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World Water Day took place on 22 March this year under the motto: "Our groundwater: the invisible treasure". Since 1993, World Water Day has been held every year to draw attention to water as a vital resource. This year, the focus will be on groundwater as the water body of the year 2022. Both UN Secretary-General António Guterres and the Chairman of UN-Water Gilbert Houngbo have emphasised the enormous importance and need for protection of our (ground)water.
The idea for a World Water Day emerged in 1992 during the UN conference in Rio de Janeiro and took place for the first time on 22 March 1993. Every year, various projects, conferences, seminars and exhibitions as well as documentary films are organised on the topic of water. The aim is to stimulate discussion and provide inspiration for protective measures and innovative adaptations to the crises of our time.
There is no arguing about the special need to protect groundwater, but even in Germany, groundwater reservoirs are threatened by pollution (e.g. nitrate or pesticides), but also by drying out. Due to its special function in the water cycle, it is not only an important source of drinking water for us humans, but also the basis for terrestrial ecosystems.
As part of World Water Day, the UN has launched a challenge. Short films on the topic of groundwater with a maximum length of 60 seconds can be submitted until 20 November 2022. All under the motto: Making the invisible visible. In one minute, the aim is to explain the impact groundwater has on life, the types of use in your own region, whether it is sufficient and safe to use and what needs to be done to protect groundwater as a resource.
Further information on World Water Day, speeches, materials and videos as well as the flyer for the video competition can be found on the UN website.
The M&P Group is also concerned with the protection of groundwater in many measures and areas. Examples of this can be found on the M&P Group website.
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