World Water Day - March 22

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http://www.worldwaterday.org/

About World Water Day

World Water Day marks launch of new Decade of Action – Water for Life
World Water Day - 22 March 2005 - marks the start of a new UN International Decade for Action on water. The Water for Life Decade 2005-2015 will give a high profile to implementing water-related programmes and the participation of women. The UN hopes that the Decade will boost the chances of achieving international water-related goals and the United Nations Millennium Declaration.

Water, gender and poverty
Within Water for Life IRC will focus on water, gender and poverty alleviation. Water and sanitation are critical factors to alleviate poverty and hunger, for sustainable development, for environmental integrity, and for human health.

Communities have complex priorities for the use of water for economic activity and for household use. Men and women often have different priorities and responsibilities. A gender focus is not simply about ‘involving women’. It is about recognising the roles of men and women, and ensuring that the voices of women, who are mainly responsible for household water but who also want economic activity, are acted on.

The first water decade – from 1981 to 1990 – brought water to over a billion people and sanitation to almost 77 million. But the job was only half done. There are still almost 1.1 billion people without adequate access to water and 2.4 billion without adequate sanitation.



Argentina
Dia Mundial del Agua - APA

Australia
Introduction to Water Sensitive Urban Design

Cambodia
Queen Naga Installation on Siem Reap River

Canada
Water = Life Art show in honor of World Water Day

Dominican Republic
Give the gift of water

Ecuador
Scientific and Artistic Bilingual Exhibition

Egypt
World Water Day (Festivity)

Germany
Hansgrohe Wassersymposium 2008

India
WORLD WATER DAY BY GRAMALAYA
Water and Sanitation- Role of Youth

Indonesia
World Water Day 2008

Mexico
WATER TIME!!!!

Netherlands
Wandelen voor Water (Walk for Water)

Tanzania, United Republic of
Kilimanjaro Climb for Clean Water

United Kingdom
Pump Aid- Trafalgar Square
Living Waterways - Celebration of City Streams

United States
Hiking 4 Water
The Walk for Water
World Water Day
A Walk For Water, a walk for children by children
Las Vegas World Water Day Walk
Life Giving Water for the World
World Water Day Tribute - DC Film Fest
Run for Water
"I Thirst" hosted by EDGE OUTREACH in Louisville, KY
Water For People - DC Event
Launch Event for the U.S. Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Education in Schools Initiative
WORLD WATER DAY IN THE MILSTEIN HALL OF OCEAN LIFE
World Walk for Water- Los Angeles
World Walk for Water- New York City
World Walk for Water- Seattle
CGC “WALK FOR WATER” & HIALEAH WATER FEST - FLORIDA

Virgin Islands, U.S.
Let's Talk Water!