Young leaders can play such an essential
role in our collective ability to solve the complex water
challenges the world is facing,” said Joseph Vesey, Senior Vice
President and Chief Marketing Officer at Xylem. “As a water
technology leader, we recognize the tremendous opportunity we have
to listen to, enable and advance the next generation in their
pursuit of a more sustainable world.”
“The growing need for clean, sustainable water resources is a
challenge we can solve if we act now,” said EarthEcho International
founder Philippe Cousteau, Jr. “Water is fundamental to every
aspect of daily life; and through educating our children and
helping them to see where they can take action in their own
communities, they become leaders of a more sustainable future.”
About Xylem
Xylem (XYL) is a leading global water technology company
committed to solving critical water and infrastructure challenges
with innovation. Our more than 16,000 diverse employees delivered
revenue of $4.88 billion in 2020. We are creating a more
sustainable world by enabling our customers to optimize water and
resource management, and helping communities in more than 150
countries become water-secure. Join us at www.xylem.com.
About Xylem Watermark
Xylem Watermark, the company’s corporate citizenship program,
was initiated in 2008, with a focus on protecting and providing
safe water resources around the world and also educating people on
water-related issues. The global initiative, which encompasses
employee and stakeholder engagement, provides access to clean
drinking water and sanitation, and humanitarian emergency response
to help communities become more water-secure and sustainable
through WASH and Value of Water Education programs. The program has
logged over 230,000 employee volunteer hours over the past five
years and engaged 58 percent of the company’s global employee
base.
About EarthEcho
EarthEcho International is a nonprofit 501c3 organization
founded in 2005 by siblings Philippe and Alexandra Cousteau in
honor of their father Philippe Cousteau Sr., son of the legendary
explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau. EarthEcho collaborates with youth
around the world to provide knowledge and develop tools that drive
meaningful environmental action to protect and restore our ocean
planet. Reaching more than 2 million people in 146 countries, we
support the next generation to become environmental leaders who
will transform the future.
For more information, visit www.earthecho.org, follow us on
social media: Facebook: www.Facebook.com/EarthEcho Twitter:
@EarthEcho Instagram: @EarthEcho
About Casal dels Infants
Casal dels Infants is an NGO that focuses on bringing
opportunities to children, adolescents, and families at social risk
through educational programs, in Barcelona and its surroundings. It
was created in 1983, and nowadays it supports more than 7,000
people.
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