Water is not only the source of life,
It is also a guarantee of public safety.
Today is the 32nd edition of World Water Day
The theme of this year's World Water Day is:
“Water for Peace”（以水促和平）
March 22–March 28
It is the 37th "China Water Week"
This year's theme is:
Make good use of water resources
Manage water resources strictly and carefully
▌By 2025
As many as 3.5 billion people face water scarcity
Over the past 100 years
Global water consumption has increased sixfold
Since the 80s of the 20th century
Global water consumption is still growing at a rate of about 1% per year
According to the United Nations
Globally, some 2 billion people still lack access to safe drinking water
Large amounts of wastewater are discharged into the environment without treatment
The human demand for water is constantly growing
Freshwater demand is expected to increase by more than 40% by 2050
By 2025
As many as 3.5 billion people will face water scarcity
▌Shocking
Waste of water in everyday life
One-sided
The water situation is becoming increasingly severe
And on the other hand
But it is a staggering waste of water in daily life
It is estimated
A faucet that doesn't turn off tightly
It can drain 1-6 cubic meters of water in a month
A leaky toilet
3-25 cubic meters of water should be shed in a month
A city, if there is
600,000 taps are not being turned off tightly
200,000 toilets leaking
Hundreds of millions of cubic meters of water will be lost in 1 year!
It's time to save water!
▌The first administrative regulations on water conservation in mainland China were promulgated
The first administrative regulation on water conservation in mainland China
Water Conservation Regulations
It will come into force on May 1, 2024
The ordinance will promote water conservation in the whole society
In order to ensure national water security and promote the construction of ecological civilization
Promote high-quality development and provide strong legal safeguards
▌ Save water, you can do this
●Fangs
Use a cup to catch water, and the 3 cups share about 0.6 liters of water. Twice a day for a family of three, it saves 486 litres of water per month.
●Washing clothes
Select the washing program and drain the water according to the amount, wash the clothes in a centralized manner to minimize the number of washing times, and choose to wash small clothes by hand.
● Washing bath
Intermittent water shower, turn off the water in time when scrubbing, avoid long-term showering, and the water after the bath can be used for car washing, toilet flushing, etc.
● Car wash
Wash your car with a bucket, wash your car with washing water or laundry water, and rinse with a water-saving spray water gun.
● Flush the toilet
You can put a 500ml filled water bottle into the toilet tank to reduce water consumption with each flush.
●Rice
After washing rice, you can use the rice washing water to wash dishes, flush toilets, and water flowers and plants.
●Regular check-ups
Regularly inspect pools, faucets, etc. for leaks.
Water conservation
Start by "locking up" your side
Protect the water around you
Take care of our beautiful home together
Sources: Xinhua News Agency, Chinanews.com, The Paper client, etc
Image source: Xinhua News Agency, Visual China, etc
Editor: Wang Wei
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