Know the Purpose and theme of World Water Day 22 March
It was established by the United Nations in 1993 to highlight the importance of freshwater and advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.
WORLD WATER DAY: YEAR-WISE THEMES
1993: The first World Water Day; no official theme.
1994: Caring for Our Water Resources is Everybody’s Business
1995: Women and Water
1996: Water for Thirsty Cities
1997: The World's Water: Is There Enough?
1998: Groundwater: The Invisible Resource
1999: Everyone Lives Downstream
2000: Water for the 21st Century
2001: Water for Health
2002: Water for Development
2003: Water for the Future
2004: Water and Disasters
2005: Water for Life
2006: Water and Culture
2007: Coping with Water Scarcity
2008: Sanitation
2009: Transboundary Waters
2010: Clean Water for a Healthy World
2011: Water for Cities: Responding to the Urban Challenge
2012: Water and Food Security: The World is Thirsty Because We Are Hungry
2013: Water Cooperation
2014: Water and Energy
2015: Water and Sustainable Development
2016: Better Water, Better Jobs
2017: Why Waste Water?
2018: Nature for Water
2019: Leaving No One Behind
2020: Water and Climate Change
2021: Valuing Water
2022: Groundwater: Making the Invisible Visible
2023: Accelerating Change
2024: Water for Peace
2025: Glacier Preservation
