International World Water Day

A Woman carries drinking water in a pot to her home in Karachi; women in rural areas across the country have to travel many miles to fetch drinking water from the wells. International World Water Day, which is held annually on 22 March, is a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. Karachi, Pakistan. 21/03/2010.

International 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 freshwater. On this page, we present a brief overview of the different themes that have been the focus of World Water Day celebrations.
Woman carries drinking water in pot to her homes in Karachi, Pakistan, Women in rural areas across the country have to travel many miles to fetch drinking water from the wells. Their return journey takes around eight or nine hours with each bringing back three or four liters. The underground water level has dropped and water has turned brackish. Pakistanis are facing shortage of clean drinking water due to drying rivers and the low level of water in the country's dams. World Water Day is marked on 22 March 2010. World Water Day has been held to celebrate freshwater annually since 1993.

A Woman carries drinking water in a pot to her home in Karachi; women in rural areas across the country have to travel many miles to fetch drinking water from the wells. International World Water Day, which is held annually on 22 March, is a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. Karachi, Pakistan. 21/03/2010.

International 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 freshwater. On this page, we present a brief overview of the different themes that have been the focus of World Water Day celebrations.
Woman carries drinking water in pot to her homes in Karachi, Pakistan, Women in rural areas across the country have to travel many miles to fetch drinking water from the wells. Their return journey takes around eight or nine hours with each bringing back three or four liters. The underground water level has dropped and water has turned brackish. Pakistanis are facing shortage of clean drinking water due to drying rivers and the low level of water in the country's dams. World Water Day is marked on 22 March 2010. World Water Day has been held to celebrate freshwater annually since 1993.