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On this World Water Day, the focus is on the growing challenges of delivering water to cities, particularly as local climates are stressed by climate change.  In many parts of the world, the water, climate and urban crises are intertwined.  Climate impacts are a factor driving people to cities, often because of local droughts.  Many cities are feeling the pressures of inadequate water infrastructure, and quite simply not enough water to go around.

We are blessed in Toronto with a secure supply of safe water, so for us this is a day to be grateful, to pause for a moment to consider those who are not so lucky, and to consider what we can do.

May your blessings outnumber
        the shamrocks that grow,
And may trouble avoid you
        wherever you go.

Go mbeannai Dia duit.

Parts of this are eerily familiar.

It’s exciting to see various faith groups taking action to protect all creation, like the Green Choices for Faith Communities forum happening in Toronto later this month.

Visit ecosikh.org for more information.

My heartfelt sympathies go out to the Japanese people, and all Japanese-Canadians for the hardships and sorrows following yesterday’s earthquake and tsunami, today’s explosion at the Fukushima nuclear power plant and continued worries about 3 reactors which have not yet been stabilized. Details are sketchy now, but the whole world is watching and hoping that the situation is stabilized soon.