Participants from all over the world are preparing for a
spectacular programme on Tuesday 22 March to celebrate World
Water Day. With the theme of Water and Urbanisation, this year’s
event is being coordinated by UN-HABITAT with UN Water and the
African Ministers’ Council on Water and the official celebration
will be marked in Cape Town, South Africa. Special guests
include His Royal Highness Prince Willem-Alexander of the
Netherlands, Chair of the United Nations Secretary General’s
Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation, Dr Joan Clos, Executive
Director of UN-HABITAT and the Honourable Edna Mowena, Minister
for Water and Environment Affairs in South Africa and President
of the African Ministers’ Council on Water. As well as the high-
level meetings and academic talks and discussions, an exciting
schedule of entertainment has been organized including an open
fair and performances by several leading bands, starting on
Sunday 20 March and ending with a live jazz festival on Tuesday
evening. World Water Day dates