#WorldWaterDay: If water is so boring that it’s “no big deal,” then that’s exactly why it’s a very big deal.
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Go ahead. Flush. Don’t think twice about it.
Turn the tap. No big deal.
Start the laundry, fill your tub, wash you hands, whatever. It’s just water.
The simple fact that we can consider a precious resource and the complex
system it takes to bring it to and from our homes safely “no big deal”
is exactly why World Water Day March 22 should be a very big deal.
What is World Water Day? World Water Day, established by the United Nations in 1993,
was originally launched to promote to the importance of fresh water and
bring attention to water-resource management and sanitation challenges
around the world.
We are proud to support WWD programs every year that help residents understand how Cleveland’s urban water cycle works and relate it to the water-quality realities and struggles that still exist today.
Consider the toxic algae bloom that made Toledo’s water undrinkable for three days in 2014. Now imagine the need to trek for clean water for yourself or your family
from a distant source miles away. Sometimes making it personal makes a
There are countless ways to make World Water Day inspirational.
Communicate, educate, donate, however you choose to support the cause,
it’s not too late.
Original story posted March 20, 2014.
#WorldWaterDay: Ikiwa maji ni ya kuchosha sana kwamba si jambo kubwa, basi hiyo ndiyo sababu ni jambo kubwa sana. Picha ya heshima ya Kinywaji cha Mitaa. Kunywa kutoka kwenye bomba. Endelea tu. Flush. (Flush) Usitafute mara mbili kuhusu hilo. Zungusha bomba. Hakuna jambo kubwa. Kuosha nguo, kujaza tub yako, kuosha mikono yako, chochote. Ni maji tu. "Ukweli kwamba tunaweza kuzingatia rasilimali ya thamani na mfumo tata unaohitajika kuileta na kutoka kwa nyumba zetu salama ""si jambo kubwa"" ni kwa nini Siku ya Maji ya Dunia ya Machi 22 inapaswa kuwa jambo kubwa sana." Siku ya Maji Duniani ni nini? Siku ya Maji ya Dunia ilianzishwa na Umoja wa Mataifa mwaka 1993 ili kuendeleza umuhimu wa maji safi na kuleta tahadhari kwa usimamizi wa rasilimali za maji na changamoto za usafi duniani kote. Tunajivunia kuunga mkono programu za WWD kila mwaka ambazo husaidia wakazi kuelewa jinsi mzunguko wa maji ya mijini ya Cleveland inafanya kazi na kuihusisha na hali halisi ya ubora wa maji na mapambano ambayo bado yapo leo. Mimea ya sumu ilisababisha maji ya Toledo kuwa yasiyokunywa kwa siku tatu mwaka 2014. Sasa fikiria jinsi unavyohitaji kwenda kutafuta maji safi kwa ajili yako mwenyewe au kwa ajili ya familia yako kutoka mahali palipo mbali sana. Kuna njia nyingi za kufanya Siku ya Maji ya Dunia kuwa ya kuvutia. Wasiliana, elimu, kutoa, hata hivyo wewe kuchagua kusaidia sababu, si kuchelewa mno. Hadithi ya awali ilichapishwa Machi 20, 2014.