World Lake Day

Commitment : The landfill in Vrakuna Bratislava - containing hazardous waste originating mostly from chemical industry - has been contaminating the soil and groundwater for over 30 years. The issue is now more urgent than ever as there is evidence that the contamination plume has spread further from the landfill and threatens the drinking water reservoirs located in "Rye Island" area. Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic.

Commitment: About 1% of the freshwater on the surface of our planet exists in liquid form, and more than 90% of it is in lakes and wetlands . Indonesia has more than 1500 lakes , accomodate 500km3 of water or 72% of the total Indonesian surface water.  Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Republic of Indonesia.

Commitment: Worldwide about 85% of lakes and wetlands have been lost or are heavily degraded . To achieve the goals of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity goals and the UN Decade of Habitat Restoration, combined efforts for mainstreaming of successful solutions is needed. Global Nature Fund .

Commitment: Water management supported by data resulting form monitoring programs and scientific research projects is an initiative that had its beginnings in the 70s with the formation of a binational join commission that later evolved into partnerships with universities, institutes laboratories of Itaipu. Itaipu Binacional.