World Water Day
Today is World Water Day. ‘Coping with Water Scarcity’ is the theme for World Water Day 2007, which is celebrated each year on 22 March. This year’s theme highlights the increasing significance of water scarcity worldwide and the need for increased integration and cooperation to ensure sustainable, efficient and equitable management of scarce water resources, both at international and local levels.
In a report published this week to coincide with World Water Day, the leading conservation group WWF-UK has warned that many of the world’s biggest rivers, including the Nile, Ganges, Yangtze and Danube (all of which I have visited), are facing catastrophic collapse due to man-made problems. A wasteful attitude to water use and inadequate protection of rivers has destroyed ecosystems while threatening the livelihoods of people living in river basins.
If you want to do your bit, check out my tips on “How To Save Water”.