Water is essential for life at all levels, from individual cells to entire ecosystems, and has played a fundamental role in the development and evolution of civilizations that have always sought to settle near freshwater sources to exploit their properties for agriculture, hygiene, transportation and food production. Since then, people's daily lives have always revolved around access to water, making it a vital resource for human progress.
The World Water Daysustainable management of water resources
The UN 2030 Agenda for sustainable development has set Objective 6 "Clean water and sanitation
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNESCO), in 2022:
The theme chosen for World Water Day 2024 by the United Nations is “Water for Peace
Water can be an instrument of peace
More than 3 billion people24 countries
With the increasing impacts of climate change and the growth of the global population, it is increasingly necessary to act starting from the awareness that water is not just a resource to be used and conquered, but is a human right
Problems related to water, drought on the one hand and floods and inundations on the other, are destined to worsen throughout the world with the climate crisis. Over 2 billion people find themselves in situations of water insecurity or suffering
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCCmore intense droughts
In the last thirty climatological years 1991–2020, with a value that amounts to more than 440 mm, the availability of water has decreased by 20%
This reduction, due to the impacts of climate change, can be attributed not only to the decrease in precipitation, but also to the increase in evaporation from bodies of water and transpiration from vegetation, due to the increase in temperatures.
The framework outlined by ISPRAminimum of 10%40%up to 90%
In 2023, Istat photographs Italy's water situation, highlighting many critical issues.
For more than twenty years now, Italy has been at the top in Europe for the overall quantity of fresh water consumed for drinking purposes. In per capita terms, Italy is second in the EU with a consumption of 155 cubic meters per yearWorld Resources Institute
To direct consumption (for example for washing, cooking, cleaning), there is added indirect consumption linked to the so-called hidden water, i.e. used in the production of goods and services. Each production phase to create a finished product can consume water and the sum of all these consumptions represents the daily water footprint.
90% of the water footprint
Agriculturetextile industry
A critical aspect of the Italian case is the presence of an antiquated and inadequate infrastructure system, characterized by water losses in the distribution network which in 2020 were equal to 42.2% of the volume of water injected. The water crisis
It is imperative to address the changes underway by developing a new model of well-being aimed at eliminating water waste, reducing and rationalizing its use, and guaranteeing its fair distribution.
For example, with regard to the Italian case, the modernization of the water network is the main project that would make it possible to recover at least part of the 3.4 billion cubic meters30%
The role of companies is to guarantee sustainable management
In addition to raising awareness of their ownstakeholders, organizations can then join and implement projects that contribute to guaranteeing universal and equitable access to water and ensuring adequate sanitary conditions.
To achieve SDG 6 Malerba & Partners has decided to contribute to the Wami projectone bottle at a time
WAMI aims to bring drinking water to as many people as possible, leaving a positive environmental impact. Each bottle of WAMI donates 100 liters of drinking water
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