WORLD WATER DAY 2009
We Water Care, a non governmental Organisation registered in Maldives (for brief on this org see comments) are holding series of meetings to assist stakeholder groups mark water day this year.
Majeediyya School Nature Club is planning to start the next Thursday, 19th March 2009 with a Talk by a student at the School Assembly on Water Themes relevant for this years World Water Day. Water Care professionals have agreed today with the nature Club to assist the students research and prepare for the days events.
We are planning other activities to mark WWD based on the extent of support available; those members who are inerested to assist please drop us a line- an idea, assist with function arrangement such as meetings, ads to spread the relevant messages of the water day theme for this year will take us a long way in this initiative.
The international observance of World Water Day is an initiative that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro.
In 2009, the focus of World Water Day on March 22 will be on transboundary waters: sharing water, sharing opportunities. UNECE and UNESCO are the lead UN agencies this year.
http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday/flash/video/gallery1.html
http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday/campaign.html
The event is a series of meetings and discussions on face book http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=81128429256)
and this blog collecting information, ideas etc..it can lead to a ohysical even if we decide to do so...the only physical events are
1. meetings..in majeedhiyya,
2. majeediyya this thursday School Assembly where a rep from nature club will give a speech on water and
3. perhaps another in CHSC
