- is usually celebrated on March 22nd, since Rio Earth Summit (United Nations Conference on Environment and Development) in 1992.
This year it was exceptionally celebrated on March 20th.

Water is a precious natural resource, that civilised and developed countries cheerfully waste. Just look at the irrigating systems (baddly)working in Portuguese private and public gardens...

Safe and free drinking water - two examples in Europe: left, on the side of a mountain walk (Wengen, Swiss Alps); right, at the Olhão waterfront (Algarve, Portugal).

And yet water is a scarce and almost inaccessible resource for large millions of people on Earth, for drinking as for hygiene and sanitation: Every 20 seconds, a child dies as a result of the abysmal sanitation conditions endured by some 2.6 billion people globally (excerpt from the message of the United Nations Secretary-General for World Water Day 2008 - read more in World Water Day '08 web site).

[Portuguese post on Mar 20th, 2008]

Category: THE WATER

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Comment by Pilia Emmanuele - 2008-06-11 - 16:47:13
Niclely... So rustic! :)

Comment by AM.MA - 2008-06-11 - 18:24:24
The water on the left image looks so fresh and cool that we feel like drinking it!
And somehow it reminds us of japanese gardens (that's also why my japanese friend took the picture).

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