UN World Water Day 2023
- Nicola Perring
- Mar 22, 2023
- 2 min read
On UN World Water Day I felt it was important to remind myself about the impact that the textile industry has on global water resources.
The Soil Association informs us that
"The fashion industry is the second-biggest consumer of water"
So to help combat this issue they encourage manufacturers and consumers to switch to organic cotton textiles.
"Organic cotton is better for water than conventionally produced cotton. Organic farming creates healthy soils, which act like a sponge, soaking up water during floods and holding it for longer in times of drought. Hazardous synthetic pesticides and fertilisers are banned in organic farming, so rivers, lakes and drinking water are kept cleaner too."
Making changes is the essence of the UN World Water Day campaign
"This World Water Day is about accelerating change to solve the water and sanitation crisis. And because water affects us all, we need everyone to take action."
What are the solutions?
The star of their campaign is the hummingbird, her story is a lesson to us all about how we can all make even small changes that collectively will have a big impact. It could be consciously switching to buying organic textiles or to consciously reducing our consumption and buying less or from simply turning off a taps in our homes - how many of us have been so focussed on our children cleaning their teeth, that we didn't notice that the whole time the tap has been letting litres of unused water wash down the plughole?
"THE HUMMINGBIRD IS HELPING SOLVE THE PROBLEM, ONE DROP AT A TIME. SHE IS BEING THE CHANGE SHE WANTS TO SEE IN THE WORLD. YOU CAN BE A HUMMINGBIRD, TOO. THE ACTIONS YOU TAKE, NO MATTER HOW SMALL, WILL HELP SOLVE THE WATER CRISIS."
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