Today is World Water Day!
7 actions you can take on World Water Day.
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** Today is World Water Day!
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Today 771 million people (1 in 10) do not have access to clean and safe water worldwide, and 1 in 10 don't have clean water close to home. Across the world, Indigenous Peoples are some of the most affected communities when it comes to accessing clean water, and are at the front lines protecting the waterways in their lands and territories.
In November 2002, the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights adopted General Comment No. 15 ([link removed]) on the right to water. Article I.1 states that "The human right to water is indispensable for leading a life in human dignity. It is a prerequisite for the realization of other human rights." Comment No. 15 also defined the right to water as the right of everyone to sufficient, safe, acceptable, and physically accessible, and affordable water for personal and domestic uses.
On July 28, 2010, through Resolution 64/292 ([link removed]) , the United Nations General Assembly explicitly recognized the human right to water and sanitation and acknowledged that clean drinking water and sanitation are essential to the realization of all human rights. The Resolution calls upon States and international organizations to provide financial resources, help capacity-building and technology transfer to help countries, in particular developing countries, to provide safe, clean, accessible and affordable drinking water and sanitation for all.
Moreover, Article 25 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ([link removed]) states, "Indigenous Peoples have the right to maintain and strengthen their distinctive spiritual relationship with their traditionally owned or otherwise occupied and used lands, territories, waters and coastal seas and other resources and to uphold their responsibilities to future generations in this regard." Water is a lifesource for all living things, and for Indigenous Peoples, water plays a critical role in their livelihoods, traditional customs and spirituality.
** 7 Things You Can Do Today:
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1. Watch Killer Water ([link removed]) and The Water Walker ([link removed])
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In Northern Alberta, Canada, sit the Athabasca tar sands—the world's largest known reservoir of crude bitumen, and a major driver of Canada’s economy. The vast majority of Canadian oil production comes from the extraction and processing of the crude bitumen found in the tar sands. But while Canada prospers off the tar sands industry, Indigenous communities downstream are in the grips of its toxic impact. It is well documented that the people of Fort Chipewyan, in northern Alberta, have been struck by disproportionately high rates of cancer, and their proximity to the tar sands has long been the suspected dominant factor contributing to their sickness.
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Anishinaabe water activist Autumn Peltier, a teen, takes a powerful journey from Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory to New York City as she prepares to speak in front of the United Nations in the hope of preserving the future of Indigenous communities.
2. Learn how Peruvian Court of Nauta recognized the rights of the Marañón River ([link removed]) and the Indigenous communities as its guardians
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After years of campaigning, an organization of Indigenous women in Peru's Loreto province celebrated "a landmark decision" on Tuesday by a court in Nauta, which found that the Marañón River ([link removed]) has "intrinsic value" and that its "inherent rights" must be recognized by the government.
3. Learn how our Keepers of the Earth Fund Grant Partners ([link removed]) are protecting their Water Sources
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On World Water Day, Cultural Survival would like to highlight some of our Keepers of the Earth Fund (KOEF) grant partners ([link removed]) who are working hard in their communities to combat drought as a result of the climate crisis and increase awareness of water as a crucial resource.
4. Read our past Cultural Survival Quarterly issues focused on water
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5. Listen to Indigenous Rights Radio interviews with Indigenous leaders about water issues in their communities
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Climate Change Takes Water and Milk from Mbororo People ([link removed])
In Mbororo communities in Chad, Indigenous women are the most affected by climate change because they are the ones collecting food, water, and traditional medicines for their families. Changes to their environment have caused increased hardship on the Mbororo who are pastoralist cattle headers, as they are forced to move more frequently to cope with increasing drought conditions.
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Mama Qota está en riesgo: corazón de agua ([link removed])
En el altiplano sudamericano, a 3 mil 800 metros sobre el nivel del mar, se encuentra el lago Titicaca, un enorme cuerpo de agua compartido por Bolivia y Perú. En los últimos años las amenazas hacia el Titicaca (también conocido como Mama Qota por los Pueblos Indígenas de la región) han incrementado: el cambio climático y la contaminación lo han convertido en un lago en riesgo. ¡Te invitamos a conocer más sobre este tema en el episodio 1 de la serie “Mama Qota está en riesgo”!
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Mama Qota está en riesgo: flores del lago ([link removed])
¡Te invitamos a conocer más sobre este tema en el episodio 2 de la serie “Mama Qota está en riesgo”!
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Día Mundial del Agua ([link removed])
El Día Mundial del Agua se celebra cada 22 de marzo para recordar la relevancia de este líquido vital. Esta conmemoración tiene por objetivo crear mayor conciencia acerca de la crisis mundial del agua y la necesidad de buscar medidas para abordarla de manera de alcanzar el Objetivo de Desarrollo Sostenible No 6: Agua y saneamiento para todos antes de 2030.
6. Read "More Important than Gold, Water Should Not Be Traded on Wall Street" ([link removed])
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7. Learn about the MNI KI WAKAN ([link removed]) (Water is Sacred): World Indigenous Peoples’ Decade of Water
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Read about the Mni Ki Wakan (Water is Sacred): World Indigenous Peoples’ Decade of Water Summit here ([link removed]) .
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