World Water Day

22 March 2017

World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.

An international day to celebrate freshwater was recommended at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). The United Nations General Assembly responded by designating 22 March 1993 as the first World Water Day.

Each year, World Water Day highlights a specific aspect of fresh water. In 2017, the theme is "Wastewater."

Today there are over 663 million people living without  safe water close to them. They are forced to go a distance to get safe drinking water or forced to use contaminated water.

Please google World Water Day for more information on how you might respond to this crisis.