Drowning is still a serious and huge problem in Europe. More than 23.000 people die every year in the water. Anyone can drown – no one should! We can all take action to end drowning. Everybody can do something to prevent drowning!

The International Lifesaving Federation of Europe ILSE offered on the occasion of the 2022 World Drowning Prevention Day on July 25^th. The webinar was organised as a zoom webinar.

ILSE-WDPD-webinar-schedule

The President of ILSE, Dr. Detlev Mohr, welcomed all participants:

2022_07_25_WDPD_Message_of_ILSE_President

Here you will find some of the reports:

00_Master

10_Dr-Detlev-Mohr

12_Ana-Dominguez

14_SLS-Ice-Safety-WDPD-220708

16_Drowning-Gender-Matters

18_Child-Drowning-prevention-programs-NLS

You will find more information about the World Drowning Prevention Day and the UN General Assembly Resolution on Global Drowning Prevention (A/RES/75/273).

WHO_Prevent_Drowning-eng

ILSE Member HRC, Croatia, illuminated different cities and towns, see as an example the featured photo. Here are some further examples of the activities and information of the ILSE Member Associations:

Albania: