World Water Day 2011 will be celebrated in Cape Town from 20 - 22 March 2011.
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The African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) is pleased to join UN-HABITAT and UN-Water in co-organizing the official World Water Day 2011 event. Ceremonies will be hosted by the Government of South Africa at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.
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People all over the world are organizing events in celebration of World Water Day 2011, so why don't you??? Over 600 events have now been posted in the World Water Day Events Map and more are coming in every day.
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Another great photo from Managua, Nicaragua was added to our Flickr Photostream by Cycle for Water. The World Water Day photostream now contains over 450 of your photos from cities across the globe. Do you have any Water for the Cities photos? If so you could add them to our Flickr photostream.
This is the first time in human history that most of the world's population live in cities: 3.3 billion people ...and the urban landscape continues to grow.
38% of the growth is represented by expanding slums, while the city populations are increasing faster than city infrastructure can adapt.
The objective of World Water Day 2011 is to focus international attention on the impact of rapid urban population growth, industrialization and uncertainties caused by climate change, conflicts and natural disasters on urban water systems.
This year theme, Water for cities: responding to the urban challenge, aims to spotlight and encourage governments, organizations, communities, and individuals to actively engage in addressing the challenges of urban water management.
