In 1992, the UN General Assembly designated March 22 as "World Water Day" to draw international attention to the critical lack of clean, safe drinking water worldwide. Read More

In 2007, 69 cities across the United States passed resolutions acknowledging March 22 as World Water Day. Read More

Despite the apparent abundance of clean water in the US and most of the developed world, more than 1 billion people around the world lack clean, safe drinking water and more than 2.6 billion lack adequate sanitation services. Read More

Do you feel passionately about solving the world water crisis? Create a profile on Starbucks V2V to tell the world why this issue is important to you, upload a photo, and add links to your favorite sites. Be sure to join the World Water Day 2009 action and invite your friends to join you in standing up for this cause!