World Water Day is held annually on March 22
as a means of focusing attention on the importance of fresh water and advocating
for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. The occasion of World
Water Day is also used to highlight required improvements for access to WASH (water,
sanitation, hygiene) facilities in developing countries
An
international day to celebrate freshwater was recommended at the 1992 United Nation
Conference on Environment And Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro .The United
Nation General Assembly responded by
designation 22 March 1993 as the first World Water Day. The United General
Assembly adopted resolution on 22 December 1992 and 22 March of each year was
declared world day for water, To be observed starting in 1993 . In conformity
with the recommendation of the United Nation Conference on Environment and
Development (UNCED).
Additionally, a number of nongovernmental
organizations promoting clean water and sustainable aquatic habitats have used
World Water Day as a time to focus attention on the critical issues of our era.
Events such as theatrical and musical celebrations, educational events, and
campaigns to raise money for access to clean and affordable water are held
worldwide on World Water Day, or on convenient dates close to March 22
World Water Day is an international observance
and and an opportunity to learn more about water related issues be inspired to
tell others and take action to make a difference .Earth year ,UN Water –the entity
that coordinates the UN’s work on water and sanitation –sets a theme for World
Water Day corresponding to a current or future challenge .The engagement campaign
is coordinated by one or several of the UN-WATER Members with a related mandate
.On this day stares were invited to devote the day ,as appropriate in the
national context ,to concrete activities such as the promotion of public
awareness through the production and dissemination of documentaries and the
organization of conference ,round tables ,seminars and expositions related to
the consecration and development of water resource and the implementation of
the recommendation of agenda 21.
Theme Of World Water Day -2016 –
Theme of 2016 World Water Day is –Water and
Jobs
(Better water Better Jobs)
Theme shows the correlation between water and
jobs created either directly or indirectly by water sources on the globe .Today
almost half of the world’s workers -1.5 billion people work in water related
sectors and nearly all jobs depends on water and those that ensure its safe
delivery .Yet the millions of people who work in water are often not recognized
or protected by basic labor rights .How enough quantity and quality of water
can change workers lives and livelihood and even transform societies and
economies .
Some Facts
884 Million People In The World Lack Access
To Safe Drinking Water.
More Than 840,000 People Die Each Year from
Water Related Disease.
Almost Two In Three People Who Need Safe
Drinking Water Survive On Less Than $2 A Day .
80% Of Sewages In Developing Countries Is Discharged,
Untreated ,Polluting ,River And Lakes .
Water is essential to human health .The human
body can last weeks without food ,but only days without water .Water is
essential to our survival. Regular hand washing ,is the best way to remove
germs and avoid getting sick and prevent the
spread of germs to others . Up to one trillion germs can live in one gram
of poop . As for the human body on an average it is made of 50 -65% water
.Babies have the highest percentage of water ,newborn are 78% water. Every day
,every person need access to water for drinking ,cooking and personal hygiene
.Water is essential for sanitation facilities that do not compromise health or
dignity .The world health organization recommend 7.5 liters per capita per day
will meet the requirement of most people under most conditions . A higher
quantity of about 20 liters per capita per day will take care of basic hygiene need
and basic food hygiene.
Despite impressive gains made over the last decade,748
million people do not have access to an improved source of drinking water and
2.5 billion do not use an improved sanitation facility .Investment in water and
sanitation services result in substantial economic gains. The return on
investment of attaining universal access to improved sanitation has been
estimated at 5.5 to 1, whereas for universal access of improved drinking water
sources the ration is estimated to be 2 to 1 . To cover every person worldwide
with safe water and sanitation is estimated to cost $107 billion a year over a
five year period.
There is a need to shift towards environmentally
sustainable economic policies that take account of the interconnection between
ecological systems .One challenge is to maintain a beneficial mix between built
and natural infrastructure and provision of their respective services.
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