In the last century, the world population has increased 5 times, energy per person has tripled, resource use has doubled. Water, which is the unique source for the continuation of life in the world, is rapidly depleted with increasing population, rapid urbanization, climate change and changing consumption habits. Research shows that water consumption has increased 2 times faster than the world population, global water shortage in 20-30 years.Despite environmental education in schools, the main problem's the inadequacy of awareness and competencies in our target audience in terms of water. For the EU that uses resources efficiently, an education-oriented approach with sustainable water-friendly school practices is the most effective solution to the problem. Our main needs are to raise awareness of water awareness, its importance for life, water pollution prevention and water saving with international cooperation.In this project, which was developed on the basis of bringing to the economy with the use of water and efficient water, the focus was on the sharing of water-friendly school good practices with international cooperation, integration into schools with enriched innovative educational activities.Protection of water, which is one of the EU 2019-2024 priorities, is one of the national targets by 2023 Education Vision, our partners coincides with our corporate goals too.It's aimed to improve the developing joint solutions to common problems with international cooperation and synergy, developing competencies with innovative practices that manage water resources rationally, recognition of European water resources, recognition of 21st century skills and language competencies, to improve the professional skills and efficient learning environments of the staff, to ensure Europeanization and internationalization, to increase intercultural awareness and to recognize EU institutions.The project will be carried out under the coordination of 1. Hava İkmal Bakım Merkezi Primary School in Turkey which is an eTwinning School and conducts national, international and EU projects on environment. Partner Schools have been determined by considering their geographical situation, water and environmental studies, project experiences, water areas with common and different characteristics, institutional capacities, and personnel competencies, they're 4 Dimotiko Pefkon in Greece, 134 SU Dimcho Debeljanov in Bulgaria, Jovan Sterija Popovic in Serbia. Participants were selected based on common criteria, priorities and numbers.Participant teachers are experienced in environmental projects, have academic studies, have post graduate education, have ICT and language competencies. Teachers with strong communication, experienced in project processes and language proficiency are accompanying. Since equality and social inclusion are supported in the project, disadvantaged students and participant students who can communicate in English and experienced in environmental studies are selected.The project duration is 24 months and intra-school and transnational activities are planned for the target audience. 38 teachers, 42 students, 14 accompanying teacher will participate in transnational activities to the Short term joint staff training and student group exchange; sharing good examples, on-site monitoring-comparison of activities; World Water Day, European Water Areas Map, logo, mascot, magazine, booklet, orienteering, marbling, drama, eTwinning studies; field trips; lecture observations, seminars, EU Institutions and NGOs' visits and shares are planned. Online experiments, water footprint calculation, animation preparation, three-dimensional designs, potable water supply, rainwater collection mechanisms, calendar, story, slogan, poster, seminar, meetings are in-school activities. In the project, problem solving, critical thinking, teamwork, game-based learning, learning by living, dramatization, research, observation, examination methods will be used. Concrete outputs of the project are water resources maps, e-booklets, e-magazines, rainwater mechanisms, potable water, animated films, experiments, models, dramas, logos, mascots, blogs, surveys and reports, posters, brochures, e-documents, project final report.Competencies of project will be shared with the EU institutions, Erasmusdays, blog, Erasmus+ platforms, written and visual media, school websites, project and personal social media accounts, and become widespread.This project, with international cooperation, edu-oriented solutions, the integration and transfer of water-friendly school practices, adding value to sustainable growth and economy, strengthening institutional capacities, development of the language, professional skills of the participants, internationalization, intercultural interaction, with the submission of the project final report to the EU institutions, will directly contribute to recognition of EU institutions and to policies produced, inspire new projects.

"Our project is based on the implementation of good practice for sustainable biodiversity and strengthened international co-operation of innovative educational activities, taking advantage of the different biodiversity characteristics of European countries. Our main problems are that the project partners are from countries with the highest biodiversity in Europe, but the sustainable biodiversity is a common problem and the competencies of our target group and stakeholders are inadequate, despite the fact that countries have achievements on biodiversity in primary school curricula. ""Sustainable growth in the EU 2020 Strategy will position the EU as a protective point for biodiversity."" target; is based on the national targets adopted by our countries in the Education 2020 Study Program and is consistent with the strategic objectives of our strategic partners It is clear that the reduction of biodiversity, which is a common problem, can not be achieved with activities to be carried out in a single country. In order to protect biodiversity, strategic partnership is established from different countries, and the need for the implementation of strategies with international cooperation and international co-operation is the starting point of our project. Our project aim is to develop international strategic cooperation with the Erasmus + program for the project problem in Europe, to solve the problems with synergy, to improve the awareness of our stakeholders about biodiversity and protection, to strengthen the international dimension of education through good sample sharing, to provide active citizenship and intercultural dialogue and improvement of language competencies. 1.Hava İkmal Bakım Merkezi Primary School from Turkey which has both national and international projects undertakes Project coordinator. Other Strategic Partner Schools are Cra Babia from Spain, CELFF-Colégio Guadalupe from Portugal, Istituto Comprensivo 2 from Sant'Agata de, 'Goti from Italy, taking into account the project experience, environmental and biodiversity studies. The Partners' Project Execution Committees have chosen the participants according to the criteria and number determined by the partners. Participating teachers are teachers who have language proficiency in biodiversity related areas with postgraduate educated academic studies, experienced in environmental projects, and have project process competencies. Teachers with project experience and language competence were chosen as companions. Students who are disadvantaged, lack financial means, are mostly female students, active in environmental projects, able to communicate in English with foreign peers have been selected asparticipants. During our 24-month project, we planned to provide 6-12 year-old students in our target group and our stakeholders with in-school activities, 5-day short-term joint personnel training and short-term student group exchange activities. 