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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style>World Water Day is an annual <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> (UN) observance day held on <a href="/wiki/22_March" class="mw-redirect" title="22 March">22 March</a> that highlights the importance of <a href="/wiki/Fresh_water" title="Fresh water">fresh water</a>. The day is used to advocate for the <a href="/wiki/Sustainable_management" title="Sustainable management">sustainable management</a> of <a href="/wiki/Water_resources" title="Water resources">freshwater resources</a>.<a href="#cite_note-UNWATER2-1">[1]</a> The theme of each year focuses on topics relevant to <a href="/wiki/Drinking_water" title="Drinking water">clean water</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sanitation" title="Sanitation">sanitation</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hygiene" title="Hygiene">hygiene</a> (<a href="/wiki/WASH" title="WASH">WASH</a>), which is in line with the targets of <a href="/wiki/Sustainable_Development_Goal_6" title="Sustainable Development Goal 6">Sustainable Development Goal 6</a>.<a href="#cite_note-JMP2017-2">[2]</a> The <a href="/wiki/UN_World_Water_Development_Report" title="UN World Water Development Report">UN World Water Development Report</a> (WWDR) is released each year around World Water Day. <table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above hd" style="background-color: #ddccff">World Water Day</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:World_water_day_-_choir_singing_(4459460043).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/World_water_day_-_choir_singing_%284459460043%29.jpg/240px-World_water_day_-_choir_singing_%284459460043%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="240" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/World_water_day_-_choir_singing_%284459460043%29.jpg/360px-World_water_day_-_choir_singing_%284459460043%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/World_water_day_-_choir_singing_%284459460043%29.jpg/480px-World_water_day_-_choir_singing_%284459460043%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768"></a><div class="infobox-caption" style="caption">A World Water Day celebration in <a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a> in 2011</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Observed by</th><td class="infobox-data">People and organizations worldwide, including all <a href="/wiki/Member_states_of_the_United_Nations" title="Member states of the United Nations">UN member states</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/22_March" class="mw-redirect" title="22 March">22 March</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next time</th><td class="infobox-data">22 March 2026 (2026-03-22)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Frequency</th><td class="infobox-data">Annual</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First time</th><td class="infobox-data">22 March 1993</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Related to</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Water" title="Water">Water</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sustainable_development" title="Sustainable development">Sustainable development</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sustainability" title="Sustainability">Sustainability</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <a href="/wiki/UN-Water" title="UN-Water">UN-Water</a> is the convener for World Water Day and selects the theme for each year in consultation with UN organizations that share an interest in that year's focus.<a href="#cite_note-UNWATER2-1">[1]</a> The theme for 2021 was "Valuing Water" and the public campaign invited people to join a global conversation on social media to "tell us your stories, thoughts and feelings about water".<a href="#cite_note-:5-3">[3]</a> In 2020, the theme was "Water and Climate Change".<a href="#cite_note-:6-4">[4]</a> Previous themes for the years 2016 to 2019 were "Water and Jobs",<a href="#cite_note-:0-5">[5]</a> "Why waste water?"<a href="#cite_note-:2-6">[6]</a> "Nature for Water",<a href="#cite_note-:3-7">[7]</a> and "Leaving no one behind".<a href="#cite_note-:1-8">[8]</a> World Water Day is celebrated around the world with a variety of events. These can be theatrical, musical or <a href="/wiki/Lobbying" title="Lobbying">lobbying</a> in nature. The day can also include campaigns to raise money for water projects. The first World Water Day designated by the United Nations was in 1993.<a href="#cite_note-UNWATER2-1">[1]</a><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-3"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Objectives_and_structure">1 Objectives and structure</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#Convener">1.1 Convener</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Examples_of_activities">2 Examples of activities</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#History">3 History</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#Annual_themes">4 Annual themes</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#Prior_to_2014">4.1 Prior to 2014</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#2014_%E2%80%93_Water_and_Energy">4.2 2014 – Water and Energy</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#2015_%E2%80%93_Water_and_Sustainable_Development">4.3 2015 – Water and Sustainable Development</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#2016_%E2%80%93_Better_Water,_Better_Jobs">4.4 2016 – Better Water, Better Jobs</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#2017_%E2%80%93_Why_Waste_Water?">4.5 2017 – Why Waste Water?