March 22 was World Water Day.

"The world faces a future of "water wars", unless action is taken to prevent international water shortages and sanitation issues escalating into conflicts, according to Gareth Thomas, the [British] International Development minister. "

Click here to read the rest of this story from The Independent 

 "Water - the most basic element on earth. Without water, human life doesn't exist. And without safe water, neither does good health. For most of us, it's a short walk to the faucet in the kitchen, or bottled water in the refrigerator. But for more than a billion people - about one in six people on earth - getting safe water each day is no easy task."
Click here for more information

Anyone living in the Great Lakes Region is fortunate to have 20% of the world's freshwater at our fingertips. It is easy to take it for granted. Please consider cutting your water consumption to remind yourself and others how precious fresh, clean water is to most of the Earth's inhabitants.

For some World Water Day satire, click here and here