このセッションは、生活、産業など人間活動の基本となる水をテーマに、人間社会の形成における水資源の役割について、さまざまな時代や地域における水利用の事例を共有し、水と人間社会の関わりを社会、文化、伝統、政治、水文、水質、衛生など広い視点で知見を共有・考察する。今後の人口の増減に伴う社会の変化に対応するために、多様な知見の共有から、地域の水資源の特性や文化や風土に馴染む持続可能な水利用について創造する。

This session will focus on the water as the basis of human activities such as daily life and industry etc., sharing the water use in various periods and regions regarding the role of water resources in the formation of human society, and discussing knowledge on the relationship between water and human society from a broad perspective including society, culture, tradition, politics, hydrology, water quality, and sanitation etc. In order to cope with future changes in society due to population increase and decrease, we will create sustainable water use that fits in with the characteristics of local water resources, culture and climate, based on the sharing of various knowledge.