Showing posts with label world water day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label world water day. Show all posts

Thursday, March 22, 2012

World Water Day....Tune In!


World Water Day
Make A Difference

Did you know that there are 7 billion people on the planet and another 2 billion are expected to join by 2050. Statistics say that each of us drinks from 2 to 4 litres of water every day, however most of the water we ‘drink’ is embedded in the food we eat: producing 1 kilo of beef for example consumes 15,000 litres of water while 1 kilo of wheat ’drinks up’ 1,500 litres.'' - according to the World Water Day Organization.


Tune in to the today to the - Live Webcast of the Official World Water Day 2012 ceremony from FAO Headquarters in Rome! Watch the webcast (9.30am-12.30pm GMT+ on 22 March).



Water Conservation
 If you don't have time to tune in you can make a difference by doing the following:

Did you know that you could reduce water use by 5 gal/day and save $5.00 per day. Your action will make a difference locally and you will save more on your water/sewage bill. To calculate your water savings, click here: American Standard Water Savings Calculator