World Water Day 2015
"A drop of water is flexible. A drop of water is powerful. A drop of water is in demand."
Today on March the 22nd it is World Water Day and has been recognized for the past 22 years by the United Nations after they designated the first World Water Day on March 22nd in 1993. Water is one of the fundamental human needs in order to insure survival and at the core of building sustainable development.
World water day is a day to celebrate water. It's a day to raise awareness about water. It's a day to prepare for how we manage and utilize water in the future. It's a day to make a difference for those people around the world who are suffering from Water related issues
The 2015 World Water Day theme is Water and sustainable development and about how water links to all the areas we need to consider to create a future we want.
Water is HEALTH - Clean hands can save your life
Water is NATURE - Ecosystems lie at the heart of the Global Water cycle
Water is URBANIZATION - Every week, one million people move into cities
Water is INDUSTRY - More water is used to manufacture a car than to fill a swimming pool
Water is ENERGY - Water and Energy are inseparable friends
Water is FOOD - To produce two steaks you need 15,000 liters of water
Water is Equality - Every day women spend millions of hours carrying water
How you can make a difference:
Using Social media such as twitter and Facebook on
22 March is #WorldWaterDay. Use #WaterIs to share messages about #Water & #Sustainability @UN_Water
Canada Water Week
During the third week of March Canada hosts a week long celebration of Water from Coast to coast to coincide with World Water Day on March 22nd. Canada water week was started 5 years ago The Gordon Foundation,WWF Canada and Living Lakes Canada to help celebrate the unique and passionate relationships Canadians have with water. To join in on Canada water week celebrations use the follow hashtag on social media #canh2o_events
Water is very important to British Columbia including an important part of it's History. Did you know that parts of British Columbia are surrounded by the Pacific Ocean? The Pacific Ocean is represented on our Flag and our coat of arms by 4 wavy Blue lines. The Pacific Ocean is also represented on the British Columbia Provincial Tartan with the color blue symbolizing the Ocean. Our provincial fish - the Pacific Salmon refers to both Salmon and trout species that are native to BC Waters.
One of the important things that water represents for British Columbia is a valuable Natural Resource and helps make is so that BC is Canada's third largest generator of Hydro electricity and through out the years damming projects helped turn Rivers into lakes.
British Columbia has a water rich geography outside of it's Coastal shores and is home to thousands of Lakes, rivers, straights and inlets. The coastline stretches for more than 27,000 kilometers and includes Deep inlets, bays, and harbors. The lowest point in BC is Sea Level - Pacific Ocean, the largest River is the Fraser River (1368 km) and the largest lake is the Williston Lake(1761 km.) .
The Port of Vancouver is the largest Canadian Port and the most diverse Port in all of North America.
BC is known as the land of Rivers and lakes most of which drain into the Pacific Ocean. Rivers have been very important to the History of British Columbia. They served as a source of food and transportation links for First Nations People, explorers used the Rivers to travel, and during the Gold Rush rivers were seen as hot beds of Gold related activity. Today millions of Salmon return to rivers in British Columbia to spawn or lay their eggs.
British Columbia is home to 70% of Canada's Fresh water fish species. In fact fishing makes up one of the four main industries in the Province and is a natural resource that is included in the goods sector. Aqua-Culture products also make up one of BC's major exports!
Transportation via water is run through BC ferries which is a crown corporation that was started in 1960. BC ferries routes are currently divided into 5 regions that make up 47 different Ports of Call through out BC and has a fleet of 36 ships following the 25 different routes.
Today water in British Columbia provides for a variety of recreational activities such as swimming, sailing, boating, kayaking, canoeing, dragon boating, white water rafting, tubing, water skiing, Wind Surfing, Surfing, water skiing, para sailing, Scuba diving, diving, beach combing, whale watching and fishing.
Sources used
http://www.un.org/en/events/waterday/
http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday/home/en/
http://canadawaterweek.com/CONTENT/ABOUT-CANADA-WATER-WEEK
British Columbia has a water rich geography outside of it's Coastal shores and is home to thousands of Lakes, rivers, straights and inlets. The coastline stretches for more than 27,000 kilometers and includes Deep inlets, bays, and harbors. The lowest point in BC is Sea Level - Pacific Ocean, the largest River is the Fraser River (1368 km) and the largest lake is the Williston Lake(1761 km.) .
The Port of Vancouver is the largest Canadian Port and the most diverse Port in all of North America.
BC is known as the land of Rivers and lakes most of which drain into the Pacific Ocean. Rivers have been very important to the History of British Columbia. They served as a source of food and transportation links for First Nations People, explorers used the Rivers to travel, and during the Gold Rush rivers were seen as hot beds of Gold related activity. Today millions of Salmon return to rivers in British Columbia to spawn or lay their eggs.
British Columbia is home to 70% of Canada's Fresh water fish species. In fact fishing makes up one of the four main industries in the Province and is a natural resource that is included in the goods sector. Aqua-Culture products also make up one of BC's major exports!
Transportation via water is run through BC ferries which is a crown corporation that was started in 1960. BC ferries routes are currently divided into 5 regions that make up 47 different Ports of Call through out BC and has a fleet of 36 ships following the 25 different routes.
Today water in British Columbia provides for a variety of recreational activities such as swimming, sailing, boating, kayaking, canoeing, dragon boating, white water rafting, tubing, water skiing, Wind Surfing, Surfing, water skiing, para sailing, Scuba diving, diving, beach combing, whale watching and fishing.
Sources used
http://www.un.org/en/events/waterday/
http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday/home/en/
http://canadawaterweek.com/CONTENT/ABOUT-CANADA-WATER-WEEK
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