A global race will take place on April 18, 2010 in 192 countries around the world . The " Dow Live Earth Run for Water ", created by the organizers of the Live Earth mega-concert , which took place all over the world in July 2007, aims to raise public awareness about the water crisis and the issues related to the lack of drinking water . In addition to these races or walks, concerts and activities on the water will be set up.

For 24 hours, on April 18, several countries and cities around the world will organize races or walks of 6 km , the average distance "that women and children have to travel every day to fetch water", explain the organizers on their website.

Concurrently, concerts and activities on the water will be organized "to trigger a massive global movement to try to solve the problem of water scarcity".

A total of 192 countries are expected to participate, including Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States . In France, no event is announced yet, but volunteers can organize a race, a walk or even a concert in their locality by registering on the website dedicated to the race, https: // liveearth. org / en

The public can also leave their contact information on the site so that they can be contacted when an event is organized near their home.

Many personalities support the initiative as the actress Jessica Biel or Alexandra Cousteau , the environmental activist and granddaughter of the French explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau .