{"id":89365,"date":"2021-06-08T05:36:57","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T05:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alj.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=89365"},"modified":"2021-07-06T06:20:17","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T06:20:17","slug":"our-oceans-need-our-help-today-on-world-ocean-day-and-every-day-in-the-future","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/alj.com\/en\/news\/our-oceans-need-our-help-today-on-world-ocean-day-and-every-day-in-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Our oceans need our help today on World Ocean Day, and every day in the future"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Water, water, everywhere\u2026<\/h4>\n<p>Water is one of our most precious resources, and yet, statistics around humanity\u2019s stewardship of water are startling\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 billion people lack access to safely managed drinking water services<\/li>\n<li>2 billion people lack safely managed sanitation services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">(Source: United Nations)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>It covers 70% of our planet and is our life source, sustaining not only our existence, but also that of every other organism on Earth.<\/p>\n<p>Which is why, today, on World Oceans Day, we join the United Nations\u2019 call for action to build a connection to the ocean that is inclusive\u2026 innovative\u2026 and informed by lessons from the past.<\/p>\n<p>This year, the theme for <a href=\"https:\/\/worldoceanday.org\/\">World Oceans Day<\/a> is \u2018The Ocean: Life and Livelihoods\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6rotSwxPwKA\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_79724\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79724\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-79724\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Fady-Jameel-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Fady Jameel, Deputy President and Vice Chairman, Abdul Latif Jam\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Fady-Jameel-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Fady-Jameel-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Fady-Jameel-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Fady-Jameel-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Fady-Jameel-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Fady-Jameel-2048x1535.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79724\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fady Jameel<br \/>\nDeputy Chairman &amp; Vice President<br \/>\nAbdul Latif Jameel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt is ironic that in our world of vast water resources, only a tiny fraction is available to support life, while huge numbers of inhabitants lack enough water to live on, often due to our own mismanagement of resources.\u201d &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alj.com\/en\/our-people\/fady-jameel\/\">Fady Jameel<\/a>, Deputy President and Vice Chairman, Abdul Latif Jameel<\/p>\n<p>The impact of water availability extends far into other issues central to the wellbeing, success, and sustainability of civilization itself.<\/p>\n<p>Hygiene\u2026\u00a0 agriculture\u2026\u00a0 industry . . .\u00a0 risks of migration, and even conflict\u2026.\u00a0 and yet it is also able to create more equal societies.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-81109\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Almar-Water-Solutions-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"148\" height=\"136\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.almarwater.com\">Almar Water Solutions<\/a>, the dedicated water solutions unit of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alj.com\/en\/energy-and-environmental-services\/water-environmental-solutions\/\">Abdul Latif Jameel Energy<\/a>, is enabling us to play a significant role in addressing water scarcity challenges.\u00a0 Their rapid expansion of water infrastructure assets around the world is a sign of our commitment to tackling this most pressing of challenges, and to improving access to sustainable water supplies for communities across the globe.<\/p>\n<p>Fady Jameel adds:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cInfrastructure alone cannot solve or eradicate mankind\u2019s water security challenges.\u00a0 New ways of thinking, scientific discoveries, and new blueprints to protect the planet\u2019s vital resources are needed to power a truly holistic and transformative approach.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Join us in raising awareness and taking action.\u00a0 Our oceans are too important and need our help, today and every day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":89368,"template":"","tags":[],"newscategory":[150],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - 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