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WATER

"When the well is dry, we learn the worth of water" -- Benjamin Franklin

Water is one of the most basic of all needs -- we cannot live for more than a few days without it. And yet, most people take water for granted. We waste water needlessly and don't realize that clean water is a very limited resource. More than 1 billion people around the world have no access to safe, clean drinking water, and over 2.5 billion do not have adequate sanitation service. Over 2 million people die each year because of unsafe water - and most of them are children!

World Water Day, observed on March 22, is an important opportunity to educate ourselves and our communities about this most vital of all resources, explore ways to conserve it and protect the waters of our rivers, lakes, oceans and streams. It's a chance to address the issue of helping those without access to clean drinking water. World Water Day is also a time for ethical and moral discussion about water rights, particularly the growing trend of corporations taking over community access to water.

On March 22, 2005, the United Nations launched the UN International Decade for Action on Water, to help bring greater awareness to the global community about the growing problem of access to clean water for everyone.

Other Links

UN World Water Day
WorldWaterDay.net
World Water Council
Sweetwater Alliance
Changing The Present: Water
UN Booklet: Water for Life (2.3 MB PDF)
WHO Water For Life Guide (1.05MB PDF)

Your BetterWorld Clubs chapter can borrow World Water Day films from TheFilmConnection.org a national public film library

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