Today is World Water Day
World Water Day is an International Event held annually on 22 March, where officials and citizens around the world join together to advocate for more sustainable management of this precious resource. The 2013 theme is cooperation. We are all connected to water, we are all connected to each other through this life-supporting resource.
To celebrate and inspire others around this day, we’re asking you to share what the water looks like near you and photos of actions you might be taking to protect it.
Entries received over the weekend with the tag #water, will be joined together in an image like this. EPA will share the top entries next week as our 2013 global picture of water cooperation.
Enjoy, good luck, and we’ll see you in www.flickr.com/groups/ourenvironment!
World Water Day
An international day to celebrate freshwater was recommended at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). The United Nations General Assembly responded by designating 22 March 1993 as the first World Water Day. Follow the international events at www.unwater.org
These photos above have been contributed to State of the Environment over the past three years. What can we all share in a weekend?
‘Boats on the Mekong, Laos’ by SoBoME, March 1, 2013
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