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An example activity for 2017 was the Wikipedia edit-a-thon organized by members of the Sustainable Sanitation Alliance on 19–21 March 2017. The purpose of the activity was to improve water and sanitation related content on Wikipedia just ahead of World Water Day. The goal was to improve the quantity and quality of sanitation information ...
The World Water Council (WWC), also known as the Conseil Mondial de l'Eau (CME), is an international think tank.It was founded in 1996, with its headquarters in Marseille, France.
The association traces its historical roots back to the International Water Supply Association (IWSA), established in June 1947 in Harrogate, United Kingdom, changing its name to International Water Service Association (IWSA) in the mid-1990s, and the International Association on Water Quality (IAWQ), which was originally formed as the International Association for Water Pollution Research ...
Origins: "La Batalla del Agua," also known as the Water Battle, is a unique festival celebrated in Lanjarón, Spain. It marks the commencement of the San Juan Festival, which coincides with the Summer Solstice. This festival, deeply rooted in local tradition, celebrates the abundance of water and the onset of summer.
This small, inter-regional was not done on a bigger scale due to the lack of single UN-body in charge of implementing the Action Plan made at Mar del Plata. Many groups have complained that "many problems are still in need of suitable action." [6] Finally, thirteen years later the UN began implementing the Mar del Plata Action Plan in the 1990s ...
The World Water Forum is one of the largest water-related gathering and conference that is jointly organized by the World Water Council and a co-host city that takes place every three years.
World Environment Day in India. World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated annually on 5 June and encourages awareness and action for the protection of the environment.It is supported by many non-governmental organizations, businesses, government entities, and represents the primary United Nations outreach day supporting the environment.
The dam has reached its maximum capacity and activated the spillway on several occasions, most recently in 2019. [1] During the intense rainfall of March 4, 1978, (86 millimetres (3.4 in) in 24 hours), there was an overflow scare and sandbags were placed at the top of the crest.