World Water Day 08
March 21st, 2008 by SocProf and tagged ecology, Environment, Health, Sustainability, UN, Water
March 22nd is World Water Day! What is World Water Day?
“The United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/47/193 of 22 December 1992 by which 22 March of each year was declared World Day for Water, to be observed starting in 1993, in conformity with the recommendations of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) contained in Chapter 18 (Fresh Water Resources) of Agenda 21. States were invited to devote the Day, as appropriate in the national context, to concrete activities such as the promotion of public awareness through the publication and diffusion of documentaries and the organization of conferences, round tables, seminars and expositions related to the conservation and development of water resources and the implementation of the recommendations of Agenda 21.”
This year, the theme is access to sanitation and clean water. 2008 is the International Year of Sanitation.
“The goal is to raise awareness and to accelerate progress towards the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target to reduce by half the proportion of the 2,6 billion people without access to basic sanitation by 2015.”
Sanitation is important for all these reasons:
- Sanitation is vital for human health
- Sanitation generates economic benefits
- Sanitation contributes to dignity and social development
- Sanitation helps the environment
- Improving sanitation is achievable!
So let’s all do our part for World Water Day:
- Don’t drink bottled water, use tap water
- Turn off the water when it is not necessary (like when you brush your teeth)
- Don’t overuse water for car washing and gardening / landscaping
- Use water saving showers and toilets
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