March 2023

World Water Day 2023: The Impact It’s Made and Goals for the Future

Freshwater is a precious resource that sustains all life on planet Earth — but it is very limited. It’s easy to forget just how limited it is when you live in a place where drinkable water flows freely from your tap for a few pennies per gallon. Unfortunately, for many people, this isn’t a shared reality. Fresh water makes up just 2.5% of the total water found in the world, but it isn’t always managed in the most sustainable ways. With billions of people struggling to get enough, without intervention, these scarce water sources will only become more strained going forward. Whether you live in a place where fresh water flows freely or one that’s struggling to get enough, water management must continue to be a global effort. The United Nations created World Water Day to remind us of that. Let’s take a look at how World Water Day was established and how it has impacted the global water crisis.