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Brief Description
Founded by Cardinal Jiménez de Cisneros in the early 16th century, Alcalá de Henares was the world's first planned university city. It was the original model for the Civitas Dei (City of God), the ideal urban community which Spanish missionaries brought to the Americas. It also served as a model for universities in Europe and elsewhere.
Province and Autonomous Community of Madrid
N40 28 53 W3 22 5
Date of Inscription: 1998
Criteria: (ii)(iv)(vi)
Ref: 876
| Issue date | 3/01/2013 |
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| Stamping | Offset |
| Paper | Autoadhesivo fosforescente |
| Size of the Stamps | 28,8 x 40,9 mm. (vertical) |
| Face value of the stamps | 0,90 € |
| Fold effects | 25 |
| Editiona | ilimitada |
The United Nations General Assembly declared 2013 as the International Year of Water Cooperation. A self adhesive stamp is issued on this subject within the Civic Values series.
Water is a source of life and a critical resource for the development, health and wellbeing of human beings. It is known that the risk posed by climate change is increasing every day and freshwater scarcity affects every continent. The lack of safe water and its distribution is a major challenge of the 21st century affecting countries all over the world.
An estimated one fifth of the world population suffers from water scarcity and one quarter of the total population lives in countries lacking the necessary infrastructure to transport water from rivers and aquifers. Water scarcity is caused not only by natural causes but also by human action, as an uneven distribution, abuse and pollution of water result in an increase in water-scarce regions.
The UN concern over water as a critical mean to contribute to sustainable development, environmental sustainability and the eradication of poverty and hunger has led to the declaration of the World Water Day (celebrated every year on March 22) and the International Year of Freshwater. More recently the International Decade for Action (2005-2015) with the theme "Water for Life" was proclaimed.
The declaration of 2013 as International Year of Water Cooperation wishes to raise awareness among countries and institutions on the need to strengthen cooperation on safe water issues and tackle the challenges of meeting the demands of access to safe water, transboundary water management, water equality and water supply.
The stamp depicts symbolically the idea of a glass of water, as an individual use of water, pouring onto an inverted tap, as a sign of scarcity and depletion.
Source: http://www.correos.es
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