One of the many intriguing qualities of water is how is connects us globally. We are all dependent on it and we all share it. We share it physically as it moves around the globe providing the essence of life, our life and our quality of life. We also share it emotionally in our relationships with it, in our rituals, our music, our literature, in all the arts, for our livelihoods and for our sense of well-being.
At this time of the Covid-19 pandemic we are reminded more than ever how connected and co-dependent we are: how an illness can spread so easily among us and how we can co-operate to slow it down and to find a vaccine or cure, how we comfort each other in isolation, how we grieve for those we did not know, for their families and communities, and also how we find ways share our joys, our music and our dreams.
The Sustainable Development Goals strive to harness this potential to cooperate globally and work together to eliminate poverty and suffering and to build better lives for everyone. They give us hope that humanity will solve its problems. There is no need to leave anyone behind.
World Water Day is about deepening our understanding of water and its role in our lives. WWD 2020 focuses on water and climate change. Water connects us in many ways not least because it is vital. The United Nations World Water Development Report 2020 is now available.
The Connections page will be updated with links that connect us. Links to water & non-water related information and activities, links to other museums, institutions and pages providing inspiration, sharing ideas and bringing us joy – bringing us together, like water.