Taipei, Sept. 22 (CNA) Two water conservation events will be held this weekend in Yilan County to raise public awareness on protecting water resources and the environment.
In Taiwan, events will be held for World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD) and World Rivers Day at Dongshan River on Sept. 23 and the National Center for Traditional Art on Sept. 24, respectively.
WWMD was started in 2002 by Robbi Savage, president and CEO of America's Clean Water Foundation. Savage, who is currently visiting Taiwan, will lead a group of local environmentalists and students in conducting a basic monitoring of the water in Dongshan river Saturday.
WWMD is an international education and outreach program that builds public awareness and involvement in protecting water resources around the world by engaging citizens in conducting such monitoring of local bodies of water.
On Sunday, Taiwan will celebrate the launch of its own national Rivers Day. Canadian environmentalist Mark Angelo, who started the Rivers Day initiative in British Columbia, Canada in 1980, will deliver a speech on the topic.
Angelo's Rivers Day initiative was so successful that it was recognized by the Canadian government as a national event in 2003. The United Nations also established a global Rivers Day campaign in 2005.