Life in Barcelona

What the hell is “World Water Day” ? - I hear you murmer. Yesterday, March 22nd, was “World Water Day”. Here in Barcelona it is, of course, another excuse to stage a weekend of celebrations, music and dance! And why ever not indeed?!

The international observance of the World Water Day is an initiative that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro. The theme for this year`s World Water Day was ‘Coping with Water Scarcity’.

This weekend, Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th of March, from 16.00 hours, Barcelona is celebrating this day on Pg. Lluís Companys, between the ‘Arc de Triomf’ and the ‘Ciutadella Park’, with a lot of cultural and artistic activities. From flamenco, rumba and theatre on Saturday, to a concert by Lucrecia – a Cuban born singer - on Sunday! Sounds like it´s worth a visit as the activities are also for FREE! The World Water Day is part of an initiative to shake up everyone to think a little bit more about the water scarcity and pollution in the world.

Are you the type who brushes your teeth each day whilst leaving your tap running? Do you stand under the shower for hours at a time? If you came to Spain during the summer last year, then you may have already experienced the scares in the south of Spain, where the temperatures were so hot and where the cities and towns were really struggling to provide people with enough drinking water. The supermarkets had no more bottles of water left on their shelves.

If you want to know more about the water topic on a global scale, then you can download a booklet here. The booklet aims to communicate the purpose and aim of the UN International decade for action ‘Water for Life 2005–2015′. It introduces key issues: the current challenges and situation and some facts and figures. The main areas covered are: water for health, biodiversity and environment, agriculture and energy. The booklet provides suggestions and recommendations of what can be achieved in the next 10 years. It includes sheets on the key steps in the planning process of water for life activities: collect information; develop key messages; work with the media; and assess impacts of efforts made. The booklet calls on organizations to transform their local or national statistics into key messages and stories that should support successes, identify gaps and set out the next steps in their Water for Life campaign! Lovely-jubley - Every little bit helps so maybe see you at the concert at the weekend!

- Hege -

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