March 22nd: World Water Day

Look, Sunday Clubbers!  We are not the only ones learning about the sacred gift of water.

March 22nd is International World Water Day.

In 1992, the idea of an international day to celebrate freshwater was developed by the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. The United Nations General Assembly designated March 22, 1993 as the first World Water Day and in the years since, International World Water Day is held every year on March 22, to focus attention on the importance of fresh water, and as a way to advocate for the sustainable management of fresh water and water resources.

 Each year, World Water Day highlights a specific aspect of freshwater.  This year's theme is Water and Food Security, looking into how much water we use in growing our other food.  Click right here for an interactive game you can play as a family, which demonstrates this concept.  

If you want to look at themes from previous years, you can see them all right here.

And finally, here is a video you can watch as a family that (gently) highlights the importance of water and the difficulties some communities in the world face in regard to water resources. 

Happy World Water Day.  Give thanks for this sacred gift.

(Source:  www.unwater.org)