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'''World Water Day''' is an annual [[United Nations]] (UN) observance day held on the [[22 March|22nd of March]] that highlights the importance of [[fresh water]]. The day is used to advocate for the [[sustainable management]] of [[Water resources|freshwater resources]].<ref name="UNWATER2" /> The theme of each year focuses on topics relevant to [[Drinking water|clean water]], [[sanitation]] and [[hygiene]] ([[WASH]]), which is in line with the targets of [[Sustainable Development Goal 6]].<ref name="JMP2017">WHO and UNICEF (2017) [https://www.susana.org/en/knowledge-hub/resources-and-publications/library/details/2805 Progress on Drinking Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: 2017 Update and SDG Baselines] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227032419/https://www.susana.org/en/knowledge-hub/resources-and-publications/library/details/2805 |date=27 February 2020 }}. Geneva: World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), 2017</ref> The [[UN World Water Development Report]] (WWDR) is released each year around World Water Day.
[[UN-Water]] is the convener for World Water Day and selects the theme for each year in consultation with UN organizations that share an interest in that year's focus.<ref name="UNWATER2" /> The theme for 2021 was "Valuing Water" and the public campaign invited people to join a global conversation on social media to "tell us your stories, thoughts and feelings about water".<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=World Water Day|url=https://www.worldwaterday.org/|url-status=live|access-date=21 March 2021|website=UN-Water|archive-date=1 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601030038/https://www.worldwaterday.org/}}</ref>
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[[Non-governmental organization]]s active in the [[WASH]] sector, such as [[UNICEF]], [[WaterAid]] and Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP), use the day to raise public awareness, get [[media attention]] for water issues and inspire action.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unicef.org/jordan/media_10914.html|title=Humanitarian agencies come together to promote water conservation on World Water Day in Jordan|date=22 March 2016|access-date=20 March 2017|archive-date=20 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320233052/https://www.unicef.org/jordan/media_10914.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Activities have included releasing publications and films, as well as organizing round tables, seminars and expositions.<ref name=":5" />
[[End Water Poverty]], a global [[civil society]] coalition with 250 partner organizations, sponsors Water Action Month each year and offers an event-planning guidebook.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.endwaterpoverty.org/news/water-action-month-2018|title=Water Action Month|website=End Water Poverty: Sanitation and Water for All|access-date=20 March 2017|archive-date=21 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321192936/https://www.endwaterpoverty.org/news/water-action-month-2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021|title=2021 water, sanitation and hygiene barometer|url=https://www.solidarites.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/water-barometer-2021.pdf|url-status=live|website=SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL|access-date=13 April 2021|archive-date=25 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325000242/https://www.solidarites.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/water-barometer-2021.pdf}}</ref>
The [[UN World Water Development Report|UN World Water Development Report (WWDR)]] is released each year on World Water Day. Information related to the annual theme gives decision-makers tools to implement sustainable use of [[water resources]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.unwater.org/publication_categories/world-water-development-report/|title=World Water Development Report|publisher=UN-Water|access-date=21 March 2018|archive-date=21 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321081324/http://www.unwater.org/publication_categories/world-water-development-report/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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* 2006: Water and Culture. The theme drew the attention to the fact that there are as many ways of viewing, using, and celebrating water as there are cultural traditions across the world.
