INTERNATIONAL WORLD WATER DAY: MARCH 22, 2009

 

Home About the Water Portal UNESCO’s water family IHP UNESCO-IHE WWAP Water Centres Water Chairs Resources Water Events Water Links IHP Publications Water Photo Library Glossary of Hydrology 22 March – World Water Day 2009: Transboundary Waters World Water Day 2009, which will be celebrated on Sunday 22 March, will highlight Transboundary Waters. People around the world are encouraged to celebrate the day to draw attention to the challenge of sharing water and opportunities. Access the Day’s official website About World Water Day The United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/47/193 of 22 December 1992 by which 22 March of each year was declared World Day for Water, to be observed starting in 1993, in conformity with the recommendations of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) contained in Chapter 18 (Fresh Water Resources) of Agenda 21. States were invited to devote the Day, as appropriate in the national context, to concrete activities such as the promotion of public awareness through the publication and diffusion of documentaries and the organization of conferences, round tables, seminars and expositions related to the conservation and development of water resources and the implementation of the recommendations of Agenda 21. English Français Español Previous Years 2008: Sanitation 2007: Coping with Water Scarcity 2006: Water and Culture 2005: Water for Life 2004: Water and Disasters 2003: Water for Future 2002: Water for Development 2001: Water for Health 2000: Water for the Twenty-first Century Learn about World Water Day in previous years Contact : waterportal@unesco.org – UNESCO SOURCE:  http://www.unesco.org/water/water_celebrations/