{"id":3855,"date":"2014-08-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-21T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/mediterranean\/news\/rediscovering-our-water-culture-paths-in-the-mediterranean\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T15:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T14:37:15","slug":"rediscovering-our-water-culture-paths-in-the-mediterranean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/mediterranean\/news\/rediscovering-our-water-culture-paths-in-the-mediterranean\/","title":{"rendered":"Rediscovering Our Water Culture Paths in the Mediterranean"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>&#8220;Much of the past water culture heritage has been left largely  unexploited, resulting in neglect, deterioration and even loss of any  potential remains\u201d<\/em>, writes Vangelis Constantianos, Executive Secretary  of GWP Mediterranean.<\/p>\n<p>Understanding and truly appreciating the cultural, emotional and  intellectual significance of water in our everyday life, will contribute  towards a new, thoughtful, and urgently needed consumer\u2019s water  culture, in every possible scale. Experiencing cultural heritage related  to water can help in this direction, as an everyday reminder to local  communities and visitors: further to their sentimental and  tradition-praising value, such cultural pieces often still contribute to  the local water balance and small scale socioeconomic development.<\/p>\n<p>Astonishing examples from all around the region can be reviewed  through the \u2018Hydria Project\u2019 on \u2018Collection, Storage &amp; Distribution  of Water in Antiquity: Linking Ancient Wisdom to Modern Needs\u2019 at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hydriaproject.net\" target=\"_blank\">www.hydriaproject.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/globalwaterpartnership.wordpress.com\/2014\/08\/21\/rediscovering-our-water-culture-paths-in-the-mediterranean\/\">Find out more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Much of the past water culture heritage has been left largely unexploited, resulting in neglect, deterioration and even loss of 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