World Water Day - March 22, 2016

Water at Work

 

Written by Surfwriter Girls Sunny Magdaug and Patti Kishel

This year's World Water Day, March 22, is centered on the theme Water and Jobs.

Ever since the United Nations created the first World Water Day in 1993 the same date in March has been set aside every year to focus attention on the importance of fresh water and the need to sustainably manage the world's water resources.

Water is not only essential to drink, but it is essential for jobs. It nourishes the farmer's crops, 

runs hydroelectric plants and sanitizes the work environment,

mixes with the pigments on an artist's brush,

is used in manufacturing to cut and fabricate, combines with the ingredients in the foods and medicines that maintain life.

From the tiniest village to the largest city, water makes things run....and provides jobs for workers.

With less than 1% of the world's water supply suitable for drinking, water is more valuable and necessary than oil. SurfWriter Girls Sunny Magdaug and Patti Kishel learned that by 2025 - less than ten years from now - more than 3 billion people are likely to suffer from water shortages. That means less water to drink, cook and clean with, create businesses and jobs with, and develop communities.

To help put the world's water to work for all living things, we all need to use every drop wisely.

Organizations around the world are holding World Water Day events to create awareness of the importance of water and the ways we can preserve it. The non-profit Surfrider Foundation, which is dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world's oceans, waves and beaches, is once again asking everyone to Take the Pledge to skip their shower on World Water Day.

The Foundation notes that: "A ten-minute shower could waste more than 40 gallons of water. If 25,000 people take the pledge nearly 1 million gallons of water will be conserved on that day."

Surfrider's CEO Dr. Chad Nelsen says, "We all know that water is a vital resource, but we don't really pay attention to the impact our daily use has on the big picture." He hopes that people will "embrace small changes that can have a massive positive impact for the Earth. It's time to pledge to make every drop count."      

So, let's all make it our job to protect the world's water supply for everyone. 

SurfWriter Girls

Surf’n Beach Scene Magazine

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