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World Water Day 2021

On March 22 every year, water is celebrated, the element synonymous of life

The theme of World Water Day 2021 is to enhance water. The value of water is much more than its price: water has enormous and complex value for families, food, culture, health, education, the economy and the integrity of our natural environment. Sustainable Development Goal 6 is to ensure water and sanitation for all.

Some videos produced by ISPRA

Project FIT4REUSE for the definition of safe and sustainable solutions for the integrated use of unconventional water resources in agriculture in the Mediterranean area. Spot of project presentation

Overgrowth of some non-native and invasive cyanobacteria and diatom species due to global warming is among the major threats to water resources in many lakes. Video: freshwater biology - Diatomee

 

Water is the primary resource for life on our planet and is also the main element through which we perceive the effects of climate change. The effects of the change in the earth's climate have consequences not only on the availability and quality of water, but also on their hygiene and therefore on human health. Video: freshwater biology- Water and climate change