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<\/a><\/p>\nIn the presentation, we informed that in Kumamoto, one million people live directly above groundwater and our lives greatly affect the quantity and quality of groundwater.\u00a0 We also mentioned about the nature of water which is a completely different aspect such as the fact that tsunamis caused by earthquakes and floods caused by heavy rains can destroy towns in an instant.<\/p>\n
At the end of the presentation, the speakers lined up on stage and read aloud the \u2018Kyushu Water Forum Declaration\u2019 in unison.<\/p>\n On the second day, our Executive Director Ohno participated as a panelist in the \u2018Kumamoto, Land of Water\u2019 symposium.\u00a0 The contents were displayed in both English and Japanese on the screen.<\/p>\n In the first part, Emeritus Professor Shimada of Kumamoto University gave a keynote speech titled \u2018Activities for the sustainable use of groundwater resources in the warm humid region\u2019.<\/p>\n The second part was a panel discussion in which panelists of Kumamoto Prefecture, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Groundwater Foundation, and The Foundation for the Preservation of Green and Water Resources of Higo answered questions posed by the coordinator, Professor Shimada.<\/p>\n We introduced the history of the Foundation, starting from when the Higo Bank, Ltd. initiated its groundwater conservation activities based on the principle of \u2018managing irreplaceable groundwater resources for our descendants\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n