World Water Day 2009

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Our friends over at EarthFirst.com turned us on to this YouTube video in honor of World Water Day 2009 on Sunday, March 22, and we wanted to share it with our audience as well. “If a community does not have clean water, it is impossible to improve public health in the long-term,” says Steve Commins, Fragile States Manager and water expert for International Medical Corps. “Even if we train communities to practice basic care, if they are drinking unsafe water, they are constantly threatened by waterborne illnesses, including cholera, diarrhea, and typhoid.”

Posted on Mar 21, 2009

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Blue Living Ideas is the ultimate Web resource for information, tips, news, and events related to Earth's most precious resource -- Water. Planet Earth and human beings alike are comprised of over 70% water, and issues such as the availability of adequate supplies of drinking water for Earth's inhabitants, water pollution, droughts, and marine life protection are among today's most critical environmental and humanitarian concerns.