</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#2018_%E2%80%93_Nature_for_Water">4.6 2018 – Nature for Water</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#2019_%E2%80%93_Leaving_No_One_Behind">4.7 2019 – Leaving No One Behind</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="#2020_%E2%80%93_Water_and_Climate_Change">4.8 2020 – Water and Climate Change</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#2021_%E2%80%93_Valuing_Water">4.9 2021 – Valuing Water</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="#2022_%E2%80%93_Groundwater,_Making_the_Invisible_Visible">4.10 2022 – Groundwater, Making the Invisible Visible</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="#2023_%E2%80%93_Accelerating_Change">4.11 2023 – Accelerating Change</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-17"><a href="#2024_%E2%80%93_Water_for_Prosperity_and_Peace">4.12 2024 – Water for Prosperity and Peace</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-18"><a href="#2025_-_Glacier_preservation">4.13 2025 - Glacier preservation</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-19"><a href="#Impacts">5 Impacts</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-20"><a href="#See_also">6 See also</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-21"><a href="#References">7 References</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-22"><a href="#External_links">8 External links</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><h2 id="Objectives_and_structure">Objectives and structure</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=World_Water_Day&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Objectives and structure" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:My_School_Toilet_puppet_theatre_(5226853487).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/My_School_Toilet_puppet_theatre_%285226853487%29.jpg/250px-My_School_Toilet_puppet_theatre_%285226853487%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2736" data-file-height="3648"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 293px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/My_School_Toilet_puppet_theatre_%285226853487%29.jpg/250px-My_School_Toilet_puppet_theatre_%285226853487%29.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="293" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/My_School_Toilet_puppet_theatre_%285226853487%29.jpg/330px-My_School_Toilet_puppet_theatre_%285226853487%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/My_School_Toilet_puppet_theatre_%285226853487%29.jpg/500px-My_School_Toilet_puppet_theatre_%285226853487%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>Children presenting a puppet show for the "My School Toilet" contest in <a href="/wiki/Cagayan_de_Oro" title="Cagayan de Oro">Cagayan de Oro</a>, Philippines, for World Water Day in 2010</figcaption></figure> World Water Day is an <a href="/wiki/List_of_international_observances" class="mw-redirect" title="List of international observances">international observance day</a>. The intention is to inspire people around the world to learn more about water-related issues and to take action to make a difference.<a href="#cite_note-UNWATER2-1">[1]</a> In 2020, due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, there was an additional focus on <a href="/wiki/Hand_washing" title="Hand washing">hand washing</a> and hygiene.<a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a> Relevant issues include <a href="/wiki/Water_scarcity" title="Water scarcity">water scarcity</a>, <a href="/wiki/Water_pollution" title="Water pollution">water pollution</a>, inadequate <a href="/wiki/Water_supply" title="Water supply">water supply</a>, lack of <a href="/wiki/Sanitation" title="Sanitation">sanitation</a>, and the impacts of <a href="/wiki/Climate_change" title="Climate change">climate change</a> (which is the theme of World Water Day 2020<a href="#cite_note-:4-10">[10]</a>). The day brings to light the inequality of access to <a href="/wiki/WASH" title="WASH">WASH</a> services and the need to assure the <a href="/wiki/Human_right_to_water_and_sanitation" title="Human right to water and sanitation">human right to water and sanitation</a>. The World Water Day website announces events, activities and volunteer opportunities. In 2020, featured stories are about adapting to the water effects climate change and using water more efficiently.<a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Convener">Convener</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=World_Water_Day&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Convener" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <a href="/wiki/UN-Water" title="UN-Water">UN-Water</a> coordinates activities with UN member organisations who share an interest in that year's theme. UN-Water mobilizes organizations of all kinds to action, whether globally or locally.<a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><h2 id="Examples_of_activities">Examples of activities</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=World_Water_Day&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Examples of activities" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <a href="/wiki/Non-governmental_organization" title="Non-governmental organization">Non-governmental organizations</a> active in the <a href="/wiki/WASH" title="WASH">WASH</a> sector, such as <a href="/wiki/UNICEF" title="UNICEF">UNICEF</a>, <a href="/wiki/WaterAid" title="WaterAid">WaterAid</a> and Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP), use the day to raise public awareness and get <a href="/wiki/Media_attention" class="mw-redirect" title="Media attention">media attention</a> for water issues and inspire action.