Over 200 students from primary schools around the country participated in Green-Schools/Irish Water 'Walk for Water' events in Cork, Sligo and Wicklow yesterday to mark World Water Day 2019. The students walked six kilometres carrying six litres of water to highlight water scarcity and experience the journey travelled every day, mostly by women and children, to access clean water in affected countries.
The Walk for Water is a key part of the Water theme of the Green-Schools programme, which is supported by Irish Water. Students taking part learned the actions they can take to help ensure a clean water supply is available globally.
UN World Water Day takes place on 22 March each year to highlight the billions of people around the world who do not have access to safe, clean water. The theme for 2019 is 'leaving no one behind'. This is an adaptation of the central promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: as sustainable development progresses, everyone must benefit.