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World Water Day,🌏 held on 22nd of March every year since 1993, is an annual United Nations Observance focusing on the importance of freshwater. It serves as a crucial platform to raise awareness about the global water crisis, where billions of people lack access to safe water.

The day symbolises raising awareness of the 2.2 billion people living without access to safe water and the importance of taking action to tackle the global water crisis. A core focus of World Water Day is to support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030.




Each year, World Water Day highlights a specific theme, with this year being

Glacier Preservation

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which is to raise awareness about the critical role glaciers play in the climate system and the impact of their rapid melting. As the planet gets hotter, our frozen world is shrinking, making the cycle of water more unpredictable.

Ways to Help

We must work together to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Did you know the smallest everyday changes could make a difference!

• Have you ever thought about riding a bike instead of taking the car 🚲
• Replacing your normal light bulbs for energy-saving light bulbs 💡
• The use of Compost food waste rather throwing it straight in the bin 🥔
• The use of renewable energy 🌞

Did you know

In 2023, glaciers lost more than 600 gigations of water, the largest mass loss registered in 50 Years!

• About 70% of Earth’s freshwater exists as snow or ice.
• Nearly 2 billion people rely on water from glaciers and snowmelt for drinking water
• Increased glacier melting contributes significantly to global sea-level rise, with today’s sea level about 20 cm higher than in 1900

Play your part and help save the World!

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What do you think the biggest threat to the polar ice caps is and how do you think this will impact us as species!? I would love to hear your views...