Events for World Water Day 2008
This is an overview of events around World Water Day. If you are organizing an event that is not listed here, please submit it.
Global/Internet
International Poster Contest
Nature's Voice Our Choice,
ecowash mobile help save on World Water Day
ecowash mobile, selected cities around the world
Canada's National Hydro Network/Réseau hydro national du Canada
GéoBase: une initiative des gouvernements fédéraux, provinciaux et territoriaux parrainée par le Conseil canadien de la géomatique (www.ccog-cocg.ca), Canada
Water = Life - Art show in honor of World Water Day
ArtistCircle, Port Moody, BC
'Water Voices from Around The World' ~ WATER POETRY CONTEST
World Waterway, Martha's Vineyard, MA
Virtual Walk for Water
Worldwaterday.net,
Launch of the U.S. WASH-in-Schools Initiative
Water Advcoates, Washington DC
Water for Food
Nasser for FAO, Rome
Living Water International Gala
Living Water International, Herndon
Our World, Our Water Photo Group on Flickr
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Launching of the 2008 Latin American and Caribbean Water Prizes in Celebration of the World Water Day
CATHALAC, Panama
Supporting the Naga Queen in Cambodia and LNMC celebrations in the Lao PDR
Mekong River Commission, Siem Reap, Vientiane
Special Source Weekly on WWD and sanitation
IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre,
IHSAN H2O
Industry's Humanitarian Support Alliance, Washington DC
Australia
Introduction to Water Sensitive Urban Design
New WAter Ways, Perth
BRAVE NEW WORKS #15
Denmark Arts Council, Denmark West Australia
If everyone who has clean water gives money to help those who do not, it would cost each of us around $2 per year
Water for Two, Australia wide
Bangladesh
Launching of IYS and handwashing campaign
NGO Forum for DWSS,
Prevention of diseases stressed
NGO Forum DWSS and others, various
Canada
Water = Life Art show in honor of World Water Day
ArtistCircle, Port Moody, BC
Well Tapped - Water For People Benefit
Water for People Canada (Atlantic Canada Water Works Section), Halifax, NS
Epanada Day Fund raising
greenvolunteers.ca, London Canada
Water For People: Mission possible
Water For People Canada, Montreal
Water Awareness at the University of Calgary
Rotaract Club of the University of Calgary, Calgary
Make a Splash! (Pool of the Hart House / UFT) - March 15th 2008
Rotaract Clubs of the GTA, Toronto
Ontario Environment Staff Bring Help, Health and Hope to the Developing World
Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Thunder Bay
WaterCan "End Poverty at the Source!" Video Contest
WaterCan (EauVive),
Ecuador
Scientific and Artistic Bilingual Exhibition
British Alliance ELT Centre and Radio Rasant, Germany, Machala-El Oro
Egypt
World Water Day (Festivity)
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Planetarium Science Center (PSC), Alexandria
France
Meeting World Water Day
Festival du Cinéma Espagnol de Nantes, Nantes
Journée Mondiale de l'Eau
Glav a ra, Concarneau
Promoting and Advertising Water World Day
Camille Vernet Middle-school, Valence
Germany
Hansgrohe Wassersymposium 2008
Hansgrohe AG, Public Relations, Schiltach / Black Forest
Seminar on Water Quality
Shimadzu Europa GmbH, Duisburg
Guyana
Water Surveillance Training Programme - 2008 Water Day Celebration in Guyana
PAHO/WHO - Ministry of Health, Georgetown
Stakeholders Consultation Workshop on draft Strategic Plan for the Sanitation Sector in Guyana
PAHO/WHO; Ministry of Health, Georgetown
Haiti
Assainissement en Haiti: état des lieux et perspectives
Ministère des Travaux Publics Transports et Communication, Ministère de l'Environnement, Ministère de la Santé et de la Population, Unicef, PNUD, AECID, BID, AFD, BM, Port au Prince
India
WORLD WATER DAY BY GRAMALAYA
Gramalaya, Tiruchirappalli, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI
Water and Sanitation- Role of Youth
Institute of Sustainable Development, Chennai
World Water Day Celebration
Bharathi Theertha, Rotary Clubs of Vizianagaram and Naperville, IL USA, Vizianagaram, A. P. India
Interantional Conference on Sustainable Envrionmental Sanitation and Water Resurces During the New Millennium (SESNM-2008
Bharathi Theertha, GITAM University, India Development Coalition of America, Visakhapatnam
Walk For Water at Hubli-Dharwad, Karnataka India
Water Literacy Foundation Hubli, Hubli-dharwad
VEMBANAD WATER WATCH PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME
ATREE-CERC, ALLEPPEY,KERALA
JAL PUJANA at Ahmednagar
Institution of Engineers, Local center, Ahmednagar, Ahmednagar ( Maharashtra)
World Water Day Celebration
iSTD/Green Flex, Guwahati
sanitation
environment literacy centre, government college of engineering, aurangabad , aurangabad
World Water Day - Pledge to Conserve Water and Sustain Sanitation and Hygiene
Sun School , Visakhapatnam
Jaladarpanam (Vembanad lake water quality monitoring program)
Ashoka Trust for Reaearch in Ecology and the Environment, Alappuzha
'Jal Yatras' on World Water Day
Water and Sanitation Management Organization, Gujarat State
Indonesia
World Water Day 2008
Napindo Media Ashatama, Jakarta
Cilincing World Water Day Celebrations
Yayasan Emmanuel Water Program, Jakarta
Japan
Prime Minister Fukuda: Focus on health, water, and education at the G8 Summit
Japan Water Forum,
Mexico
WATER TIME!!!!
