緣起:一封寄給聯合國秘書長的匿名信
該活動發起的原因,在於上個月在該網路社區發表的一篇熱帖,該帖名為《關注“世界抗旱日”的設立,為我們的地球出一份力吧!!——致潘基文的一封信》。在這篇匿名發表的信件中,發帖人採用中英文兩種語言,向現任聯合國秘書長潘基文獻言建議。建議內容包括面向世界各國公開徵集“世界抗旱日”具體日期、聯合國機構帶頭支持推廣“抗旱植物”、尋找、整理和研究世界“著名抗旱植物”召開“世界抗旱大會”以及設立“世界抗旱獎”等。短短兩周內,該帖迅速獲得了百萬點擊,網友的回覆量超過1000。這封信帶來了網友對抗旱事業的廣泛關注與支持。受此啟發,天涯社區發起了支持設立“世界抗旱日”投票簽名活動。
發展:一盆水的活動建議帶來廣泛支持
在該項簽名活動中,網友紛紛對抗旱日的設立發表了自己的看法。針對抗旱日的相關事宜,討論大致可以分為兩大方面:抗旱日日期的選擇、抗旱日當天的活動。在抗旱日期的選擇方面,3月20日獲得了最廣泛的支持,據悉,這是現實世界中,這封信被寄往聯合國秘書長潘基文的日期,而寄信人是中國生態道德教育促進會會長陳壽朋與內蒙古和信園蒙草抗旱綠化有限公司董事長王召明。
在抗旱日的活動方面,有網友建議,舉辦一個“一盆水的最大化”活動,號召大家儘可能地循環利用可用水。該項活動被反覆討論與細化,獲得了廣泛關注。
展望:地球的未來掌握在你與我的手中
在熱心網友踴躍建言獻議的同時,也有部分網友冷靜地提出了自己的異議。他們認為,目前一年中的各種特殊日已經飽和,幾乎每天都有特殊的含義,但世界上的各種問題並沒有得以解決,一名網友在回覆中稱:“世界糧食日,還有10億人餓肚子,世界和平日,局部戰爭一直沒停過。這個日那個日有什麼用啊,多乾點實事比啥都好。”
因此,他們對建立抗旱日所能達到的效果持保守態度,最重要的不是設立一些形式主義的東西,而在於每個人每天確實做了什麼。地球只有一個,它的未來掌握在你與我的手中。
致聯合國
聯合國秘書長潘基文先生:
全球變暖讓本來就缺水的地球更加“饑渴”,讓地球上的人類和動植物更加“焦慮”。當今世界處於“水威脅”較為嚴重的環境之中,每個大洲的地下水位都在下降,“水危機”成為全球性問題和世界性問題,儘管地球表面的70%被水覆蓋,但地球上的水只有2.5%是淡水,而且分布極不均勻,地球上幾乎一半人口面對水資源短缺“無可奈何”。
面對比經濟危機更可怕的“水危機”,“全民抗旱”就應當成為人類共同的行動,也是實現聯合國關於“確保可持續發展及全球合作促進發展等千年發展目標”的重大戰略步驟。
我們建議:設立“世界抗旱日”、喚醒全體地球人提高抗旱節水意識。目前,與地球環境有關的“紀念日”都不能準確表達“抗旱”的概念,例如世界森林日、世界水日、世界地球日、世界防治沙漠化和乾旱日、世界環境日等,側重點都不在“抗旱”上。
設立“世界抗旱日”的目的在於:提高地球全體公民節水抗旱意識,動員各個國家和地區將節水抗旱作為第一國策納入國家發展戰略,向全世界推廣節水抗旱植物,讓抗旱的樹木、花草與人類一起“維護世界水安全”。
設立“世界抗旱日”的過程就是營造抗旱、節水輿論的過程,因此,建議從以下幾點著手:
第一、面向世界各國公開徵集“世界抗旱日”具體日期,藉以擴大影響;“讓地球人特別是飽受‘旱苦’的人們確定‘世界抗旱日’,很有現實意義;
第二、聯合國機構帶頭支持推廣“抗旱植物”,讓“抗旱植物”成為城市園林、農村牧區生態建設、公路機場等公共設施綠化工程的主力。包括聯合國環境規劃署、聯合國糧農組織、聯合國開發計畫署、世界銀行、世界氣象組織、聯合國人居署國際、聯合國農業發展基金等機構採取積極措施,支持抗旱植物的推廣及其相關產業發展;
第三、尋找、整理和研究世界“著名抗旱植物”,為世界各國抗旱節水提供參考植物種群,為維護地球生態環境做出貢獻;
第四、召開“世界抗旱大會”,讓各國都重視抗旱節水問題,同時喚醒民眾參與這項有益於人類發展、有益於地球生態良性發展的人類共同事業;
第五、設立“世界抗旱獎”,獎勵為世界抗旱事業做出貢獻的科學家、企業家、政治家和普通地球公民。
設立“世界抗旱日”事關人類生存環境的改善,希望得到聯合國的大力支持。我們這些立志為人類抗旱節水事業做貢獻的探索者、實踐者,期望聯合國和您的回音,也期待全世界的回響。
Dear Mr.Ban Ki-Moon,
The UN Secretary-General.
Global warming has made the situation of the drought in the world worse and worse as human beings are more anxious about water shortage than ever before. It is the fact that the underground water level is declining in all continents of the world. Water crisis has become a world issue. We are facing the huge menace of water shortage. Although 70% of the earth’s surface is covered with water, unfortunately, only 2.5% of the water accounts for drinking water. Nearly half of the world’s population is frustrated with water shortage.
Drought resistance on a international scale should be considered as a common cause for the world as the “water crisis” is much more damaging than the financial crisis. Moreover, this resistance is also a significant strategic move as it is vital to the sustainable development of global economy, and so nations around the world should collaborate to join such cause.
We are here to suggest the establishment of the International Drought Resistance Day to promote the awareness of the challenge of the “water crisis” and to help people realize the importance of water conservation in fighting drought. We are also calling on each country to place drought resistance as the top national priority, bring in plenty of drought-resistant plants worldwide and keeping clean water from contamination.
Setting up the International Drought Resistance Day is also an important step in creating international consensus of resisting drought and protecting water. consequently, we propose to work specifically on the following points.
First, publicly invite all countries in the world to set a specific date as the International Drought Resistance Day. This will promote the influence of this event and send out a message of hope to those who are suffering from drought.
Second, U.N. should be the leader in promoting drought resistant plants. The plants that may help to resist drought should be planted in city parks, rural and pastoral areas as well as the green belts of roads and airports. The action to promote drought resistant plants and related industry must be jointly taken by UNEP, FAO,UNDP ,IBRD,WMO, UNHSP and IFAD.
Third, effort should be taken in finding and researching drought resistant plants for countries worldwide. This is also an important contribution to global environment protection.
Fourth, holding a World Drought Resistance Conference to increase the awareness of water shortage and drought resisting, and to encourage ordinary people to participate in the project of global sustainable development.
Fifth, setting up the World Drought Resistance Prize to award scientists, enterprisers, politicians and citizens who have dedicated and contributed to the cause of drought resistance.
The significance of setting up the International Drought Resistance Day is to improve the environment on earth and hopefully, it can be supported by U.N. We, the pioneers and explorers in the project of drought resistance are looking forward to hear your response as well as the response from U.N. and all the nations around the world.