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World Water Day 2010: INFO, Events, Roundup Of News Coverage

First Posted: 05/22/10 06:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 04:55 PM ET

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World Water Day 2010 is being celebrated today March 22, 2010, around the world.

World Water Day 2010 is recognized globally today, March 22, 2010, raising awareness about clean water and the importance of preserving and distributing it.

According to the World Water Day Web site:

The international observance of World Water Day is an initiative that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro.

World Water Day 2010 events are being held internationally and a map displaying the most prominent of these events can be found here.

Online networks are also buzzing about the day and the hashtag is #worldwaterday on Twitter.

Here is a compilation of World Water Day 2010 coverage here on HuffPost and elsewhere:

Stunning Images From National Geographic
How You Can Help
The Water Bottle Lie
Day-To-Day Life In Ethiopia
News Outlets Examine Reports On Water, Sanitation Conditions
Waste Water Kills Millions
India Lags Behind In Sanitation Facilities
Commentary on World Water Day from Ghana

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World Water Day 2010 is recognized globally today, March 22, 2010, raising awareness about clean water and the importance of preserving and distributing it. According to the World Water Day Web site:...
World Water Day 2010 is recognized globally today, March 22, 2010, raising awareness about clean water and the importance of preserving and distributing it. According to the World Water Day Web site:...
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Joseph B. Treaster: In East Africa, Selling Drinking Water Straight From the Pond

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02:33 PM on 03/22/2010
Help us build some wells with the welldone.org people for World Water Day. Our newest tshirt design features icons that reference actual water access statistics with a full key to all the numbers printed below the inside label. All proceeds are to benefit Well Done. Get more information and see the design with all the needed links here: http://post.ly/RYDL
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