People and Water is a non-profit public association in Slovakia with 30 years of experience dedicated to restoring water resources and ecosystems while supporting the development of communities in the Carpathian region.
Our new water paradigm fosters climate resilience by leveraging ancestral wisdom, innovative catchment restoration, and hydrological modeling, while preventing droughts, floods, and heatwaves.
Rooted in civil society principles, the association emphasizes preserving and restoring local traditions and regional characteristics to empower communities and promote a new water paradigm for sustainable water management. This involves honoring traditional ancestral ecological knowledge, conducting research and restoration, and actively sharing this invaluable legacy both locally and internationally.
Restoring water in ecosystems and human landscapes creates thriving communities by connecting them to nature, their food, and health. Water cycle restoration rehydrates landscapes, renews the water cycle, heals the climate, and creates economic opportunities and employment. The People and Water NGO highlights the importance of public participation, voluntary alliance, transparency, and a dedication to serving the common good.
People and Water team members have over 30 years of experience in providing expertise and designing strategies in hydrological modeling, catchment restoration, integrated land and water management, and education. The association can provide systematic approach to restoring degraded landscapes and customized strategies that deliver tangible and measurable solutions for drought and flood mitigation. These solutions benefit communities by providing water and food security, as well as fostering environmental sustainability and enhancing public health.
Scope of Work:
- Ecosystem restoration
- New water paradigm to flood prevention and erosion control
- Drought prevention
- Landscape revitalization
- Implementing nature-based solutions and water harvesting measures
- Forest restoration
- Education, conferences, workshops, training
- Publications, books, manuals, and information materials
- Volunteer engagement
- Fostering community giving and institutional support for the establishment of associations
- Sustainable development of communities and regions
- Promoting the advancement of civil democracy in rural areas
- Educate on soil health and the economic profitability of communities by increasing crop yields through improved water resources.
Our 1999 Blue Alternative Project in Tichy Potok received the Goldman Environmental Prize. We are thankful to the Goldman Environmental Foundation for this honor.
1999 Goldman Environmental Prize Ceremony: Michal Kravcik (2 min video)