An article a few days ago in La Repubblica said that by 2080 between 1.1 and 3.2 billion people will have difficulty finding drinkable water. In the meantime, Rome’s mayor, Walter Veltroni, has already gone on a few occasions to exotic and faraway places such as Mozambique to inaugurate water wells.
The following pictures instead show several water fountains which are located in Rome. In one square not too far away from where I live (precisely in Piazza Re di Roma), there are about 3 or 4 fountains some 10 metres from each other that constantly spew out fresh, clear water 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year. They say that there are about 2,000 of these so-called “Nasoni” (affectionately called “Big Noses” by the Romans) located throughout the Eternal City. I’ve heard Roman dog owners say that they don’t prefer water taps on the fountains (which would save millions and millions of litres of water each year) because that way their beloved Fidos in the summer can lap up the fresh stuff without their “poor” owners having to open and close the water tap. Stupidity to the nth power!
There’s been a recent Italian campaign to collect funds in order to bring fresh water to kids in far away places such as Nepal. I’m wondering instead what a poor kid in the Darfur region of Sudan must think about those poor, thirsty Roman dogs as he/she hasn’t probably had a fresh glass of clean water (and not infested) since being born! (all photos by M. Rimati)
The following pictures instead show several water fountains which are located in Rome. In one square not too far away from where I live (precisely in Piazza Re di Roma), there are about 3 or 4 fountains some 10 metres from each other that constantly spew out fresh, clear water 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year. They say that there are about 2,000 of these so-called “Nasoni” (affectionately called “Big Noses” by the Romans) located throughout the Eternal City. I’ve heard Roman dog owners say that they don’t prefer water taps on the fountains (which would save millions and millions of litres of water each year) because that way their beloved Fidos in the summer can lap up the fresh stuff without their “poor” owners having to open and close the water tap. Stupidity to the nth power!
There’s been a recent Italian campaign to collect funds in order to bring fresh water to kids in far away places such as Nepal. I’m wondering instead what a poor kid in the Darfur region of Sudan must think about those poor, thirsty Roman dogs as he/she hasn’t probably had a fresh glass of clean water (and not infested) since being born! (all photos by M. Rimati)
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