世界水日World-water-day英文版.pptxVIP

World Day for Water(March 22)IntroductionWorld Day for Water, or unofficially World Water Day (WWD)Occurs each year on March 22Designated by United Nations General Assembly resolution.First formally proposed in Agenda 21 of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Brazil.First Observance was in 1993.The UN invited its member nations to devote this day to implementing UN recommendations and promoting concrete activities within their countries. Each year, one of various UN agencies involved in water issues takes the lead in promoting and coordinating international activities for WWD. Previous themesIn the 1990sThe 21st century2007: Coping with Water Scarcity 2008: Water Sanitation2009:Transboundary Water－the water sharing,sharing opportunities2010:Communicating Water Quality Challenges and Opportunities2011: Water for Cities2012: Water and Food Security2013: Water CooperationWorld Water Day has once again sounded the alarm of water crisis!Water crisis in ChinaWhat caused the crisis? Chinese water resource ranks fourth in the world,but each people only has a little.NorthGDP:44%Population:47%Water resource:19%SouthGDP:56%Population:53%Water resource:81%What can we do?Turn off the tap in timeAvoid to have a long bath time Protect and save water from myself and from now on.Don’t let the last drop of water in the world be man’s tear!This PPt is sincerely for water and life!