<a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a> Activities have included releasing publications and films, as well as organizing round tables, seminars and expositions.<a href="#cite_note-:5-3">[3]</a> <a href="/wiki/End_Water_Poverty" title="End Water Poverty">End Water Poverty</a>, a global <a href="/wiki/Civil_society" title="Civil society">civil society</a> coalition with 250 partner organizations, sponsors Water Action Month each year and offers an event-planning guidebook.<a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a> The <a href="/wiki/UN_World_Water_Development_Report" title="UN World Water Development Report">UN World Water Development Report (WWDR)</a> is released each year on World Water Day. Information related to the annual theme gives decision-makers tools to implement sustainable use of <a href="/wiki/Water_resources" title="Water resources">water resources</a>.<a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a> More and more initiatives in schools and universities are educating people about the importance of conserving and managing water resources.<a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a><a href="#cite_note-TES-19">[19]</a> For example, <a href="/wiki/Michigan_State_University" title="Michigan State University">Michigan State University</a> held a contest for "best World Water Day poster" in 2017. Primary school children in <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">the Philippines</a> participated in a "My School Toilet" contest in 2010.<a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><h2 id="History">History</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=World_Water_Day&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: History" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> This day was first formally proposed in <a href="/wiki/Agenda_21" title="Agenda 21">Agenda 21</a> of the 1992 <a href="/wiki/Earth_Summit" title="Earth Summit">United Nations Conference on Environment and Development</a> in <a href="/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro" title="Rio de Janeiro">Rio de Janeiro</a>. In December 1992, the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly" title="United Nations General Assembly">United Nations General Assembly</a> adopted resolution A/RES/47/193 by which 22 March of each year was declared World Day for Water.<a href="#cite_note-UNWATER2-1">[1]</a> In 1993, the first World Water Day was observed.<a href="#cite_note-UNWATER2-1">[1]</a> An archive of previous World Water Day campaign websites also exists.<a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><h2 id="Annual_themes">Annual themes</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=World_Water_Day&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Annual themes" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Prior_to_2014">Prior to 2014</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=World_Water_Day&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Prior to 2014" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> In the years prior to 2014, the annual themes were as follows:<a href="#cite_note-:4-10">[10]</a> <ul><li>1994: Caring for our Water Resources is Everybody's Business</li> <li>1995: Women and Water</li> <li>1996: Water for Thirsty Cities</li> <li>1997: The World's Water: Is there enough?</li> <li>America ad: Water for Health</li> <li>2002: Water for Development. The poor and deteriorating state of water resources in many parts of the world demand <a href="/wiki/Integrated_water_resources_management" class="mw-redirect" title="Integrated water resources management">integrated water resources planning and management</a>.</li> <li>2003: Water for Future. Maintain and improve the quality and quantity of fresh water available to future generations.</li> <li>2004: Water and Disasters. Weather, climate and water resources can have a devastating impact on socio-economic development and on the well-being of humankind.</li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Water_for_Life_Decade" title="Water for Life Decade">Water for Life Decade 2005–2015</a>. The United Nations General Assembly at its 58th session in December 2003 agreed to proclaim the years 2005 to 2015 the International Decade for Action, beginning with World Water Day, 22 March 2005.<a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a> The phrase Water for Life Decade was also used.</li> <li>2006: Water and Culture. The theme drew the attention to the fact that there are as many ways of viewing, using, and celebrating water as there are cultural traditions across the world.</li> <li>2007: Coping With Water Scarcity. Highlighted <a href="/wiki/Water_scarcity" title="Water scarcity">water scarcity</a> worldwide and the need for increased integration and cooperation to ensure sustainable, efficient and equitable management of scarce water resources, both at international and local levels.<a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a></li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:World_Water_Day_(3384841410).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/World_Water_Day_%283384841410%29.jpg/220px-World_Water_Day_%283384841410%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2240" data-file-height="1488"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 146px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/World_Water_Day_%283384841410%29.jpg/220px-World_Water_Day_%283384841410%29.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="146" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/World_Water_Day_%283384841410%29.jpg/330px-World_Water_Day_%283384841410%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/World_Water_Day_%283384841410%29.jpg/440px-World_Water_Day_%283384841410%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>World Water Day 2009: US soldiers cleaning a river in South Korea</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Sanitation" title="Sanitation">Sanitation</a>. 