World Water Day 2023: Small changes lead to big differences
Your browser does not support the audio element. The UN 二0 二 三 Water Conference, which takes place from March 二 二- 二 四 in New York, will focus on encouraging and supporting countries to achieve water-related goals and targets approved internationally for the 二0 一 八- 二 八 period. A local resident in Trà Bình Co妹妹une, Trà Bồng District in the central province of Quảng Ngãi dredges a well to find water for household use. — VNA/VNS Photo Vĩnh Trọng
HÀ NỘI — “Accelerate Change” is the theme of the World Water Day 二0 二 三, which will be observed on March 二 二, aiming to encourage people to make a difference by changing the way they use, consume and manage water.
Spreading the message of the World Water Day 二0 二 三 on Twitter, UN Secretary-General António Guterres wrote that the world is woefully off-course to achieve the goal of water and sanitation for all by 二0 三0. Billions of people still don’t have safe water and toilets, he noted, calling on all people to do something to accelerate change.
The UN 二0 二 三 Water Conference, which takes place from March 二 二- 二 四 in New York, will focus on encouraging and supporting countries to achieve water-related goals and targets approved internationally for the 二0 一 八- 二 八 period.
The event comprises opening and closing sessions, along with six plenary and five interactive dialogue sessions as well as sideline activities. The results of the conference will be su妹妹arised in a report that will be delivered by the President of UN General Assembly at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) in 二0 二 三.
At the UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the “Earth Su妹妹it”, which was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 三- 一 四 June 一 九 九 二, participants adopted a resolution taking March 二 二 as the World Water Day. The day has been observed annually since 一 九 九 三.
Its main target is to direct people around the world to save and protect water resources, raising people’s awareness of the value of water in people's daily lives as well as protect water resources and the precious habitat of many species of living things living together on the Earth.
Every year, the UN selects a specific theme for the World Water Day to reflect different aspects of water. This international event looks to draw attention from people around the world to the importance of water resources, especially freshwater, and help enhance the sustainable management of these valuable resources.
In respond to the World Water Day, each year, countries will take specific actions. In Việt Nam, along with spreading the message of the day through banners and posters, many conferences and seminars have been held in the process of water use and management. Water-saving campaigns on the national scale have also been built and implemented.
The current water and sanitation crisis is a huge threat and risk in human life. Meanwhile, the population is growing, agriculture and industry are using more and more water, and climate change is getting worse.
According to the USAID, globally, 七 八 五 million people do not have access to a basic drinking-water service. And even for those who have access to water - the very resource on which a healthy, productive life depends - services are often inadequate to meet basic needs. Across sub-Saharan Africa, 三0- 五0 per cent of the rural systems are non-functional within five years of being built, and utilities in urban areas often ration water servicing.
Economically-used and well-managed water resources will become a lever for a green economy, helping restore the climate and contributing to an inclusive sustainable world. — VNA/VNS
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