Dear Eugene,
Take action on March 14, 2020, the 22nd annual
International Day of Action for Rivers. Join us and register your
action as we stand for people, water, and life!
The
International Day of Action for Rivers is a day dedicated to
solidarity – when diverse communities around the world come together
with one voice to say that our rivers
matter.
This
year’s Day of Action for Rivers theme focuses on Women, Water, and
Climate Change. Last year, 100 women from 32 countries who are
leading efforts to protect and defend rivers gathered at the first
Women and Rivers Congress with this
message:
"In this time of climate crisis, floods
and droughts, and growing water scarcity, protecting rivers and
people is ever more urgent. We honor the women who have given their
lives in the struggle to save our rivers for all who depend on them.
We stand on the shoulders of women who have long been leaders in
this movement. We join hands with local and indigenous communities
who continue to face enormous peril in safeguarding their water and
territories.
We commit to continuing our fight to
protect free-flowing rivers and the lands, forests and territories
they sustain, to ensure women’s leadership in decision-making
at all levels over freshwater resources, and to strengthen and build
alliances and grow our movement – for
the future of ourselves as women, our families and communities, our
rivers and our planet."
What does the relationship
between women, water, and climate change mean to you? Let us know by
sharing your story on social media with the hashtags
#DayofActionforRivers and #RiversUniteUs, or by holding an action
and registering it on the global action
map!
 In
solidarity,
Pai Deetes
Photo: Women of the indigenous Karen
community of Myanmar take action for the Salween River on March
14, 2019. Photo by International Rivers.
International
Rivers is an environmental and human rights organization with staff
on four continents.
For three decades, we have been at the heart
of the global struggle to protect rivers and the rights of
communities that depend on them.
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