>> March 22 is World Water Day. A day
to remember the importance of water. A day to remember that Water is precious
and each drop needs to be saved for ourselves and for our next generation.
>> But it’s so sad that we remember
and talk much about Water only on March 22 and then continue to contaminate and
waste it all the other 364 days. If there is no fresh water, there is no life.
What makes earth compatible for life itself is water. What would the world do
without fresh water? We need it to hydrate our bodies, it’s in the food we eat
and the beverages we drink. We use it to clean ourselves, our clothes, our
dishes, our cars and everything else around us. You can travel on it or jump in
it to cool off on hot summer days. Many of the products that you use everyday,
contain it or were manufactured using it. All forms of life need it, and if
they don’t get enough of it, they quite simply die.
>> Political disputes have centred
around water nowadays. In some places, it’s treasured and incredibly difficult
to get. In others, it’s incredibly easy to get and then squandered and wasted.
So, as our numbers grow, we have to realise that fresh water is becoming
scarce, and there soon will not be enough to go around unless we learn to save
it.
>> So friends..its our responsibility
to save water. Whenever you use water, remember its importance and reduce its
consumption to the absolute minimum. We need to keep that water flowing in our
taps and into our homes and what better way than to be a mover and shaker or
rather a saver, in your own little way?
Here is the history and importance of
World Water Day.
** World Water Day has been observed on 22
March since 1993 when the United Nations General Assembly declared 22 March as
"World Day for Water". The UN and its member nations devote this day
to implementing UN recommendations and promoting concrete activities within
their countries regarding the world's water resources. Each year, one of
various UN agencies involved in water issues takes the lead in promoting and
coordinating international activities for World Water Day. Since its inception
in 2003, UN-Water has been responsible for selecting the theme, messages and
lead UN agency for the World Day for Water.
2014 World Water Day
Theme: "Water and Energy"
Secretary-General Ban
Ki-moon Message for the World Water Day
"On World Water Day, let us pledge to
develop the policies needed to ensure that sustainable water and energy are
secured for the many and not just the few".
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Inputs from Various articles available in net
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