* 2007: Coping With Water Scarcity. Highlighted [[water scarcity]] worldwide and the need for increased integration and cooperation to ensure sustainable, efficient and equitable management of scarce water resources, both at international and local levels.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wwd.unwater.org/2007/|title=World Water Day 2007|publisher=UN-Water|access-date=21 March 2018|archive-date=21 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321130922/http://wwd.unwater.org/2007/|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:World Water Day (3384841410).jpg|thumb|World Water Day 2009: US soldiers cleaning a river in South Korea]]
* 2008: [[Sanitation]]. 2008 was also the [[International Year of Sanitation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wwd.unwater.org/2008/|title=World Water Day 2008|publisher=UN-Water|access-date=20 March 2018|archive-date=21 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321130639/http://wwd.unwater.org/2008/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 2009: Trans Waters. Special focus placed on [[International waters|trans-boundary waters]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wwd.unwater.org/2009/|title=World Water Day 2009|website=World Water Day 2009|publisher=UN-Water|access-date=21 March 2018|archive-date=21 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321130924/http://wwd.unwater.org/2009/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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=== 2014 – Water and Energy ===
The 2014 theme of Water and Energy emphasized the close linkages and interdependence of water and energy and brought attention to the [[water-energy nexus]].<ref name="UNWATER2014" /> About 8% of the energy generated globally is used for pumping, treating and transporting water to various consumers. Furthermore, generating and transmitting energy requires the use of water resources, particularly for [[Hydroelectricity|hydroelectric]], [[Nuclear power|nuclear]], and [[thermal energy]] sources.{{
The aim of that year's theme was to facilitate the development of policies and crosscutting frameworks that would bridge ministries and sectors. It was meant to lead the way to energy security and sustainable water use in a [[green economy]].<ref name="UNWATER2014">{{Cite web|url=http://wwd.unwater.org/2014/|title=World Water Day 2014|publisher=UN-Water|access-date=20 March 2018}}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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=== 2015 – Water and Sustainable Development ===
With the theme 'Water and Sustainable Development', the year 2015 provided an important opportunity to consolidate and build upon the previous World Water Days to highlight water's role in the sustainable development agenda.<ref name="UNWATER">{{Cite web|url=http://wwd.unwater.org/2015/|title=World Water Day 2015|publisher=UN-Water|access-date=20 March 2018}}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The [[Millennium Development Goals]] (MDGs) were to have been achieved by 2015, so the year lent itself to discussions of the post-MDG period and aspirations for water and sustainable development. With the launch of the [[Sustainable Development Goals]] (SDGs), World Water Day gave specific emphasis to SDG 6, which calls for water and sanitation for all, by encouraging discussion of how SDG 6 could be achieved by 2030.<ref name="UNWATER2" />
=== 2016 – Better Water, Better Jobs ===
The 2016 theme of "Better water, better jobs" highlighted the correlation between water and job creation, both directly and indirectly, by water sources around the globe.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://wwd.unwater.org/2016/|title=World Water Day 2016|publisher=UN-Water|access-date=21 March 2018|archive-date=6 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006131321/http://wwd.unwater.org/2016/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The theme led to a collaboration with the [[International Labour Organization]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ilo.org/sector/WCMS_458061/lang--en/index.htm|title=Event to mark World Water Day 2016 and launch the World Water Development Report|website=International Labour Organisation|date=22 March 2016|access-date=20 March 2018|archive-date=21 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321192648/http://www.ilo.org/sector/WCMS_458061/lang--en/index.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> As water scarcity becomes more of a reality, industries heavily dependent on water like textiles and agriculture are at risk of increased costs, which threatens salaries and jobs. Increased costs may then be passed on to consumers.{{
The theme also highlights how an abundance of quality water can change people's jobs and lives for the better. The 2016 celebration created recognition for those working to improve water quality and availability, and the need for many to transition to other and better jobs.<ref name=":0" /> Three out of four of jobs worldwide are water-dependent. Water shortages and lack of access may limit economic growth in the years to come, according to the 2016 United Nations World Water Development Report.<ref>UN-Water (2016) [http://www.unwater.org/publications/world-water-development-report-2016/ World Water Development Report 2016: Water and jobs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807131514/https://www.unwater.org/publications/world-water-development-report-2016/ |date=7 August 2020 }}, Geneva, Switzerland</ref>
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=== 2021 – Valuing Water ===
