International World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a
means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and
advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater
resources. Each year, World Water Day highlights a specific
aspect of freshwater. An international day to celebrate
freshwater was recommended at the 1992 United Nations Conference
on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro. The
United Nations General Assembly responded by designating 22
March 1993 as the first 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 awa