Today is World Water Day and we urge you to take action to help the over 1.2 billion people who don't have access to enough clean water to meet their most basic needs. Every year, over 5 million people (many of them women and children) die of water-related diseases which are the world's leading cause of illness. It has been estimated that clean, safe water can be brought to the 1.2 billion people in need around the world for as little as $50 per person.
Like so many environmental programs, including our own parent organization, Green Cross International, World Water Day owes its origin to the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. The United Nations General Assembly designated 22 March of each year as the World Day for Water. Many of us recognize the potential for increased conflict over water resources, but we do not always realize how the mutual dependence and shared nature of a water resource can also be the basis for increased cooperation between peoples.
Article courtesy of Global Green USA
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