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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

A Message from Global Green Whom We Know Through Pureology: Take Action on World Water Day

Today is World Water Day and we urge you to take action to help the over 1.2 billion people who don't have access to enough clean water to meet their most basic needs. Every year, over 5 million people (many of them women and children) die of water-related diseases which are the world's leading cause of illness. It has been estimated that clean, safe water can be brought to the 1.2 billion people in need around the world for as little as $50 per person.
Like so many environmental programs, including our own parent organization, Green Cross International, World Water Day owes its origin to the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. The United Nations General Assembly designated 22 March of each year as the World Day for Water. Many of us recognize the potential for increased conflict over water resources, but we do not always realize how the mutual dependence and shared nature of a water resource can also be the basis for increased cooperation between peoples.
This World Water Day TAKE ACTION NOW by signing this LETTER to addressed to your congressional representatives urging them to support the Water for the Poor Act which will allocate the necessary funds for sustainable clean drinking water and sanitation in the countries in greatest need. For more information and tips on how to conserve this precious and limited resource, check out Global Green's WEBSITE.

PS. Please also watch a great short video, WATER PLANET, narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio.

Global Green USA is the only national environmental non-profit headquartered in Southern California with offices in New Orleans, Washington DC, and New York, and is one of 31 national Green Cross International affiliates throughout the world. For more information about the work we do visit our website at globalgreen.org
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