World Water Day
Today, 22 March, is the UN’s World Water Day and it is being celebrated this year with an online Webinar event. This year’s theme is Valuing Water.
“The value of water is about much more than its price – water has enormous and complex value for our households, food, culture, health, education, economics and the integrity of our natural environment. If we overlook any of these values, we risk mismanaging this finite, irreplaceable resource.”
Without understanding water’s true, multidimensional value, we will cannot safeguard this critical resource for the benefit of everyone.
Today, the United Nations World Water Development Report is being released. It is focusing on the value of water and will be recommending policy direction to decision makers. You can join their Webinar which is taking place at 13-14.30 hrs (CET) this afternoon. Find the agenda and register at World Water Day Webinar Registration.
Water means different things to different people – you are also invited to join the conversation about what water means to you. Go to www.worldwaterday.org to check out the discussion.
The UN’s World Water Day celebrates water and raises awareness of the global water crisis, and a core focus of the observance is to support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030. Find out more at UN Water