World Water Day                                                  

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Context: The World Water Day is celebrated to raise public awareness about the significance of fresh water and sustainable management of this significant resource.

• One of the main focuses of World Water Day is to support the achievement of ‘Sustainable Development Goal 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030.’

Why is it important?

• According to the UN, one in three people lives without safe drinking water even today.
• By 2050, up to 5.7 billion people may be living in areas where water is scarce for at least one month a year.
• Observance of the World Water Day seeks to reaffirm that water and sanitation measures are key to reducing poverty, achieving environmental sustainability and economic growth.

World Water Day

• World Water Day 2022 theme: ‘Groundwater: Making The Invisible Visible’ is the theme of World Water Day 2022, proposed by IGRAC.
• HISTORY: Officially the idea of World Water Day was a resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly conference on Environmental and Development in Rio De Janeiro in 1992. It was then that the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution stating that every year, March 22 will be marked as World Water Day starting 1993.
• It is an annual event to increase community awareness about understanding the importance of water conservation.
• Significance: It is promoted globally by UN agencies to stimulate people across the world by organising promotional activities to encourage the people, make them address the critical water issues, and also coordinate with the international activities.
• The Government of India has adopted the Jal Jeevan Mission to ensure water conservation and access to clean drinking water for our citizens.

https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/water/world-water-day-levels-of-water-security-in-africa-unacceptably-low-says-un-report-82016