Important holiday - World Water Day

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

Do you like unusual holidays? By celebrating them with friends and relatives (and even making it a tradition), you can learn a lot, feel like a part of the universe and get another reason to communicate, which, as you know, is the greatest luxury in our world. Spring holidays in schools of the CIS countries fall at the end of March. At this time, the active snowmelt begins. Cheerful talkative streams run along the streets and forest paths, the sun seems washed and smart…

It is during this period - March 22 - that many countries of the world celebrate a wonderful holiday - World Water Day. In fact, in Russian it is called World Water Day. But, you see, the literal translation from English of the phrase "World Day for Water" - World Water Day - sounds much more interesting, more romantic, or something.

This holiday was initiated by the United Nations with rather serious goals: to draw public attention to the importance of fresh water, the state of water bodies and the need to protect them.

Two-thirds of the surface of our blue planet is covered with water, but the vast majority of it is the s alty reserves of the seas and oceans. Only about 2.5% is fresh water. Moreover, a third of them are hidden underground, and two-thirds rest in the ice.the captivity of icebergs. It's hard to believe, but if you add up the water of all rivers, streams, lakes and swamps, you get no more than one hundredth of a percent of the world's reserves of life-giving fresh water.

In addition, like all natural resources, this one is extremely unevenly distributed throughout the Earth. Desert and semi-desert regions account for the smallest portion of the world's water supply. Thus, in Egypt, beloved by the inhabitants of the CIS, according to local residents, it rains once every 4 years. If you happened to see him in this African country, this is a lucky omen.

It is interesting that in the last century the population of our planet has tripled, but water consumption has increased 7 times! Meanwhile, today more than 2 billion people suffer from lack of drinking water, and by 2025, according to scientists, this number will increase to 3.2 billion.

As you can see, the problem is extremely acute. That is why World Water Day has been celebrated in many countries since 1993. Every year, the holiday is dedicated to some specific aspect. So, in 1995, the topic "Water and Women" was considered, in 2004 natural disasters related to water were analyzed, and in 2011 they reflected on the role it plays in the life of cities.

World Water Day 2013 was dedicated to international cooperation in this area. Indeed, the sensible people of the planet have long understood that the only way to cope with the problem is through joint efforts. What events are typical for the holiday of water resources? Scientific conferences are held, films are screened, importantdocuments, exhibitions of thematic posters and drawings, class hours, excursions to specialized enterprises (water utilities, treatment facilities, etc.) are organized in schools.

In the Netherlands, for example, in 2013, schoolchildren went on a hike (6 kilometers) with 6 liters of water in their backpack. And in Britain, residents were asked to collect change in plastic bottles. The proceeds go to charitable causes related to the existing problem.

Organize a Water Day for your friends, relatives and children. You can come up with a lot of entertainment. Go to the pool, conduct experiments with various liquids, prepare a thematic quiz and "wet" contests. Don't forget to remind each other of the need to conserve water resources. A lot depends on each of us!