Uplifting the leadership of women and girls on World Water Day 2026 – FNHA
March 19, 2026
A message from Dr. Kamran Golmohammadi, FNHA Office of the Chief Medical Officer; and Casey Neathway, FNHA Director, Regional Health Emergency Management and Chair of the Americas Region, International Federation of Environmental Health
The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) joins communities across Turtle Island and around the world in recognizing World Water Day (March 22), an annual United Nations (UN) observance focusing on the importance of protecting fresh water. This year’s theme, “Water and Gender,” recognizes that the global water crisis disproportionately affects women and girls, who often shoulder the daily burden of collecting water while having limited say in decisions about how water is managed.
Women play a vital leadership role in water governance and stewardship in many First Nations communities and within the FNHA.