SERVICIOS DE AGUA Y DRENAJE DE MONTERREY, MONTERREY, NUEVO LEON
Water, a valuable treasure.
UNIVA High School, Guadalajara
Nepal
Celebrating World Water Day!
Environment and Public Health Organization (ENPHO), Kathmandu and Hetauda
Monthly IYS E-bulletin launched
Steering Committee for National Sanitation Action and ENPHO ,
Talking toilets
Environment and Public Health Organization ,
Prime Minister receives 100,000 signatures from sanitation campaign
various,
Romania
Water For Life
High School DECEBAL, CONSTANTA
NWTECN Presents: Ziua a Apei in Engleza si Romana
NW Transylvania Eco-Club Network, Cluj-Napoca
Offer Dambovita a Picture
Apa Nova Bucuresti, a Veolia Company, Bucharest
"Education for the Danube in libraries"
Euro Teleorman Association, Alexandria
Celebrating Water Day in School 2, Galati, Romania
School 2 Galati, Galati
Letters to the future:addressers Water, Air and Earth
School no. 6 "Anisoara Odeanu", Lugoj
Tanzania, United Republic of
Kilimanjaro Climb for Clean Water
Charity:water/Global Partners for Development, Los Angeles,CA, Boca Raton, FL & Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Turkey
World Water Day 2008 in Istanbul
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, 5th World Water Forum Secretariat General, Turkish General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works, Istanbul
United Kingdom
Pump Aid- Trafalgar Square
Pump Aid, London
Living Waterways - Celebration of City Streams
Northumberland Wildlife Trust, Jesmond Dene, Newcastle upon Tyne
United States
Hiking 4 Water
Hiking 4 Water, Lebanon, Tennessee
The Walk for Water
Team Z, Zeeland, Michigan
World Water Day
H20Foundation/St. Vincent Healthcare Foundation, Billings
A Walk For Water, a walk for children by children
Amman Imman: Water is Life/Montessori Wells of Love, Derwood, Maryland
Las Vegas World Water Day Walk
Southern Nevada Water Authority/Springs Preserve, Las Vegas, Nevada
Life Giving Water for the World
Haiti Mission, Inc., Thibodaux
World Water Day Tribute - DC Film Fest
Carnegie Institute of Washington DC and the DC Environmental Film Festival, Washington DC
Run for Water
The Friendship Caravan, Program Amman Imman, Washington, D.C.
"I Thirst" hosted by EDGE OUTREACH in Louisville, KY
EDGE OUTREACH, Louisville, KY
Water For People - DC Event
Water For People, Washington, DC
Launch Event for the U.S. Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Education in Schools Initiative
Water Advocates, Washington DC
WORLD WATER DAY IN THE MILSTEIN HALL OF OCEAN LIFE
American Museum of Natural History, New York
World Walk for Water- Los Angeles
Worldwaterday.net, Los Angeles
World Walk for Water- New York City
Worldwaterday.net, New York
World Walk for Water- Seattle
Worldwaterday.net, Seatte
CGC “WALK FOR WATER” & HIALEAH WATER FEST - FLORIDA
Mc Donald Park , 7505 W 12th Ave - Hialeah, FL 33014
IHSAN World Water Day Auction - Los Angeles
Industry's Humanitarian Support Alliance NGO, Los Angeles, CA
An Evening of Sacred Songs Celebrating World Water Day
Santa Fe Watershed Association, Santa Fe
Annual World Water Day Community Event
City of Vancouver, Vancouver, Washington
Santa Barbara - WWD Dinner and a Speaker and Bar Night to Raise Awareness and Fundraise for International Water Projects
Engineers Without Borders UCSB, Santa Barbara
Waterband's World Water Day Celebration Concert
Waterband, Strongsville, Ohio
Safe Drinking Water in DC and Around the World
Koshland Science Museum, Washington
Inspirational Speaker and Fundraiser
Student Environmental Awareness, Greensboro
Talk for Water
Corvallis High School PeaceJam Club, Corvallis
Cedar River Video Release
Watershedsunite, Iowa
US Forest Service Watershed Restoration Project
US Forest Service, Deckers, Colorado
US Forest Service, Upper South Platte River, Pike National Forest, Colorado
US Forest Service, Deckers, Colorado
Water for Africa Festival
Glen Rock Poverty Awareness Project, Glen Rock, New Jersey
Anticipate -- WWD09
Ethos Water, Memphis, TN
