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.

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DO ONE THING for a Better World 1. Find out more about our most precious resource: water 2. You can save 9 gallons of water if you turn the faucet off while you brush your teeth. 3. Hold an event to raise awareness about conserving and protecting water, as well as the importance of guaranteeing access to clean water for all 4. Support organizations working to conserve water, protect our rivers, lakes and oceans, and for the issue of access to clean water as a basic human right Links Water.org CharityWater.org Planet Pals - Water Day UN World Water Day UN Works: Download documents & reports Water For Life Decade WorldWaterDay.net World Water Council Global Change Sweetwater Alliance Changing The Present: Water UN Booklet: Water for Life (2.3 MB PDF) WHO Water For Life Guide (1.05MB PDF) Water Quotes

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World Water Day - March 22 Kofi Annan Maude Barlow Carol Bellamy David Brower Lester Brown John Burroughs Rachel Carson Jimmy Carter Bill Clinton Jacques Cousteau Jean-Michel Cousteau Jane Curtin Dalai Lama Ted Danson Justice William O. Douglas Dr. Paul Farmer Benjamin Franklin Mikhail Gorbachev Jay-Z Jewel John F. Kennedy Robert F. Kennedy Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Aldo Leopold Ralph Nader Queen Noor of Jordan Sandra Postel Robert Redford Gloria Steinem U Thant Stewart Udall Cora Weiss Front Cover Back Cover

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