10 students from Turkey and Italy, 13 teachers, 20 students from Portugal, 6 teachers will attend for transnational activities. Due to the shortage of school staff and student numbers in Spain, taking into account the request of partners, two teachers and 4 students will attend for transnational activities. On-site monitoring of project activities, comparison, sharing of good examples, celebration of the Biological Diversity Day, project blog, designing logo and mascot, brochure, magazine studies, on-site monitoring of biosphere reserves and biodiversity fields , creation of European Biodiversity Map are planned for the mobilitiy process. Miniature botanical gardening, seed bank, germination, exploration of endangered animals, biodiversity trips, live figures, terrarium, aquarium, seminars, meetings and dissemination activities are planned as in-house activities. In project activities, group work, life learning by doing, research, observation, examination methods will be used. Botanical garden, seed bank, grassland, European Biodiversity Map, e-documents, project logos and mascots, presentations, questionnaires, evaluation forms and reports, banners, handbooks, brochures and magazines will form the concrete outputs of the project. In-house and stakeholder information meetings will be held. The acquired knowledge, skills and experiences, good examples and results will be disseminated on blog, Erasmus + online platforms, written and visual media, school web sites, projects and personal social media accounts. This project aims to contribute to the solution of the issue by sharing culture and to contribute to the integration of partnership's institutional capacities at EU level, to increase participants' ability to work in international projects and to increase their professional competence, to transfer good examples, to add value to the protection of biodiversity at EU level, to internationalization, and will inspire new projects."

Studies show that education is the most important factor in reducing the negative effects of climate change. Although environmental education studies are carried out in schools, schools are expected to play an active role with a holistic and sustainable approach on climate change.This project is aimed at the implementation of internationally coordinated activities, which are designed to address all age groups in the 6-12 age group, and to integrate them into schools.Despite the awareness of Strategic Partner Schools in reducing climate change and its impacts and achieving climate change gains in the curricula, inadequate competencies of our target audience are our main problems.One of the main priority areas in the EU 2020 strategy goals is climate change, the use of clean and efficient energy, the necessary investments for environmental and climate policies, the priorities and national targets adopted by our countries and coincides with the corporate objectives of our strategic partners.In order to mitigate the effects of climate change, we need a strategic partnership from different countries and the need to implement strategies with transnational activities and international cooperation.Our project aim is to create a common solution to the problems with cooperation and synergy, to improve the awareness of our stakeholders on climate change, to strengthen the international dimension of education through good sample sharing, to develop skills and competences with the best examples in Europe, to strengthen the international dimension of education, to gain 21st century skills, to take rational environmental awareness and to gain the vision of ecology, internationalization, active citizenship, professional skills and competences and the development of language proficiency.1.Hava İkmal Bakım merkezi Primary School, which is the eTwinning School, which conducts national, international and EU projects on the environment has taken the responsibility as coordinator school. Other Strategic Partner Schools project experience, environment and climate change studies, project environmental situation relating to the goals and issues are similar and the formation of the joint has a different climate with Turkey, taking into account the institutional capacity and staff qualifications from Spain CEIP PEDRO II, Poland The Istituto Comprensivo Mazzarino from Zespol Szkolno-Przedszkolny nr 3, Italy. The participants were chosen according to the common criteria.Participant teachers were selected from post-graduate education, academic studies, language proficiency, experienced in environmental projects, project processes and persons with ICT, web 2.0 tools competence. Female teachers are in the majority. Teachers who are strong in communication, who have project experience and who are proficient in language are selected as companions. Students who are active in environmental projects, who can communicate in English with their peers and who are active in transferring their skills and experiences are selected.In the project, which will continue for 2 years, short term student group exchange activities with 5-day short-term cooperative staff training activities were planned for our students and stakeholders.30 participant teachers, 45 participant students and 15 companion teachers will participate in transnational activities.Sharing of good examples in mobilities, common planting activities, climate dictionary, drama, online experiments, nature games, World Environment Day celebration, project blog, logo, mascot, brochure, magazine, educational trips, European Climate Map is planned to be created.Three-dimensional designs, seminars, poster designs, renewable energy model and banner works, drama, artwork, eTwinning project, use of ICT and web 2.0 tools, planting seedlings, meetings and dissemination are planned as in-house activitiesIn the project activities, research, travel, observation, examination, group work, living learning methods will be used.European Climate Map, climate dictionary, animated film, models, experiments, planting plantations, e-documents, project logo and mascot, blogs, presentations, surveys and reports, posters, booklets, brochures and magazines are the concrete outputs of the project.In-house and external information meetings will be held. The competences, good examples and results will be disseminated through multiplication by sharing them in blog, Erasmus + online platforms, written and visual media, school websites, project and personal social media accounts.This project will inspire new projects, which will contribute to joint solutions to the problem, the institutional capacities of the partners at the EU level, the ability of the participants to work in international projects and to increase their professional competence, to create added value, to internationalization, to the development of language skills, to the integration of good examples with education.