{"id":4610,"date":"2026-03-22T06:31:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T06:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/life2rivers.si\/svetovni-dan-voda-zive-reke-zdrava-prihodnost\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T10:55:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T10:55:15","slug":"world-water-day-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/life2rivers.si\/en\/world-water-day-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"World Water Day \u2013 Alive Rivers, Healthy Future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Access to clean water is essential for health, well\u2011being and equality<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The theme of World Water Day 2026, <em>\u201cWater and Gender\u201d<\/em>, highlights that access to drinking water is not equal for everyone around the world. Women and girls often bear the greatest burden of collecting water, which affects their time, health, and opportunities for education and employment. Although access to drinking water in Slovenia is taken for granted, it remains important that water resource management includes all stakeholders and promotes equal participation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The importance of a co\u2011creative approach<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the LIFE2RIVERS project, river restoration is grounded in co\u2011creative stewardship that brings together local communities, experts, farmers, landowners, water managers, and civil society organisations. A co\u2011creative process means shaping solutions together, taking into account local knowledge, natural characteristics, and cultural specificities. This approach ensures that measures are effective and beneficial for the long term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why are we restoring rivers?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/life2rivers.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Davorin_Tome_009_Unica_Planinsko-polje-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3783\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7778377102787986;width:516px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/life2rivers.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Davorin_Tome_009_Unica_Planinsko-polje-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/life2rivers.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Davorin_Tome_009_Unica_Planinsko-polje-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/life2rivers.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Davorin_Tome_009_Unica_Planinsko-polje-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/life2rivers.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Davorin_Tome_009_Unica_Planinsko-polje-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/life2rivers.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Davorin_Tome_009_Unica_Planinsko-polje.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">River restoration is not merely an aesthetic or local intervention. It is about giving space back to nature so that ecosystems can once again function according to their natural dynamics. Through this, we preserve or enhance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the natural dynamics of river channels,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the functions of floodplains and riparian zones, which act as natural water retention areas,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>water quality,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the resilience of the landscape to climate change, droughts, floods, and other extreme weather events,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>biodiversity, which enriches local ecosystems and provides essential ecosystem services to society.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maintaining and restoring rivers is therefore not only an environmental goal, but also a social, cultural, and community responsibility. It ensures that rivers remain a source of life, health, and opportunity for future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Access to clean water is essential for health, well\u2011being and equality The theme of World Water Day 2026, \u201cWater and Gender\u201d, highlights that access to drinking water is not equal for everyone around the world. 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