World Water Day is Saturday, March 22. The theme is “Glacier Preservation.” Glaciers are critical to life. Their meltwater is essential for drinking water, agriculture, industry, clean energy production, and healthy ecosystems.
Rapidly melting glaciers are causing uncertainty in water flows, profoundly impacting people and the planet.
We must work together to put glacier preservation at the core of our plans to tackle climate change and the global water crisis.
Key messages for World Water Day 2025:
- Glaciers are melting faster than ever. As the planet gets hotter due to climate change, our frozen world shrinks, making the water cycle more unpredictable and extreme.
- Glacial retreat threatens devastation. For billions of people, meltwater flows are changing, causing floods, droughts, landslides, sea level rise, and damage to ecosystems.
- Glacier preservation is a survival strategy. We must work together to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and manage meltwater more sustainably for people and the planet.
There is plenty of time for your WILPF branch to plan with other groups in your community to participate in this year’s World Water Day, such as through tabling or creating signs, banners, and factsheets. Reach out to environmental, climate, and school groups. Imagine how you could create a short play, dance, or song to portray and explain the theme of this World Water Day. As glaciers melt, cities that depend on glaciers for water to drink and irrigation of crops will be under severe stress.
You can find a variety of useful resources for the upcoming World Water Day here. Copy the “Save the Glaciers” image at the top as an 8.5×11 or 11×17 poster to use. Ask your local stores to put it in their front windows.
