Wednesday, 22 March 2017

World Water Day


World Water Day is annually celebrated on the 22 March. This day was first implemented in 1993. It was recommended at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro. It commenced as a result of continued awareness about water-related issues. The United Nations General Assembly officially designated March 22 as World Water Day and is coordinated by UN-Water. This is an important day on the environmental calendar, especially because all over the world water crises occur. It provides an incentive to learn more about the importance of water resources and to ensure that water resources are managed sustainably. It is seen as an international observance where knowledge about water-related issues is shared. The most important message is to take action and make a critical difference.





Theme for 2017
Each year the day is spend with a different theme in mind, decided upon by UN-Water, corresponding with either a current or future challenge. 2017’s is Wastewater (Why waste water?). Wastewater is an important resource and it is about reducing and reusing it. It’s in line with achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 6 target: To halve the proportion of untreated wastewater and increase water recycling and safe reuse. The most important thing to remember is that instead of wasting wastewater, it must be reduced and reused and reused.




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