Yukiha Shinjo

Student: Okinawa Shogaku High School

Hello! My name is Yukiha. I am a senior in high school in Okinawa, a small island in Japan, and I am in the International Baccalaureate course.
I am interested in medical engineering and hope to help people with technology in the future. This is my first visit to Stockholm and I am very excited to be a part of SJWP!

Tell us what the water concern in your country is!

In Okinawa, where I live, we have a water tank on top of the roof of each house to be prepared to deal with a water shortage. I think these tanks are only seen in Okinawa, no other prefectures in Japan.

This is what I think is one of the solutions for a sustainable future:

Our proposed solution for a sustainable future is Bioremediation using Mangroves, one of the plants that have unique features. These Mangroves are widely distributed in Okinawa, means we are taking advantage of Okinawa's rich natural environment for solving the problems, such as contamination of water.

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