The theme for 2021 is "Valuing Water".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-22|title=World Water Day 2021: Date, Theme, History, Slogan, Quotes, Significance|url=https://news.jagatgururampalji.org/world-water-day/|access-date=2021-03-22|website=S A NEWS|language=en-US|archive-date=22 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322123716/https://news.jagatgururampalji.org/world-water-day/|url-status=live}}</ref> People were invited to join a global conversation to "tell us your stories, thoughts and feelings about water" on social media using the hashtag [https://twitter.com/hashtag/water2me?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Ehashtag #Water2me]. The campaign looked beyond the issue of pricing, asking the public: "How is water important to your home and family life, your livelihood, your cultural practices, your wellbeing, your local environment?".<ref name=":5" />
=== 2022 – Groundwater, Making the Invisible Visible ===
The theme for 2022 is "Groundwater, Making the [[social invisibility|Invisible]] Visible".<ref>{{cite web |title="Groundwater: Making the Invisible Visible" the theme of World Water Day 2022 {{!}} IGRAC |url=https://www.un-igrac.org/news/groundwater-making-invisible-visible-theme-world-water-day-2022 |website=www.un-igrac.org |access-date=6 January 2022 |language=en |archive-date=6 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106162855/https://www.un-igrac.org/news/groundwater-making-invisible-visible-theme-world-water-day-2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Groundwater]] is the largest source of [[Fresh water|freshwater]] on earth. However, being stored underneath the surface, it is often overlooked. Therefore, [https://www.un-igrac.org IGRAC] and [http://www.unesco.org/water/ihp UNESCO-IHP] initiated a World Water Day exclusively focused on this resource. The campaign is built around three main groundwater-related topics/issues, namely: (1) The invisible ingredient in food, (2) a resource without borders, and (3) a finite supply. The campaign also built around other products and events in this so-called 'year of groundwater'. The groundwater catalogue will be launched during the [http://worldwaterforum.org World Water Forum] in [[Dakar]], [[Senegal]]. The final event related to the campaign will be the Groundwater Summit 2022,<ref>{{cite web |title=Groundwater Summit {{!}} IGRAC |url=http://www.groundwater-summit.org/ |website=www.un-igrac.org |language=en |access-date=20 February 2023 |archive-date=28 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128071722/https://groundwater-summit.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> held in Paris, France.
=== 2023 – Accelating
The theme for 2023 is accelating change.<ref>[https://www.un.org/en/observances/water-day World Water Day, United Nations]</ref> Dysfunction throughout [[water cycle]] undermines progress on all major global issues, from health to hunger, gender equality to jobs, education to industry, and disasters to peace.{{
=== 2024 – Water for Prosperity and Peace ===
The theme for 2024 is "Water for Peace". The key messages read, 'Water can create peace or spark conflict. When water is scarce or polluted, or when people have unequal, or no access, tensions can rise between communities and countries.', 'Prosperity and peace rely on water. As nations manage climate change, mass migration and political unrest, they must put water cooperation at the heart of their plans.', and 'Water can lead us out of crisis. We can foster harmony between communities and countries by uniting around the fair and sustainable use of water – from United Nations conventions at the international level, to actions at the local level.'<ref>[https://www.un.org/en/observances/water-day World Water Day 2024, United Nations]</ref>
== Impacts ==
Every year, World Water Day campaign messages and publications reach millions of people through [[social media]], dedicated websites and other channels. In 2021, the World Water Day public campaign invited people to take part in a social media conversation ([https://twitter.com/hashtag/water2me?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Ehashtag #Water2me]) about the value of water. More than 6,000 public conversations took place in over 140 countries on social media from
In 2017, 700 individual events were held in 110 countries and there were over 500,000 authors on social media using the hashtag '#WorldWaterDay'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unwater.org/publications/un-water-annual-report-2017/|title=UN-Water Annual Report 2017|website=UN-Water|access-date=3 March 2020|archive-date=22 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022025745/https://www.unwater.org/publications/un-water-annual-report-2017/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, there was a 25% increase in both the number of website visits and the maximum potential reach on social media largely due to celebrity support and a coordinated communications approach across the [[United Nations]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unwater.org/publications/un-water-annual-report-2018/|title=UN-Water Annual Report 2018|website=UN-Water|access-date=3 March 2020|archive-date=28 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028140526/https://www.unwater.org/publications/un-water-annual-report-2018/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2016, the UN-Water annual report stated that social media engagement (hashtag #WorldWaterDay), had a maximum potential reach of 1.6 billion people worldwide in 2016.<ref name="UNWater2016">{{Cite book|url=http://www.unwater.org/publications/un-water-annual-report-2016/|title=Annual Report UN-Water|publisher=UN-Water|year=2016|location=Geneva, Switzerland|access-date=21 March 2018|archive-date=22 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022025749/https://www.unwater.org/publications/un-water-annual-report-2016/|url-status=live}}</ref>{{rp|21}} Over 500 events in 100 countries were registered on the World Water Day website that year.<ref name="UNWater2016" />{{rp|21}}
==See also==
* [[Human right to water and sanitation]]
* [[Sustainable Development Goal 6]]
* [[WASH]]
* [[World Water Forum]]
* [[World Toilet Day]]
* [[Water issues in developing countries]]
* [[List of awareness days]]
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