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World Water Day
What is World Water Day? World water Day is an initiative that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro. When is World Water Day? World Water Day is March 22.About Water and Living Things As you might know from Planetpals Earth fun facts pages water covers approximately 70% of the Earth's surface, and land the remaining 30%. All living things on Earth need water to live, and many of earth's precious creatures live in the water. So, keeping water clean, safe and plentiful is a priority for the planet! Since water is so important for all living things, you can understand the concern over pollution of any kind. Pollution refers to harmful substances that make an undesirable change in clean water. Polluted water cannot safely be used by living things because dissolved substances or disease organisms may cause sickness or disaster. Planetpals character H20 is asking you to think about ways you can save water and also ways to keep it clean, so that we always have plenty of water to have a heathy life. Our motto is "Be Healthy Inside and Out!". More Ideas: Planetpals World Water Day Projects!Download a Free Printable World Water Day Activity: |
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