{"id":601,"date":"2009-03-23T09:44:43","date_gmt":"2009-03-23T13:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/?p=601"},"modified":"2009-03-23T09:44:43","modified_gmt":"2009-03-23T13:44:43","slug":"world-water-day-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/2009\/03\/23\/world-water-day-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"World Water Day 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wateruseitwisely.com\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright img-fluid\" style=\"margin: 5px 10px\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wateruseitwisely.com\/_images\/_regional\/master-site\/logo.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"124\" height=\"84\"><\/a>Yesterday marked the 16<sup>th<\/sup> annual United Nations <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unwater.org\/worldwaterday\/flashindex.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">World Water Day<\/a>, a day of advocacy for sustainable and careful management of clean freshwater supplies worldwide. This year\u2019s theme was \u201cShared Water \u2013 Shared Opportunities.\u201d <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">The goal of the theme is foster goodwill and collaboration among neighboring nations to promote working together to preserve their waterways. More than 45 percent of the world\u2019s surface is covered by river basins shared by more than one country, according to the WWD site, and 40 percent of the world\u2019s people live in these basins.<br>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">An impressive host of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unwater.org\/worldwaterday\/events.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">events<\/a> is taking place to raise awareness worldwide. In Washington, DC, proceeds from glasses of tap water purchased at selected restaurants will benefit clean water programs. \u201cWater walks\u201d have taken place across the world, from India, Pakistan and Malaysia to Germany and Greece. Citizens of Canada have even started the National Toilet Seat petition, in which residents will send <a href=\"http:\/\/watercan.com\/whatyoucando\/worldwaterday.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">signed toilet seats to Parliament<\/a> to \u201cmake a stink\u201d about the world water crisis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The shortage of clean water is a sleeper issue that has slowly crept up on humanity and been mostly overshadowed by the seemingly more pressing specter of climate change. But shifts in ecosystems that come with a changing climate can upset natural water systems and in turn create a negative feedback loop. Like the world\u2019s climate, our water supplies know no political boundaries, and the decisions (or lack thereof) of one country have the potential to greatly affect others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Of course ecologists like to think they\u2019re good about conserving in general. But are you doing all you can to avoid wasting water?\u00a0 Here\u2019s a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wateruseitwisely.com\/100-ways-to-conserve\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">100-point checklist<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #808080\">Logo courtesy wateruseitwisely.com.<\/span><br>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday marked the 16th annual United Nations World Water Day, a day of advocacy for sustainable and careful management of clean freshwater supplies worldwide. This year\u2019s theme was \u201cShared Water \u2013 Shared Opportunities.\u201d The goal of the theme is foster goodwill and collaboration among neighboring nations to promote working together to preserve their waterways. 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