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World Water Day

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March 22, 2011

Objective:
On March 22, 2011 - World Water Day - lend your voice and Blogs, and join the Global advocacy for access to clean water.

International World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.

An international day to celebrate freshwater was recommended at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). The United Nations General Assembly responded by designating 22 March 1993 as the first World Water Day.

March 2005 - March 2015 has been designated by the United Nations as an International decade for bringing global attention to the increasing water crisis. The theme for the decade is - "Celebrating Water for Life: the International Decade for Action 2005-2015". For more information, please download the official PDF document from the World Health Organization (WHO) at this link: www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/en/2005advocacyguide.pdf

This year, March 22 2011, the theme will be "Water For Cities : Responding To The Urban Challenge". It is sometimes taken for granted that only rural areas face a water crisis. Thus this year's theme should clear up that misconception and increase awareness to the grave water challenges faced in urban centers.

In 2010, the theme was "Clean Water For A Healthy World". The focus of that particular theme was to help broaden knowledge that the curing or managing the treatment of the world's major diseases, and sustaining good health in general is impossible without clean water.

In 2009, the theme for World Water Day was "Shared Water - Shared Opportunities". Special focus was placed on transboundary waters. Nurturing the opportunities for cooperation in transboundary water management can help build mutual respect, understanding and trust among countries and promote peace, security and sustainable economic growth.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) leads the activities of the World Water Day 2009 with the support of United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

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Marvia

3/29/09 Do More Even As We Talk

by: Marvia

@ John
Thanks for keeping our focus on the issue of Water. Very often after the 'day' is over we go right back to our bad habits.

I'm from Jamaica where we have serious water issues in many communities and where 'water' is at risk in a country where the name 'Jamaica' came from a Taino root - Xaymaca - Land of Wood and Water. There are numerous factors that is contributing to this. However, I've grown increasingly conscious about not wasting water, and good practices that contribute to a pr

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johnleesandiego

3/29/09 Suburban Solutions

by: johnleesandiego

Here in the suburbs of New York City it is very easy to feel helpless about the issue of fresh water - the problems of which are a world away. Fresh water is so abundant here, and cheap. Being from California I was shocked that my 3 month water bill here was less than a month in San Diego, but that's another story altogether.

In much of the United States there is a great deal of education and awareness of what is downstream. By now just about everyone has at least heard of the dangers to wat

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wlimjin

3/17/09 Conserve the Use of Water

by: wlimjin

Shortage of fresh water is one of the major crises earth is facing besides global warming and massive extinction of living beings. In line with the Earth Day next month, I would like to share with you all my daily practices at home to conserve the use of water.

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pradhana2004

3/16/09 Indonesia is still lack of fresh water

by: pradhana2004

As Indonesian, I aware about the supply of fresh water, especially ground water. Only 20% of fresh water at Indonesia used for farm and human need, beacuse the intrusion of sea water and continous habit for spoil the water. Indonesia must change about water policy, and other country, like European countries and USA can find the solution about Indonesia problem.

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AnnMarieDwyer

3/16/09 Yearlong Event calendar and interactive Zones

by: AnnMarieDwyer

Helium Zones are offering a yearlong calendar of WWD events worldwide @ http://www.helium.com/zone/2298

There are interactive pages about related subjects and organizations as well.

Water Conservation Awareness:
http://www.helium.com/zone/2280

1H2O.org (non-profit) The Water Site:
http://www.helium.com/zone/2267

Anyone looking to build a Zone or start blogging, just visit to get started!
http://www.helium.com/zones/home/?iw=87978

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