World Water Day March 22

The world is a rose, smell it and pass it to your friend. Kurdish Proverb The water element is vital for those who live on this planet Earth and to the planet, their care is an obligation which we are all committed, and where governments should be more cautious, be aware of and administered, using the water in the country under his charge. Water is a right that belongs to us, it is a vital element in our lives. No doubt as he says, that World Water Day provides a unique opportunity to draw attention and create momentum that compels governments to intervene, the international community, civil society and citizens. It is anticipated that this day, your organization is one of the hundreds of institutions that organize events related to "Water for Life". It is expected that each country will celebrate World Water Day in their own way. Recall that the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the December 22, 1993 by resolution A/RES/47/193 on 22 March of each year was declared World Water Day to be held since 1993, in accordance with the recommendations of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development contained in chapter 18 (Fresh Water Resources) of Agenda 21.

He then invited all the states to devote the Day, the national context, to concrete activities such as promoting public awareness through the production and diffusion of documentaries and the organization of conferences, round tables, seminars and expositions related to the conservation and development of water resources as well as the implementation of the recommendations of Agenda 21. Wikipedia reminds us that the World Water Day originated in the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Mar del Plata, Argentina in 1992, after which, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted on 22 February 1993 by resolution A/RES/47/193 on 22 March of each year was declared World Day for Water. Nations were invited to perform activities related to conservation and water resource development, appealing to the implementation of the recommendations of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development contained in Chapter 18 (Water Resources Dulce) of Agenda 21. Each year a different UN agency has produced a series of press releases about World Water Day, which have been distributed through the network of contacts in each agency.

The celebration of this day is to promote understanding of the extent to which water resource development contributes to economic productivity and social welfare.

In addition to the UN member countries, several NGOs promoting clean water and sustainable aquatic habitats have used World Water Day to draw public attention to the critical issue of water in our era. For example, since 1997 the World Water Council convenes every three years by World Water Forum during the week of World Water Day. Participating agencies and NGOs highlighted issues such as the 100 million people without access to drinking water and the role of gender in family access to water. He points out very well, enredate.org., That the World Water Day is a unique opportunity to remember that while we disparage something as fundamental to our lives, many people worldwide lack access to potable water quantity necessary for survival. This year, World Water Day 2009 will focus on waters that cross borders in a world that is covered in two-thirds water, it may seem a contradiction to mention that the difficult access to drinking water is the cause of disease and misery to 1,500 million. However, this is reality.

Water suitable for human use (fresh, potable and easy to access) is a very small part of total and scarcity is not only due to natural conditions in certain regions, but has much to do with population growth, waste and pollution. The situation is worrying and many experts consider the issue of water as the most important challenge to be undertaken by humanity in the XXI century. In addition to water for drinking, agriculture, industry, hygiene and health, environmental quality, etc.., And the possibilities of developing a territory and its population dependent on this unique liquid, their quality and their rational use. You should worry about things like eltiempo.com reminds us: About 4,200 children die every 24 hours in the world due to lack of drinking water-related diseases or lack thereof. More than 900 million people lack access to vital fluid, and 125 million children under 5 years living in households without improved drinking water sources. And according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), 3,900 million people in the world, half the planet's population will have serious problems to get the liquid in 2030.

Only in America, nearly 100 million people lack any water resource, while in Colombia the figures indicate that 16 million people do not get drinking water and two children die every day because of the diarrhea. Ahmadabad (India), the plastic containers are stacked by the dozens along the distribution pipes. Hundreds of people come to fill and have to fight over the faded hoses coming out of a block of cement. Villa Oasis, 10 km south of Lima, hundreds of housewives await the arrival of water like manna. Sometimes it arrives in tankers, but they are often informal traders who bring the liquid, though costly, often contains worms, mosquito larvae and even traces of fecal matter. In Kenya, a woman wears on her head a yellow Pimpina he hopes to meet the needs of kitchen and toilet in your home. He had to wait four hours in a row under the sun, to fill it, because it is part of the 70 percent of the population? Saharan Africa do not have regular access to water in a village in Kenya, a child must walk for several hours a day to the nearest well to bring his family a few liters of water.

This family measures much each bowl of water and think twice before eating. Today is World Water Day, but there is little to celebrate. The proposal of several Latin American countries, Spain and Switzerland to declare access to water as a human right failed yesterday at the World Water Forum (WWF), which takes place in Istanbul, in the absence of consensus. "Water costs money, that has not been declared a human right, since (the statement) could create problems," said Hasan Sarikaya disappointed, Ministry of Environment of Turkey To this we must add the average water consumption per capita in the United States is about 2000 m3, while in Niger is 41 m3. Only 1% of the world's water is in? Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania. At first glance, the water present on the continents seem abundant, but in reality it is not. Water reserves on Earth are distributed as follows: Oceans and seas (97%), ice caps and glaciers (2%), groundwater (0.75%), and Rivers and Lakes (0.25%). Only 1% of the planet's water is freshwater, the rest is sea water, is stored in the ground or is in the form of ice.

In addition, there are several threats to the water, such as the population by the year 2025 will be about 9,000 million inhabitants, industry consumes nearly 25% of the reserves, that urbanization with consequent deforestation causes a reduction rainfall and unsustainable agriculture consumes vast amounts of water between otras.Hay over 31 countries in the world with severe water shortages and more than 1,000 million people that we have clean water to drink. In addition, the most serious is that 80% of diseases that affect people in third world countries are acquired by drinking water unfit for consumption. Very interesting what follows, alihuen.org.ar, that since 1950, water consumption worldwide has more than tripled, which added to its scarcity and pollution, confronts us with one of the biggest problems humanity must deal with in the coming years. If oil ends today, the world and those who inhabit it, they could continue their existence, but if fresh water runs out, not only machines and engines would stop, but extinguish all life on the planet.

Many might reasonably ask what we care? if approximately ¾ of the Earth is covered with the liquid element. While this is true, the usable portion is negligible, since only 2.10% of total fresh water, and of that percentage we deduct that contained in ice caps, glaciers and eternal snows which occupies 1.52% of total, thus leaving a remaining usable in rivers and lakes of 0.58% of the Earth's surface.