Date	24.12.2025
Department	Nezahat Keleşoğlu Faculty of Health Sciences
SDG

The collage exhibition titled “Water for a Sustainable Future: Conservation, Efficiency and Equitable Access”, organized by our Faculty’s Department of Social Work and the Social Work and Interaction Community, and overseen by department faculty members Prof. Dr. Kübra KÜÇÜKŞEN and Assoc. Dr. Hasan Hüseyin TEKİN, emphasized that water scarcity and drought are not only environmental problems but also multifaceted crises with social, economic, and humanitarian dimensions. Water is an indispensable natural resource for the continuation of life. Today, millions of people worldwide lack access to clean and safe water. Climate change has increased pressure on water resources, making water security a global crisis. Water security is at the heart of multifaceted global problems such as climate change, population growth, rapid urbanization, and environmental degradation. Today, access to clean and safe water is not only an environmental issue but also a fundamental requirement in terms of social justice, human rights, and sustainable development. Access to water has been recognized as a fundamental human right by the United Nations. Within the framework of sustainable development goals, water is directly and indirectly related to many areas. Health, food security, energy production, and ecosystem protection all depend on the sustainable management of water resources. Therefore, the quantitative and qualitative conservation of water is one of the fundamental prerequisites for sustainability. Pollution of surface and groundwater has become a serious problem due to agricultural chemicals, industrial waste, and domestic waste. This pollution threatens drinking water sources and increases water treatment costs. Overuse and pollution of natural water resources disrupt the ecological balance and threaten biodiversity. This situation directly affects the right to life not only of present but also of future generations. The concept of sustainability requires that water be managed not for short-term economic gain, but with long-term societal benefit in mind.

The works featured in the exhibition visually illustrate the impact of increasingly scarce water resources on life, the inequalities faced by vulnerable groups, and the need to rethink the human-nature relationship. The exhibition draws attention to climate change and the depletion of water resources, emphasizing the importance of conservation for sustainable water management.