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The
Nile, the Ganges, the Amazon, the Rhine…
Earth's greatest rivers, essential to
humanity's survival, are choked with dams,
sewage, toxic chemicals, and endless plastic.
But in weeks, governments could decide
to kickstart the biggest water
protection effort in history! Let's
supercharge champion countries with one million
voices before big polluters derail the plan.
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Dear
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The
Earth's rivers are dying – and that means we are
too.
Experts say that
unless we act now, in just 2 years, two-thirds
of the world’s population may face safe water
shortages. It will affect billions of
us! We need urgent global action to
turn this around – and right now, we have a
chance to get it!
Countries are
about to gather for the first UN Water
Conference in almost 50 years to
consider bold plans to restore the
world's dying rivers and secure water
as a fundamental human right, not for profit.
Insiders say that with enough public pressure,
we could win unprecedented protections for
rivers and the water they carry. But
laggard governments and big corporations will
fight back to derail action!
So
let’s build a massive groundswell of public
support for Earth’s water and deliver
the voices of people everywhere in a resounding
roar to save our precious lakes, rivers, and
freshwater ecosystems while we still
can!
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It
is now or never. The rivers, lakes, and
wetlands – essential in the great freshwater
cycles that keep us all alive – are blocked by
dams, choked with trash and poisoned with
chemicals and other pollutants. GMO
corporations, mining groups, industrial
agriculture and single-use plastics are all to
blame. It's time to fight back against the
unchecked corporate interests wrecking our
rivers.
Last December, world leaders
promised to put at least 30 percent of the
planet under protection by 2030. While this is
an important step forward, the science is clear
that we must go further and protect at least
half the Earth so our rivers, lakes, and
wetlands have a chance to survive.
This
March, following up on this landmark agreement,
a historic UN Water Conference will kick
off a crucial period of negotiations.
Water defenders and champion countries will
demand that world leaders deliver national
commitments and secure the funding needed to
kickstart the most significant
freshwater restoration in human
history.
We must act before it
is too late! Every person on Earth relies on
clean water to survive. Join the global
call to protect the Earth’s freshwater
ecosystems and share it everywhere.
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The
fight to protect people's rights and nature from
the greedy interests of private corporations and
big oil is part of our movement's DNA. We
marched in our millions to secure a 1.5ºC
aligned world; we campaigned for years to
protect half of the Earth so ecosystems can
regenerate and thrive. Now let's make sure that
our movement plays a role in preserving water,
the very origin of life.
With hope and
determination,
Patri, Miguel, Bieta,
John, Diego, Luis, and the whole Avaaz team
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