Handwritten newspaper template material 01 with the theme of World Water Day

Handwritten newspaper template material 02 with the theme of World Water Day

With World Water Day-themed handwritten newspaper template material 03

The purpose of World Water Day

To arouse public awareness of water and establish a more comprehensive system for sustainable utilization of water resources and corresponding operating mechanisms. On January 18, 1993, the 47th United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 193 based on the recommendations made in the "21st Century Action Agenda" formulated by the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, determining that starting from 1993, March 22 of each year is designated as "World Water Day" to promote comprehensive and overall planning and management of water resources, strengthen water resource protection, and solve the increasingly severe water shortage problem. At the same time, we will conduct extensive publicity and education activities to enhance public awareness of the development and protection of water resources. Let us save water and don’t let the last drop of water become our tears!

Issues related to World Water Day

In order to alleviate the contradiction between water supply and demand worldwide, according to the United Nations "21 Chapter 18 of the Millennium Agenda concerning the principles of water resources protection, development and management. On January 18, 1993, the 17th General Assembly of the United Nations passed Resolution 193 and decided to determine March 22 of each year as? World Water Day?. The resolution calls on governments of all countries to carry out some specific publicity activities on this day based on their own national conditions to raise public awareness.

Although the earth's water storage capacity is very abundant, it is as much as 1.45 billion cubic kilometers. However, seawater accounts for 97.2% of it, and freshwater on land only accounts for 2.8%. Freshwater such as rivers, freshwater lakes, and shallow groundwater that are most closely related to human life only account for 0.34% of freshwater reserves. What is even more worrying is that this extremely limited amount of fresh water is becoming increasingly polluted. Human activities will discharge a large amount of industrial, agricultural and domestic waste into the water, causing water pollution. In 2013, more than 420 billion cubic meters of sewage was discharged into rivers, lakes and seas around the world every year, polluting 5.5 trillion cubic meters of fresh water, which is equivalent to more than 14% of the total global runoff. And it is still increasing, expanding and accumulating.

According to scientific estimates, more than half of the countries and regions in the world lack drinking water, especially in economically underdeveloped third world countries. 70%, or 1.7 billion people, do not have access to clean water. , nearly 80% of the world's population is threatened by water shortages [1]. Our country's per capita fresh water is one-quarter of the world's per capita level. It is a water-scarce country. More than 300 cities across the country have water shortages. 29% of people are drinking bad water, of which 70 million people are drinking high-fluoride water. water. Economic losses caused by water shortage reach more than 10 billion yuan every year, and economic losses caused by water pollution reach more than 40 billion yuan.

The above data fully illustrates that water shortage has become a major issue facing the world today. Not long ago, the United Nations' Human Environment and World Water Conference issued a warning: After the oil crisis, the next crisis for mankind will be water. Therefore, protecting and more effectively and rationally utilizing water resources is an urgent task facing governments around the world. From an environmental perspective, the most complete measures are to block and divert water. Change the spatial and temporal distribution of water resources and make full use of water resources. At the same time, focus on saving water and improving water resource utilization: in industry, we advocate water-saving industries, control the discharge of pollutants, and strengthen wastewater treatment; in agriculture, we should adopt advanced irrigation methods (sprinkler irrigation, drip irrigation), etc. Water is the basis of life. It is not only related to the quality of human life, but also affects human survival ability. We must enhance water crisis awareness, cherish water, save water, and protect water resources.