About World Water Day
The United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/47/193 of 22 December 1992 by which 22 March of each year was declared World Day for Water, to be observed starting in 1993, in conformity with the recommendations of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) contained in Chapter 18 (Fresh Water Resources) of Agenda 21. States were invited to devote the Day, as appropriate in the national context, to concrete activities such as the promotion of public awareness through the publication and diffusion of documentaries and the organization of conferences, round tables, seminars and expositions related to the conservation and development of water resources and the implementation of the recommendations of Agenda 21.
World Water Day 2013 will be celebrated under the theme Water Cooperation, within the framwork of the United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation 2013, coordinated by UNESCO on behalf of UN Water.
World Water Day 2013: Water Cooperation
UNESCO was officially appointed by UN-WATER to lead the preparations for both the International Year and the World Water Day on 22 March 2013 under the theme "Water Cooperation".
Previous editions
World Water Day 2012: Water and Food Security
World Water Day 2011: Water for Cities: Responding to the Urban Challenge
