{"id":90838,"date":"2021-03-21T16:19:18","date_gmt":"2021-03-21T16:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/il-liechtenstein-da-lezioni-allonu-di-risparmio-dellacqua\/"},"modified":"2021-05-25T15:18:44","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T15:18:44","slug":"liechtenstein-lectures-the-un-on-saving-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/liechtenstein-lectures-the-un-on-saving-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Liechtenstein lectures the UN on saving water"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Liechtenstein lectures the UN on saving water<\/h1>\n<h3>The &#8220;Waterfootprint&#8221; project is a success. In the Principality of Liechtenstein, the renunciation of one inhabitant for one year of bottled H2O and 55 francs donated quench the thirst of one needy person<\/h3>\n<p>On Thursday, March 18, Katrin Eggenberger presented the project &#8220;Waterfootprint Liechtenstein&#8221; during the summit meeting on water of the United Nations General Assembly.<br \/>\nThe initiative was initiated by the Life Climate Foundation Liechtenstein, the Drink &amp; Donate association and the government of the Alpine Principality.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/switzerland-liechtenstein-pact-scientific-innovation\/\"><strong>Switzerland-Liechtenstein pact on scientific innovation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The aim is to promote the use of tap water instead of bottled mineral water.<br \/>\nThe principle of &#8220;Waterfootprint Liechtenstein&#8221; is very simple: &#8220;Drink tap water. Donate drinking water&#8221;.<br \/>\nWith each &#8220;Water Footprint&#8221;, everyone can voluntarily refrain from buying bottled mineral water and, with a payment of just 55 Swiss francs per year, donate one year of safe access to drinking water for one person in a developing country.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/blockchain-act-approved-liechtenstein\/\"><strong>Blockchain Act unanimously approved in Liechtenstein<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This project promotes the sustainable use of drinking water and the resulting reduction of plastic and greenhouse gas emissions generated by bottling and transportation practices.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_90554\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90554\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-90554 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Il-logotipo-delliniziativa-Waterfootprint-Liechtenstein.-1024x304.png\" alt=\"Il logotipo dell'iniziativa 'Waterfootprint Liechtenstein'.\" width=\"840\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Il-logotipo-delliniziativa-Waterfootprint-Liechtenstein.-1024x304.png 1024w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Il-logotipo-delliniziativa-Waterfootprint-Liechtenstein.-300x89.png 300w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Il-logotipo-delliniziativa-Waterfootprint-Liechtenstein.-768x228.png 768w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Il-logotipo-delliniziativa-Waterfootprint-Liechtenstein.-1536x455.png 1536w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Il-logotipo-delliniziativa-Waterfootprint-Liechtenstein.-2048x607.png 2048w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Il-logotipo-delliniziativa-Waterfootprint-Liechtenstein..png 3964w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The logo of the &#8216;Waterfootprint Liechtenstein&#8217; initiative<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Along the &#8220;Young Rhine&#8221; a remarkable success<\/h3>\n<p><em>&#8220;I am proud of the fact that we in Liechtenstein currently have more &#8216;Waterfootprint&#8217; than inhabitants. This is a unique achievement and a sign of greater sustainability and solidarity on an international level. I am particularly pleased that the state, all the municipalities and most of our companies are participating in this project.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\nAnd again: <em>&#8220;Together we are setting a positive example to the world. I am convinced that this initiative can also serve as a model for other countries&#8221;,<\/em> said Foreign Minister Katrin Eggenberger in New York.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/how-liechtenstein-invented-corporate-state\/\">How Liechtenstein invented the enterprise state from scratch<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>With this initiative, Liechtenstein is making a direct contribution to the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which aim, among other things, to achieve access to clean water and sanitation for all by 2030.<br \/>\nThe high-level meeting proceeded World Water Day on March 22, which promotes awareness and action to clean and protect a critical commodity.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_90546\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90546\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-90546 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Il-corso-liechtensteinese-del-Reno-tra-Vaduz-e-Schaan-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Il corso liechtensteinese del Reno tra Vaduz e Schaan\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Il-corso-liechtensteinese-del-Reno-tra-Vaduz-e-Schaan-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Il-corso-liechtensteinese-del-Reno-tra-Vaduz-e-Schaan-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Il-corso-liechtensteinese-del-Reno-tra-Vaduz-e-Schaan-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Il-corso-liechtensteinese-del-Reno-tra-Vaduz-e-Schaan-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Il-corso-liechtensteinese-del-Reno-tra-Vaduz-e-Schaan.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90546\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Liechtensteiner course of the Rhine between Vaduz and Schaan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8220;Waterfootprint&#8221; project is a good one, with which in the Principality the renunciation of one inhabitant to one year of bottled H2O and 55 francs donated quench the thirst of a needy person.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":90543,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[256,260,291,210,305],"tags":[263,261,264],"class_list":["post-90838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy","category-highlights","category-liechtenstein-en","category-magazine","category-politics","tag-future","tag-opportunities","tag-sustainability"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90838"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":99335,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90838\/revisions\/99335"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}