Workshops

World Water Day 2018: Nature for Water

World Water Day is marked annually on 22 March as a means of bringing attention to the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.

Programmes

KMC

Date & Time

22 March 2018 01 January 1970

Contact

Sudas Sharma

It is a day to celebrate water and to express solidarity with efforts that make a difference to members of the global population who suffer from water-related issues. Each year, World Water Day highlights a specific aspect of water. Environmental damage, together with climate change, is driving the water-related crises we see around the world. Floods, drought and water pollution are all made worse by degraded vegetation, soil, rivers and lakes. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that there are over 663 million people living without a safe water supply close to home, spending countless hours queuing or trekking to distant sources, and coping with the health impacts of using contaminated water.