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“Téged is érint”(It Concerns You Too) is a regularly held public roundtable discussion series of Lehetőségek tere (Space of Opportunity). In this series, together with experts and people personally involved in the topics, we explore issues that are defining in today’s society and that both affect and interest young people.

In previous discussions, we examined ADHD, the impact of art, artificial intelligence, the female cycle, and questions of new religiosity and spirituality. This time, we will talk about the relationship between water and humans.

Water is essential for life to appear and survive. We often think of it as an unlimited resource, but problems like shortage, droughts, floods and heavy rain have become part of our everyday lives. Issues such as water retention – having the right amount of water in the environment –, water management and the effects of climate change affect everyone. How could we change the way we relate to water? Many fields study the state of humanity’s water needs, but can they actually bring this burning issue closer to people?

How could we rethink the relationship between water and humans? What can an average person do when even land managers are often unable to act, and decision-makers mostly support the expansion of water-intensive industries and technologies? What should we do to ensure that instead of economic and political colonization, access to adequate quantity and quality of water becomes a fundamental human right for all?

From the visible to the invisible, from the global to the local, from the countryside to the city, from the fields to households, we will follow the way of water together with our invited guests.