World Water Day ( in other official UN languages : Arabic World Day for Water, Arabic اليوم العالمي للمياه, Spanish Día Mundial del Agua, Chinese 世界 水 日, French Journée mondiale de l'eau ) is celebrated annually 22 March . This World Day was declared by the UN General Assembly in 1993 (resolution No. A / RES / 47/193, World Water Day ).
| World Water Day | |
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| Differently | World Water Day |
| Type of | Ecological |
| purpose | Draw the attention of mankind to the problems of water resources of the Earth |
| Installed | in 1993 |
| Founders | UN General Assembly |
| date | March 22 |
The General Assembly resolution invited states to hold events on this day dedicated to the conservation and development of water resources . The General Assembly requested the UN Secretary-General to focus annual relevant UN events on one specific topic.
In 2003, the General Assembly, in its resolution No. A / RES / 58/217, declared the period 2005-2015, starting with the International Day of Water Resources on March 22, 2005, the International Decade for Action “Water for Life” . Every year this day is held under a specific motto (theme).
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Statistics
- In 2006, 1.1 billion people were deprived of safe drinking water.
- In 2006, 2.6 billion people did not have access to basic sanitation services.
- By 2006, more people had died from floods and droughts than from other natural disasters.
World Day Annual Themes
- 1993
- 1994 - “Caring for our water resources is everyone’s business”
- 1995 - Water and Women
- 1996 - Water for Thirsty Cities
- 1997 - “Is There Enough Water in the World?”
- 1998 - "Groundwater - an invisible resource"
- 1999 - Everyone Lives Downstream
- 2000 - “Water Resources for the 21st Century”
- 2001 - Water Resources for Health
- 2002 - “Water Resources for Development”
- 2003 - “Water Resources for the Future”
- 2004 - “Water and Natural Disasters”
- 2005 - “Water for Life”
- 2006 - “Water Resources and Culture”
- 2007 - “Solving the problem of water scarcity”
- 2008 - “Water Resources and Sanitation”
- 2009 - “Shared Water Resources - Shared Opportunities”
- 2010 - “Pure water for the health of the world”
- 2011 - “Water for cities”
- 2012 - “Water and Food Security”
- 2013 - Water Cooperation
- 2014 - Water and Energy
- 2015 - “Water and Sustainable Development”
- 2016 - “Water Resources and Employment”
- 2017 - “Why Wastewater?”
- 2018 - Nature and Water
- 2019 - Leaving No One Behind
See also
- International Day Against Dams
- World Oceans Day
- World Sea Day
- World Environment Day
- Environmental Hazard Protection Days