World Water Day 2018

The purpose of World Water Day is to arouse the public's awareness of water conservation and strengthen water resources protection. To meet the demand for water in people's daily life, business and agriculture, the United Nations has long been committed to addressing the global water crisis caused by rising water demand. The "United Nations Water Conference" held in 1977 issued a serious warning to the world: water will soon become a profound social crisis, and the next crisis after the oil crisis is water. On January 18, 1993, the forty-seventh session of the UN General Assembly made a resolution to determine March 22 of each year as "World Water Day."

This year’s theme, ‘Nature for Water’, explores nature-based solutions (NBS) to the water challenges we face in the 21st century.