World Water Week 2011

World Water Week 2011
“Water in an Urbanizing World”
Aug 21 – 27

Hosted and organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and takes place each year in Stockholm. World Water Week has been the annual focal point for the globe's water issues since 1991.

Some Water Websites:

Circle of Blue
Of all the Earth’s water, 97.5 percent is salt and 2.5 is fresh. Of that water, about 70 percent is locked in glacial ice and 30 percent in soil, leaving under 1 percent (.007 percent of the total water) readily accessible for human use.

An international network of leading journalists, scientists and communications design experts that reports and presents the information necessary to respond to the global freshwater crisis. It is a nonprofit affiliate of the internationally recognized water, climate and policy think tank, the Pacific Institute.

Poster Art to Spread the Clean-Water Word
Sierra: 8.19.2011
To raise awareness about the global water crisis, students from around the world submitted designs for the Water is Life poster-art contest. The winning designs are so inspiring that they're going to be part of a globe-trotting museum exhibit.

The posters are meant to spread the word about Stockholm’s annual World Water Week, a global summit that aims to focus the world's attention on the challenge of water management (as things are now, only one in eight people has access to clean water).This year, the summit happens next week: Aug. 21 to 27.

While the summit itself is primarily for environmental leaders, we all can get involved. How? Read a book, watch a movie, or learn more on the web. Or buy a “Water is Life” poster to spread inspiration. You can also watch live broadcasts from the Stockholm summit.

Water.Org: a U.S. nonprofit committed to providing safe drinking water and sanitation to people in developing countries. Has Lesson Plans and many links.

World Water Council: established in 1996, on the initiative of renowned water specialists and international organizations, in response to an increasing concern about world water issues from the global community.