Tuesday March 22nd will mark World Water Day. I was planning to give a public lecture but I’ve been sick all week and I have way too much going on with my life. But at least I will have a quick giveaway and a couple of posts around then. For those of you who know me a bit, you should know that a large part of my research is dedicated to water (specifically, to the often neglected stream of wastewater).
The theme for World Water Day 2011 is Water for Cities. Recently, I presented a paper at the Western Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers and this year I will be trying to publish on my blog (personal) a bit more about what I do for research.
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. The United Nations General Assembly designated 22 March of each year as the World Day for Water by adopting a resolution.This world day for water was to be observed starting in 1993, in conformity with the recommendations of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development contained in chapter 18 (Fresh Water Resources) of Agenda 21.
It irks me when I see water being wasted, anywhere. Mexico is one of the top countries with high water stress and for the longest time, I’ve had the feeling that Canadians don’t really realize how much water they do NOT have.
I will be blogging about water on World Water Day and setting up a couple of giveaways associated. But mostly it’ll be focused on my research.
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