This year World Water Day is aimed at drawing international attention to food and its relationship with water..

According to UNESCO, "Nowadays there is 7 000 millions of people to feed on the planet and it is expected that there will be others 2 000 million for the year 2050. Statistics indicate that all people drink 2 a 4 liters of water daily, Nevertheless, most of the water we 'drink’ It is incorporated into the foods we consume: produce 1 kilo of beef, for example, consume 15 000 liters, and 1 kilo of wheat is about 1 500 liters”.

In order to join this celebration, Regional Autonomous Corporation of La Guajira, realizará una serie de actividades entre las que se destacan el desarrollo de jornadas pedagógicas ambientales sobre medidas sanitarias del agua para consumo, atención y prevención de desastres y conservación de la Cuenca del Río Tapias. El evento se llevará a cabo en la institución educativa Eugenia Herrena de Matitas y está dirigida a docentes, estudiantes padres de familia y comunidad en general. La programación es organizada por el Grupo de Educación Ambiental de Corpoguajira, bajo la orientación de la Fundación Casa Ecológica de Riohacha y cuenta con el apoyo de la Cruz Roja (La Guajira sectional).

La conmemoración del Día Mundial del Agua, también incluirá una gran campaña de limpieza y embellecimiento en el municipio de Maicao, within the framework of the Environmental Comparisons program, initiative that seeks to raise awareness among citizens about their social responsibility regarding inadequate waste management, which in one year, according to data from the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, contaminate more than a million cubic meters of water. The event will be organized by Corpoguajira and the Santo Tomás Popular Housing Foundation, and has the support of the municipal administration, the National Police and the Community Action Boards.

Riohacha, Environmental hiking will be carried out along the banks of the Ranchería River., from the 3:00 p.m. The participants will make the route behind Anas Maí, to the bridge over the Riito. This activity will be developed with the Cuidapalos Children of the Ecological and Environmental Police and the Environmental Education Group of Corpoguajira; who will be supported by the Riohacha Ecological House Foundation and the Green Milagros Corporation. On this tour, walkers will be taught about the physical characteristics of this important current., the type of soil and the fauna and flora that make up this ecosystem, the surrounding indigenous communities and the pressure on the environment.

El Día Mundial del Agua, in La Guajira, It will also include the socialization of the Environmental Didactic Collection preserve your Planet and the Agroecology Software V.2.0 in the municipality of San Juan del Cesar. This event is organized by MPX and Corpoguajira and is aimed at making up for the shortcomings that educational institutions in their area of ​​influence have in terms of pedagogical tools for the practice of environmental education..

Finally, The programming will end with an Ecological Night, in the Camilo Torres Neighborhood Community of Riohacha, to address issues related to the work being carried out for the recovery and conservation of the Laguna Salá Urban Wetland. The activity will have the participation of Biologist Jairo Rosado Vega, as representation of the University of La Guajira; The Preservar Corporation and the Department of Health Secretariat will also accompany Corpoguajira in this programming..

This celebration that was institutionalized by the United Nations General Assembly in 1992.