Mark your calendars: World Water Day approaches

Mar 18th, 2010 4:01 PM UTC
By Chris Scott

Next Monday, March 22, is World Water Day– a day set aside to raise awareness about the many, many people in the world who suffer from a lack of access to clean water. It’s also a day to bring attention to the proven solutions to this crisis.

The 2010 World Water Day coalition will be hosting an event called “Uniting for Safe Water and Sanitation” at the National Geographic Society building in DC. Among the speakers will be Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, US Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero, Representative Earl Blumenauer, and others. The even takes place on March 22, and you can read more about it here.

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