The Education Corner is an area for teachers, educators, governments, un agencies and the public to share their educational resources with the world and to access educational resources by theme, language and age. As the year goes on, this section will develop further so be sure to visit it on a regular basis and contribute any material you would like to share.

 Water Education
 
- Slide show and quiz: UN Cyberschoolbus
Hop aboard the Cyberschoolbus and quench your thirst for knowledge. You'll find a story with pictures about freshwater narrated by Nane Annan and take a Water Quizthat is embedded in an agricultural setting where you can learn interesting facts about water and the way it is used. Do you know how much freshwater there is in the world or how much is needed to make a stack of papers or to raise a chicken? Test your knowledge at the UN Cyberschoolbus!.

- Video: Spanish family
Modern cities such as Valencia in Spain are used to having water at the tip of a tap. Recent drought in the region has encouraged behavioural changes in the way water is consumed. Education campaigns and new water-saving products can go a long way to helping each person make a difference.

 Smart solutions
 
- Video: Mistnets of Chile
The inhabitants of a small village in Chile, after having suffered from water shortages for years, have come up with an innovative solution. Huge plastic mesh nets trap the fog, and the condensed droplets then run through a series of gutters and pipes to the village. These mistnets have provided sufficient good-quality water to meet the basic needs and more of the villagers.
 
- Video: Aqueducts of Rome
The ancient Roman aqueduct system is one of the most remarkable engineering systems in the world. A series of pipes in different materials laid on the ground allowed a continuous flow of good-quality water to be supplied to the heart of the city. The work of many years, the aqueducts faced several problems, such as cracked pipes and lead contamination.

 Water and Health:
 
- Video: High Dam of Aswan (Egypt)
The Nile River was essential in all aspects of life for thousands of years. In the 1960s, a major hydraulic work was initiated and the High Dam of Aswan was built. Today it supplies over half of Egypt's hydroelectric production and regulates river flow in dry seasons. Although it has provided solutions to many issues, it has also created serious problems that need to be tackled.
 
- Video: Diarrhoea and hygienic solutions in Bangladesh
2 million deaths a year are attributed to diarrhoeal diseases. In most parts of the world, diarrhoea is caused by water polluted by human waste. The construction of suitable latrines and education of communities with respect to hygiene and the perils of polluted water are essential to resolving the health crisis.

 Indigenous knowledge
 
- Video: Australian cattle ranchers
Australia is the driest continent in the world, with less than 600 mm of rainfall a year on average. Despite this, cattle farming is a popular livelihood, even in the driest parts of the outback. One family has based itself on the indigenous knowledge of the Aborigines, whose artwork reveals an intimate understanding of the land and points the way to water. Through keen awareness of the environment, this family has managed to store rainwater and raise herds of cattle.
 
- Video: Kalahari bushmen
The ancient San people of the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa were hunter-gatherers for many centuries until they were dispossessed from their lands. Still nomadic today, they sometimes survive for months on a type of melon that sustains both people and animals in the desert. Sacred rituals and chants performed by shamans invoke rain to help the bushmen in their relentless search.

 Water and Culture
 
- Video: Baptism in the River Jordan (Cultural/religious value of water) Christians believe that over 2000 years ago, Jesus immersed himself in the waters of the River Jordan and was baptised. Today, this most holy of baptism sites draws crowds of faithful. Throughout the year, water fulfils its age-old role of purification here, time and time again.

 Water and Industry
 
- Video: Beer industry
Beer is 92% water. As such, the quality of the water used is of utmost importance, and it passes through a series of analyses to ensure its suitability. Many beer companies are installing water treatment facilities to purify the water that their factories discharge in the course of production.

 Water and Agriculture
 
- Video: Rice farming
Rice is the staple crop in Asia. Billions of people depend on it to survive. The millions of tons of rice grown each year demand massive amounts of water year-round. Water for irrigation is therefore the most important use of water resources in the region. However, rice crops now have to proivde for a population that is growing at an increasingly rapid rate.
 
- Video: Aral Sea
Once as big as Ireland, the vanishing Aral Sea is perhaps the greatest example of the possible effects of poor water management. Today desert sands stretch as far as the eye can see, the consequence of massive water diversion for cotton field irrigation. Rising salinity and a rapidly diminishing supply of freshwater have had environmental, social, economic and health consequences for some 30 million people.