World Water Day, held on 22 March every year since 1993, is an annual United Nations Observance focusing on the importance of freshwater. Every year, UN-Water — the UN’s coordination mechanism on water and sanitation — sets the theme for World Water Day. The theme for 2025 is Glacier Preservation.
Why the glaciers so important? About 10% of Earths land surface is still coverd by glaciers, but they are shrinking. As glaciers melt, they relase water that feeds rivers and provide drinking water for millions of people. According to data, glaciers store approximately 70% of the worlds fresh water, making them the larges reservoirs of fresh water on Earth.
Glaciers are melting faster than ever. As the planet gets hotter due to climate change, our frozen world is shrinking, making the water cycle more unpredictable and extreme. Glacial retreat threatens devastation. For billions of people, meltwater flows are changing, causing floods, droughts, landslides and sea level rise, and damaging ecosystems. Glacier preservation is a survival strategy. We must work together to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and manage meltwater more sustainably for people and the planet.
For more information about World Water Day and The Secret Life of Glaciers please follow the links:
https://www.unwater.org/our-work/world-water-day
www.un.org/en/observances/water-day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBWzVNKXdO4
