Equally worrying scenarios are predicted for freshwater ecosystems and coral reefs if currents levels of pollution are not reduced.

FORBES: The Future of Life On Earth: A Two-Part Discussion

The aim of the pavilion is to create a global vision of the challenges represented by the pollution of oceans and the lack of freshwater.

UNESCO: Indigenous Peoples

These include increasing social disparities and inequity, population growth, climate change, the deterioration and pollution of the environment, the unsustainable use of freshwater and depletion of ocean resources, as well as increasing cases of natural and human-made disasters.

UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences

The Foundation is also installing a Water Pavilion in the heart of the Race Village in Brest, in order to draw the attention of the general public and educate future generations about water preservation and ocean pollution, highlighting the role of UNESCO both with respect to the ocean and freshwater.

UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences