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World Water Day Prepared by: Dr. Álida Ortiz Sotomayor, Presidenta OEAP
In 1992, the United Nations Organizations proclaimed March 22nd as the World Water Day, recognizing the value of this resource and the need of protecting it. Water covers 70% of the Earth’s surface and we are very conscious of that, especially when we see the rivers, lagoons, streams, and the ocean in our islands. Likewise, coastal wetlands and swamps are part of our water resources. Although we do not tend to think about them when we talk about water, they are ecosystems of utmost importance for the sustainability of our fishing resources. In the same way rivers flow into the sea, the water of the wetlands and swamps connects with the ocean.