World Water Day: Canada's Water Crisis & Solutions

0:00This is Cory with the story with Canada News today, Powered by the Daily News Now. World Water Day falls on March 22nd each year. A United Nations event started back in 1993 to spotlight the global water, crisis, and I'm me investing in our first hand. Right now, 2.1 billion people lack safe drinking water, and next year's theme in 2026 will focus on water and gender equality. Since women and girls often suffer the most from shortages, Canada stands out with some of the world's strictest drinking water standards and plenty of fresh water, making most residents lucky compared to. Others. Still, challenges remain with over 800 drinking water advisories in place, including 35 long term ones affecting 33. Communities for more than a decade, two-thirds hitting indigenous areas. These issues hit hard in remote northern spots, where extreme cold, permafrost, and wildfires create ongoing headaches for infrastructure and water.

1:01Quality. Wildfires leave behind chemicals that pollute rivers for years, especially during floods, deepening inequities in public health. Researchers are stepping up with solar-powered ultraviolet light systems to disinfect water affordably, needing just sunlight and a car battery for up to 10 years of low maintenance use. Starting from the University of British Columbia, recently set one up in a Kenyan village and school, boosting health, school attendance, and focus, while eyeing similar help for Canadian indigenous communities. Efforts like these, plus events at places such as the Agacon Museum in Toronto through March 22nd, keep pushing for solutions worldwide, and one DIM at home.