The document discusses the role of education in addressing water issues. It defines development education as an active learning process that helps people understand global interdependence and promotes knowledge, skills, and values around development and unequal distribution of power and resources worldwide. It identifies major water issues like water as a right, consumption patterns, conservation, development linkages, and conflicts/health impacts. The document advocates developing skills and values for collaborative action to improve water management, supply, protection, demand control, and support UN recommendations.