{"id":31376,"date":"2019-03-11T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wearewater.org\/?post_type=waw_initiative&p=31376"},"modified":"2023-12-05T13:18:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T11:18:25","slug":"world-water-day","status":"publish","type":"waw_initiative","link":"https:\/\/www.wearewater.org\/en\/initiatives\/world-water-day\/","title":{"rendered":"World Water Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"We<\/div>

Figures<\/h2><\/div>

Of the 2.1 billion people without safely managed drinking water services, 838 million do not have access to basic services.<\/p>\n

3 out of 10 people do not have access to safe drinking water services.<\/p>\n

Water scarcity affects more than 40% of the world population and this percentage is expected to increase.<\/p>\n

Women and girls are in charge of fetching water in 80% of the households without access to running water.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

\"We<\/div>

Leaving No One Behind<\/h2><\/div>

This year the Foundation<\/strong> will disseminate a deformed world map based on the access of the inhabitants of each country to basic drinking water services, which makes it possible to identify the most affected regions of the world. The goal of this action is to support the United Nations campaign \u201cLeaving No One Behind<\/strong>\u201d, which refers to the SDG (Sustainable Development Goal) no. 6: \u201cEnsuring the availability of water and its sustainable management and sanitation for all.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

\"We<\/div>

The Hidden Life of Water<\/h2><\/div>

At the same time, the We Are Water Foundation globally drives the awareness-raising campaign THE HIDDEN LIFE OF WATER<\/strong>. In line with this year\u2019s theme, the Foundation highlights the commitment to United Nations in order to attain the 17 SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) and points out the importance of the water we cannot see: #thehiddenlifeofwater<\/strong>. Water is an essential resource for a healthy life and for creating wealth, education and development.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

\"We<\/div>

Round table<\/span>
\u201cLeaving No One Behind\u201d<\/span><\/h2>

Date nad time:<\/strong> 20nd<\/sup> March at 7 pm<\/p>

Where:<\/strong> Roca Barcelona Gallery<\/p>

Participation:<\/strong> free with prior registration<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Renowned experts will discuss the reasons why billions of people continue to have no access to drinking water. Its aim will be to reach conclusions on how these reasons affect the current and future situation of water. We are interested in providing data on how climate change and population growth will affect us and in finding possible solutions to counteract the global shortage of water.<\/p>\n

Discussion topics<\/h3>\n

Global situation of water.<\/strong><\/p>\n