Since it takes 1,000 tons of water to produce 1 ton of grain, it is not surprising that 70 percent
of world water use is devoted to irrigation.
It makes * no * sense to spend money to fix third -
world water systems while happily letting children get addicted to something that will kill many of them.
The company is also conscious of global issues surrounding access to clean drinking water so they will be donating a further 10 % of their profits to
world water relief foundations.
Finally, the Surfrider Foundation will be offering a special one - day only
World Water Day membership package on March 22nd.
In an effort to protect current water supplies and find new ones, scientists, politicians and environmentalists are huddling this week at the 5th
World Water Forum in Istanbul, Turkey.
· Up to five employees of
World Water Council members, that are up - to - date on the payment of their registration fees, receive a 20 % discount on any of the prices indicated.
On World Water Day in 2012, North Carolina citizens came together to protect their waters from coal ash.
The IWRM High Level Panel at the
8th World Water Forum in Brasilia organized by the WWC Task Force on IWRM launched a Challenge Paper on Revitalising...
Each year, UN-Water provides resources to inspire celebrations
for World Water Day.
This week hundreds of scientists and officials are discussing the links between water and energy at
World Water Week in Stockholm.
The program runs annually from March 22 (the United
Nations World Water Day) until December 31.
The United Nations declared 2013 the International Year of Water Cooperation, and Food Tank will feature more water use innovations every day to
celebrate World Water Day on March 22nd.
According to the first comprehensive study into the impact of the «embedded water» in the UK's food waste on
world water supplies, more than a 5 % of the water used by the UK is thrown away in the form of uneaten food.
The final outcome of this common work will take the shape of a Ministerial Declaration which will be presented during the Ministerial Conference of the
7th World Water Forum on 13 April 2015 in the city of Gyeongju, Republic of Korea.
The Council hopes to continue working with UN-Water to take key messages on water and Green Growth and Green Economy forward to Rio +20, using the
6th World Water Forum as a platform to further highlight the importance of this work.
The primary goal of
World Water Monitoring Challenge is to educate and engage citizens in the protection of the world's water resources, as many people are unaware of the impact their behaviors have on water quality.
In recognition of the 18th
annual World Water Day on March 22nd, the Surfrider Foundation is launching a new microsite, calling upon people to share their water - saving tips, and offering a one day - only membership special.
«As we
mark World Water Day today, we are happy to reiterate our company's commitment to invest in quality and affordable water management products that will help ensure that more Ghanaians have improved access to clean water always no matter where you live».
It started in 1993, the United Nations General Assembly designated 22 March as the
first World Water Day.
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) was awarded the 6th King Hassan II
Great World Water Prize by the Government of...
The
3rd World Water Forum took the debate a step further also within the context of the new commitments of meeting the goals set forth at the Millennium Summit of the United Nations in New York (2000), the International Freshwater Conference in Bonn (2001) and the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg (2002).
The
following World Water Day lesson plan and classroom resources ask students to investigate four Pulitzer Center reporting projects that cover international water issues.
In addition to the
special World Water Day membership offer, the Surfrider Foundation will also announce the winners of the Second Annual «3 Second Movie» Contest presented by Teva, Finlandia Vodka and GoPro.
Supporters who join or renew their membership to the Surfrider Foundation, or make a donation of $ 50 will receive a limited
edition World Water Day long - sleeve, organic cotton t - shirt and sticker pack.
Sarah did not know that she would be visiting one of the places most affected by the devastating drought in northern Kenya just
before World Water Day.
Over the years the regular
UN World Water Development Reports has been launched at the Forum.
But, just as with the real -
world water cooler, some of us have work to do and don't want to be part of conversations that don't interest us.
Another hit purchase was a reusable
Sea World water bottle with a min fan attached.
According to the
non-profit World Water Council, the 20th century saw a tripling of the world's population while freshwater use grew by a factor of six.
Thank you to everyone who engaged with RWSN at this year's
SIWI World Water Week.
In this
savaged world water has become the most valuable of resources and divided the remaining humans into two factions.