1. Home
  2. Events
Meetings and conferences
Worldwide

World water day 2012

Organizer(s) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Headquarters UN-Water
Upload your content
Format
In person
Date

UN-Water 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.

In 2012, FAO, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, is coordinating World Water Day, which has "Water and Food Security" as its theme.

Source
http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday/index.html

Explore further

Themes Water Food security and agriculture
Share this

Please note: Content is displayed as last posted by a PreventionWeb community member or editor. The views expressed therein are not necessarily those of UNDRR, PreventionWeb, or its sponsors. See our terms of use

Is this page useful?

Yes No
Report an issue on this page

Thank you. If you have 2 minutes, we would benefit from additional feedback (link opens in a new window).