Shared Groundwater Resources: UNESCO Asia-Pacific In Graphic Detail #5
09 Nov 2018
Groundwater is by far the largest source of freshwater, essential to life, yet 1.7 billion people in the Asia-Pacific alone cannot access clean drinking water. Marking World Science Day for Peace and Development, UNESCO Bangkok is highlighting shared groundwater resources with the fifth in a series of infographics released in recent weeks
- Tuesday, 23 October: ‘Writing Peace’ manual launch – Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education
- Saturday, 27 October: World Day for Audiovisual Heritage – Memory of the World
- Friday, 2 November: International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists – Safety of Journalists
- Tuesday, 6 November: 19th UNESCO Asia-Pacific Programme of Educational Innovation for Development International Conference – Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)
- Saturday, 10 November: World Science Day for Peace and Development – Shared Groundwater Resources
- Friday, 16 November: UNESCO’s birthday / Adoption of UNESCO World Heritage Convention – Safeguarding World Heritage
These infographics convey core concepts of UNESCO’s work in areas that profoundly affect the lives of people throughout the region.
We encourage everyone to share widely and utilise these resources in their own projects and campaigns.
