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`GABROVACKA RIVER - OUR RIVER`

21.03.2009.

UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the United Nations for Science and Culture Organization (UNESCO) are this year leaders in the celebrating World Water Day. Theme of this year's global campaign is "common water - common possibilites`, with special focus on cross-border waters.

On the occasion of World Water Day in Crvena Zvezda, part of Nis and Palilula, the cleaning activity of Gabrovacka river bed was organized. Despite bad weather conditions, the inhabitants of this part of the city gathered expressing civic initiative to prevent the pollution of Nišava River confluents.

With the motto "Gabrovačka River - our river", within the world ecological campaign "Clean up the World - Clean Serbia", which is promoted by EKOPOLIS net (www.ekopolis.rs), several dozens of citizens, among whom were young, from one of the bridges of Gabrovacka River, sent the call to the people who live by the river banks of the river, city authorities and municipal services to prevent waste disposal in the river bed

Slavoljub Savic, one of the organizers, expressed his satisfaction with the interest of the citizens for the solution of environmental problems in this part of Palilula. He thanked the association EKOPOLIS-media network, Institute "Ekoman and public-utility enterprises" Mediana "and" Naisus, that all participated in organization and promotion campaigns.

UN Assembly on the 58th session held in December 2003 declared the period from 2005.-2015. international decade – calling it ''Water for Life'' action. World Water Day on March 22 was adopted for the beginning of the decade in 2005.

Water covers 70 percent of our planet, but we have only three percent of fresh water that could be used for drinking, a very small amount of water is available for people. World Organization is warning that this lack of water due to pollution or drying the sources may arise as a consequence of excessive use of fertilizer and pesticides, uncontrolled deforestation, water flows diversion and the presence of not arranged dumps.

Serbia has a big problem with the communal waste waters and ministries have introduced a rigorous control of polluters of the environment. Approximately 80 percent of municipal waste water in Serbia, without any treatment, goes to rivers, only 12 percent water is recycled, and the aim is that, in the next five years, 60 percent of water to be always recycled. Water does not know geographical boundaries and political, economic and other obstacles. It is the necessity of every person, regardless of skin color, religion or nation.

Palilula Municiplaity, EKOpolis network in the cooperation with non-governmental organizations, the Institute and EKOMAN Institute and National Comittee for world ecological campaign "Clean up the World- Clean Serbia" – gives a modest contribution to the education of the population for sustainable development and the promotion of these activities.


	`GABROVACKA RIVER - OUR RIVER` 21.03.2009. UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the United Nations for Science and Culture Organization (UNESCO) are this year leaders in the celebrating World Water Day. Theme of this year's global campaign is "common water - common possibilites`, with special focus on cross-border waters. On the occasion of World Water Day in Crvena Zvezda, part of Nis and Palilula, the cleaning activity of Gabrovacka river bed was organized. Despite bad weather conditions, the inhabitants of this part of the city gathered expressing civic initiative to prevent the pollution of Nišava River confluents. With the motto "Gabrovačka River - our river", within the world ecological campaign "Clean up the World - Clean Serbia", which is promoted by EKOPOLIS net (www.ekopolis.rs), several dozens of citizens, among whom were young, from one of the bridges of Gabrovacka River, sent the call to the people who live by the river banks of the river, city authorities and municipal services to prevent waste disposal in the river bed Slavoljub Savic, one of the organizers, expressed his satisfaction with the interest of the citizens for the solution of environmental problems in this part of Palilula. He thanked the association EKOPOLIS-media network, Institute "Ekoman and public-utility enterprises" Mediana "and" Naisus, that all participated in organization and promotion campaigns. UN Assembly on the 58th session held in December 2003 declared the period from 2005.-2015. international decade – calling it ''Water for Life'' action. World Water Day on March 22 was adopted for the beginning of the decade in 2005. Water covers 70 percent of our planet, but we have only three percent of fresh water that could be used for drinking, a very small amount of water is available for people. World Organization is warning that this lack of water due to pollution or drying the sources may arise as a consequence of excessive use of fertilizer and pesticides, uncontrolled deforestation, water flows diversion and the presence of not arranged dumps. Serbia has a big problem with the communal waste waters and ministries have introduced a rigorous control of polluters of the environment. Approximately 80 percent of municipal waste water in Serbia, without any treatment, goes to rivers, only 12 percent water is recycled, and the aim is that, in the next five years, 60 percent of water to be always recycled. Water does not know geographical boundaries and political, economic and other obstacles. It is the necessity of every person, regardless of skin color, religion or nation. Palilula Municiplaity, EKOpolis network in the cooperation with non-governmental organizations, the Institute and EKOMAN Institute and National Comittee for world ecological campaign "Clean up the World- Clean Serbia" – gives a modest contribution to the education of the population for sustainable development and the promotion of these activities.