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World Water Monitoring Day™ is an international education and outreach program that builds public awareness and involvement in protecting water resources around the world by engaging citizens to conduct basic monitoring of their local water bodies.
The month-long program kicks off each year on September 18 with a data entry deadline of December 18. Read more.
El Chaco, Ecuador
On October 17, the NGO EcoCiencia (Fundación Ecuatoriana de Estudios Ecológicos) carried out the WWMD in the Andes in the Amazonian basin at the rivers Quijos and Oyacachi. These rivers are important tributaries of the Napo River, the biggest river in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
About six high school students from Colegio Nacional El Chaco joined the monitoring day. These rivers were selected by the students because they are very important sites for kayaking and rafting. Monitoring activities were possible using the kits provided by the International Water Association. Read more or submit a story!