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World Rivers Day is gratefully made possible with the support of our sponsors. These sponsorship organizations provide financial assistance that enables us to send out World Rivers Day updates, organize and host events, launch river awareness campaigns, and maintain our campaign celebrating and raising awareness for global waterways.
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A World Rivers Day event was seen by agencies of the UN as a...
- Events
We will send a number of updates of when and where Rivers...
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2017 CBC Interview | B.C. and World Rivers Day. 2017 CBC...
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BC Parks Foundation buys key section along ‘heart of the...
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- Thames River, London, UK
Mark Angelo recently returned to England to paddle the...
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Mark Angelo hails from Burnaby, British Columbia and is an...
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- Rivers support people and economies. Rivers are highly diverse and productive ecosystems, contributing to economic growth, food security and human well-being.
- Most of our biggest rivers are badly polluted. Around one third of all rivers in Latin America, Africa, and Asia suffer from severe pathogenic pollution, which can lead to disease, and is attributed to untreated wastewater disposal, agricultural pesticides run-off and industrial pollution; severe organic pollution is found in around one seventh of all rivers; and severe and moderate salinity pollution in around one tenth of all rivers, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
- Free-flowing rivers are few and far between. Few rivers have been left in their natural, wild, meandering state. Growing demand for hydropower, irrigation and inland navigation is driving rapid expansion of dam building and other river infrastructure, disrupting and fragmenting rivers.
- Rivers support biodiversity. Infrastructure on rivers adversely affects aquatic life. For example, it can prevent some species of fish, such as salmon, from reaching their breeding grounds upstream.
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September 22, 2024. With World Rivers Day taking place on the fourth Sunday of September, it’s time for us to reflect on the significance of rivers. On September 22 this year, the best way to celebrate these Earthly lifelines is by reducing water pollution and although this can’t be done in one day, we can start by raising awareness about ...
The proposal for such a celebration was initiated by renowned Canadian river advocate Mark Angelo. World Rivers Day is based on BC Rivers Day, founded and led by Angelo in his native country since ...
World Rivers Day is a celebration of the world’s waterways. The ecology of the river refers to the relationships that living organisms have with each other and with their environment – the ecosystem. An ecosystem is the sum of interactions between plants, animals and microorganisms and between them and non-living physical and chemical ...
Sep 23, 2019 · 23 September 2019. Getty Images. World Rivers Day is a celebration of the world's waterways, with events organised across the globe to encourage people to visit and enjoy their local river. World ...
