Climate Change
World Water Day 2020, on 22 March, is about water and climate change – and how the two are inextricably linked.
Adapting to the water effects of climate change will protect health and save lives.
Using water more efficiently will reduce greenhouse gases.
We cannot afford to wait. Everyone has a role to play.
WASTEWATER
World Water Day, on 22 March every year, is about taking action to tackle the water crisis. Today, 1.8 billion people use a source of drinking water contaminated with faeces, putting them at risk of contracting cholera, dysentery, typhoid and polio.
WATER FOR ALL
Sustainable Development Goal 6 is crystal clear: water for all by 2030. By definition, this means leaving no one behind. But today, billions of people are still living without safe water – their households, schools, workplaces, farms and factories struggling to survive and thrive.
BETTER WATER, BETTER JOBS
On World Water Day, people everywhere show that they care and that they have the power to make a difference. They get inspired by information and use it to take action and change things. This year many will focus on the power that water and jobs have to transform people’s lives.
THE ANSWER IS IN NATURE
World Water Day, on 22 March every year, is about focusing attention on the importance of water. The theme for World Water Day 2018 is ‘Nature for Water’ – exploring nature-based solutions to the water challenges we face in the 21st century.
WATER AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Water is at the core of sustainable development. Water resources, and the range of services they provide, underpin poverty reduction, economic growth and environmental sustainability. From food and energy security to human and environmental health, water contributes to improvements in social well-being and inclusive growth, affecting the livelihoods of billions.
2014: World Water Day – Water and Energy – Coordinators: UNIDO, UNU
2013: World Water Day – Water Cooperation – Coordinator: UNESCO
2012: World Water Day – Water and Food Security – Coordinator: FAO
2011: World Water Day – Water for Cities – Coordinator: UN Habitat
2010: World Water Day – Water Quality
2009: World Water Day – Transboundary Waters – Coordinators: FAO, UNECE, UNESCO
2008: World Water Day – International Year of Sanitation – Coordinator: UNDESA
2007: World Water Day – Water Scarcity – Coordinator: FAO
2006: World Water Day – Water and Culture – Coordinator: UNESCO
2005: World Water Day – Water for Life 2005-2015
2004: World Water Day – Water and Disasters – Coordinators: UNISDR, WMO
2003: World Water Day – Water for the Future – Coordinator: UN Environment
2002: World Water Day – Water for Development – Coordinator: IAEA
2001: World Water Day – Water for Health, Taking Charge – Coordinator: WHO
2000: World Water Day – Water for the 21st Century - UNESCO
1999: World Water Day – Everyone lives downstream – Coordinator: UN Environment
1998: World Water Day – Groundwater, the invisible resource – Coordinators: UN DESA, UNICEF
1997: World Water Day – The World’s Water, Is There Enough? WMO, UNESCO
1996: World Water Day – Water for Thirsty Cities UN Habitat
1995: World Water Day – Women and Water
1994: World Water Day – Caring for Water Resources is Everybody’s Business