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Imprint
Original Las aventuras de Ytyky
Produced by:
Secretary o the Environment o the Republic o ParaguayDirectorate General o Water Protection and Conservation (DGPCRH)www.seam.gov.py
In cooperation with:Federal Institute or Geosciences and Natural ResourcesIn the ramework o the project PAS-PY (decentralised groundwater management)Financed by Federal Ministry or Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Story:Dr. Georg Houben, PAS-PY project
Illustrations:Amado Escobar, Paraguay
Editorial revision The worldwide Adventures o Droppy
Produced by:#VOEFTBOTUBMU GS (FPXJTTFOTDIBGUFO VOE 3PITUPGGF
Stilleweg 2D-30655 Hannoverwww.bgr.bund.de
Editorial ofce:Dr. Thomas Schubert, Sylvia Srgel, Vanessa Vaessen, Dr. Georg Houben, Sabine de Vries
Graphic design and illustrations:Oliver Sasse, Sylvia Srgel
Printing:
MHD Druck und Service GmbHHarmsstrae 6D-29320 Hermannsburg
Mrz 2012Published or ree distribution sale is prohibited
Federal Institute or Geosciences and Natural Resources (2012)
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Characters
Bernard, Ali, Budi , Makwetu These boys sometimes cause problems withoutmeaning to. They learn several lessons aboutwater and the environment with their riend Droppy.
Dr. NatureHe knows a great deal about health and nature. Hehelps the children to improve the protection o theenvironment.
Jaya, Asha, Rosa These school girls want to know all about nature andhow to protect it.
The Farmers They produce the ood we eat.Droppy helps them to improve their productionwithout compromising water quality .
Faecal Coli orms They are very nasty bacteria which make people ill,and which come rom the wastewater.
Heavy Metals (Copper, Cadmium and Lead) The heavy metal band also makes people ill. They escape rom corroded batteries.
DroppyA drop o water that has a lot o adventures.
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The Adventures
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Ali lives in an Arab country. He learns that wateris precious and must not be wasted.
Droppy and his water drop riends go on a trip. They travel up to the clouds, all as rain to helpthirsty plants, enter and leave the soil and theaqui er, and experience many more adventures.
In South-East Asia Budi rees the heavy metals,which, together with some drops o oil, pollutethe water and make Budi ill. He learns thatwaste collection and recycling can preventpollution and illnesses.
Makwetu comes rom the Sub-Saharan region.He gets ill by drinking polluted water rom a wella ected by a nearby cesspit. Dr. Nature explainsthe importance o a sewer system or health.
Droppy goes to the countryside in Eastern Asiato nd out where ood comes rom. He meetssome East Asian armers and helps them toprotect water in the rural areas.
Health Starts at Home
Less is More
The Heavy Metals Escape
Water is Precious
The Long Trip
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Bernard lives in Europe and he does notbelieve that water is so important. Droppy getsangry and makes all the water disappear.Many people and animals su er.
Bernard learns his lesson, and Droppymakes the water reappear or everyone.
Rosa rom South America has to give apresentation in school on sustainability.Droppy helps her and explains usingsome examples.
Asha and Jaya in South Asia want toetch water but only nd an empty well.
How is this possible? They learn that theuse o water has to be regulated so thatthere is water or everyone.
Without rules you cannot play
The Protector o Li e
A Difcult Word
Although these stories arehappening in di erent cultur-al regions in this comic, theseare problems which are hap-pening daily in many parts o our world.
We only have one earth andwe should manage our wa-ter resources sustainably, sothat in the uture we all willhave enough.
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The LongTrip
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Adventure
Water isPrecious
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The Heavy MetalsEscape
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Health Starts at Home Adventure
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Less isAdventure More
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Adventure A Difcult Word
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o Li eThe ProtectorAdventure
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RulesWithoutYou cannot Play
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Sustainable Groundwater Management or Tomorrows LivelihoodsBGRs Guiding Principle in the Field o Groundwater Management
As Germanys ofcial implementing agency or development
cooperation (DC) in the geo-sector, BGR supports partnercountries with science based advisory services to manage
their water resources in a sustainable manner.
With adapted advisory instruments, BGR contributes to the broaderprocess o implementing Integrated Water Resources Management(IWRM) and hence supports structural re orms in the water sector.
BGR has a long lasting experience in advisory services to partnercountries. The services range rom activities such as groundwater
exploration, quantitative and qualitative assessment o groundwaterresources and their use, groundwater protection, geothermal use
o groundwater and capacity building at various levels.Since the 1960s BGR has been working in more than 60 countries
all over the world.
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