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World Water Day - 22 March
March 23 , 2018
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- The World Water Day (WWD) is observed every year on 22 March to spread message of preservation and rational consumption of water.
- The theme for this year is ‘Nature for Water’. It explores how nature can be used to overcome the water challenges of the 21st century.
- It focuses attention on importance of universal access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities in developing countries.
- The first World Water Day was celebrated on 22 March 1993.
- The WWD was first formally proposed in Agenda 21 of United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1992.
- Later, United Nations General Assembly accepted recommendation of UNCED and instituted this day by adopting a resolution in December 1992.
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