World Water Day 2020

World Water Day 22 Mar 2020
Introduction to World Water Day:

World Water Day 2020, on 22 March, is about water and climate change. The idea for this
international day goes back to 1992, the year in which the United Nations Conference on
Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro took place. That same year, the United
Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution by which 22 March of each year was
declared World Day for Water, to be observed starting in 1993.
Aim of celebrating This day:
World Water Day celebrates water and raises awareness about taking action to tackle the
global water crisis and to support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 6: water
and sanitation for all by 2030.
UNESCO also contributes to the observance of World Water Day within the activities of its
International Hydrological Programme (IHP), which worlds all year long to build the
scientific knowledge base to help countries manage their water resources in a sustainable
way.
Water is our most precious resource – we must use it more responsibly. We must balance all
of society’s water needs while ensuring the poorest people don’t get left behind.
Theme for World Water Day 2020 : “Water and Climate Change”
World Water Day is all about water and climate change and how these two are inextricably
linked. Which shows how our use of water will help reduce floods, droughts, scarcity and
pollution, and will help fight climate change itself.
By adapting to the water effects of climate change, we will protect health and save lives.
And, by using water more efficiently, we will reduce greenhouse gases.
Water and Climate:

what do we mean?
Why is it necessary?
As we know
 Water is Life - and for people, animals, plants, and for every kind of societal
and economic development, it is absolutely essential.
What happens if we don't preserve water and it's resources?
 Yet it is here, in particular, that the impacts of climate change are immediately
evident, especially problems like water shortages in areas affected by drought,
or flooding due to heavy rainfall or to rivers overflowing their banks. Every
country in the world must work more quickly.
 There are already around four billion people who are Likely to experience
severe water shortages for at Least one month a year. The special report
Global Warming of 1.5°Celsius, issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change (IPCC) in 2018, confirms that every degree counts. According
to the special report, the number of people experiencing additional water
shortages due to climate change is likely to double if global temperatures
increase by 2 degrees Celsius rather than 1.5.
 Demand for water could grow by 55 per cent between now and 2050, thereby
increasing the pressure on water resources even further. This will affect cities
in particular, as they will be missing two thirds of the water that is still
available to them today.
 2017-18 metropolitan City Cape Town of South Africa faced severe water
crisis and implemented very strict rules on water usage and in our country
metropolitan cities like Chennai, Madras also face such crisis and most of the
villages won't have resources of water also, if we don't act now then no use in
reacting after situation was not in our hands anymore.
What can water do?
 Water can help fight climate change. There are sustainable, affordable and scalable
water and sanitation solutions. As the global population grows, so does the demand for
water, which depletes natural resources and damages the environment in many places.
Solutions include protecting carbon sinks such as oceans and wetlands, adopting
climate-smart agricultural techniques, and increasing the safe reuse of wastewater.
 However, water resources are themselves also a source of greenhouse gas
emissions. A great deal of energy is needed to make water safe for drinking
and pipe supplies to where they are needed treating waste water requires
vast amounts of energy too; all of these activities generate substantial
greenhouse gas emissions.
 Nevertheless, supply networks that use energy more efficiently and
measures for treating waste water and sewage sludge that are
environmentally and climate-friendly can help check emissions of carbon
dioxide and methane to a considerable degree.
 Wetlands(a low area where the land is saturated with water) too have a part
to play in protecting the climate, it is estimated that the peatlands(The term
'peatland' refers to the peat soil and the wetland habitat growing on its
surface.) found around the globe store twice as much carbon as all the
world's forests put together. However, they need a constant supply of clean
water; and, if they are to remain intact, more must be done to restore and
protect them.
Conclusion:
Everyone has a role to play. In our daily lives, there are surprisingly easy steps we can all
take to address climate change.
“Warnings are necessary. But fear will not get the job done.”
Yes, climate change can feel scary. But there is one simple step you can take immediately
that will make a big difference: that is
" don’t waste water."

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World Water Day 22 Mar 2020

Introduction to World Water Day:

Water and Climate:

What can water do?

" don’t waste water."

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