2008 was also the <a href="/wiki/International_Year_of_Sanitation" title="International Year of Sanitation">International Year of Sanitation</a>.<a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a></li> <li>2009: Trans Waters. Special focus placed on <a href="/wiki/International_waters" title="International waters">trans-boundary waters</a>.<a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a></li> <li>2010: Clean Water for a Healthy World. Dedicated to water quality, reflecting its importance alongside quantity of the resource in water management.<a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a></li> <li>2011: Water for cities: responding to the urban challenge. The aim was to spotlight and encourage governments, organizations, communities, and individuals to actively engage in addressing the challenges of urban water management.<a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a></li> <li>2012: Water and Food Security: The World is Thirsty Because We are Hungry. On the occasion of 2012 World Water Day, the International Committee of the Red Cross (<a href="/wiki/International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross" title="International Committee of the Red Cross">ICRC</a>) called attention to the water-related challenges faced by civilians caught up in fighting and intense civil unrest.<a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a></li> <li>2013: International Year of Cooperation. In December 2010, the United Nations General Assembly declared 2013 as the United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation. In reflection of this declaration, the 2013 World Water Day was dedicated to water cooperation.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2014_–_Water_and_Energy">2014 – Water and Energy</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=World_Water_Day&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2014 – Water and Energy" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> The 2014 theme of Water and Energy emphasized the close linkages and interdependence of water and energy and brought attention to the <a href="/wiki/Water-energy_nexus" title="Water-energy nexus">water-energy nexus</a>.<a href="#cite_note-UNWATER2014-29">[29]</a> About 8% of the energy generated globally is used for pumping, treating and transporting water to various consumers. Furthermore, generating and transmitting energy requires the use of water resources, particularly for <a href="/wiki/Hydroelectricity" title="Hydroelectricity">hydroelectric</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_power" title="Nuclear power">nuclear</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Thermal_energy" title="Thermal energy">thermal energy</a> sources.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] The aim of that year's theme was to facilitate the development of policies and crosscutting frameworks that would bridge ministries and sectors. It was meant to lead the way to energy security and sustainable water use in a <a href="/wiki/Green_economy" title="Green economy">green economy</a>.<a href="#cite_note-UNWATER2014-29">[29]</a> Journalists from 11 countries in Asia met in Tokyo from 20 to 21 March 2014 to discuss the importance of water. The event included discussion panels on topics such as privatization of services, integration between water and energy and modernization of water services. The journalists also developed four joint stories and 20 individual story ideas for a network of Asian journalists writing on water (and energy) in social media.<a href="#cite_note-UN2016-30">[30]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2015_–_Water_and_Sustainable_Development">2015 – Water and Sustainable Development</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=World_Water_Day&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2015 – Water and Sustainable Development" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> With the theme "Water and Sustainable Development", the year 2015 provided an important opportunity to consolidate and build upon the previous World Water Days to highlight water's role in the sustainable development agenda.<a href="#cite_note-UNWATER-31">[31]</a> The <a href="/wiki/Millennium_Development_Goals" title="Millennium Development Goals">Millennium Development Goals</a> (MDGs) were to have been achieved by 2015, so the year lent itself to discussions of the post-MDG period and aspirations for water and sustainable development. With the launch of the <a href="/wiki/Sustainable_Development_Goals" title="Sustainable Development Goals">Sustainable Development Goals</a> (SDGs), World Water Day gave specific emphasis to SDG 6, which calls for water and sanitation for all, by encouraging discussion of how SDG 6 could be achieved by 2030.<a href="#cite_note-UNWATER2-1">[1]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2016_–_Better_Water,_Better_Jobs">2016 – Better Water, Better Jobs</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=World_Water_Day&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2016 – Better Water, Better Jobs" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> The 2016 theme of "Better water, better jobs" highlighted the correlation between water and job creation, both directly and indirectly, by water sources around the globe.<a href="#cite_note-:0-5">[5]</a> The theme led to a collaboration with the <a href="/wiki/International_Labour_Organization" title="International Labour Organization">International Labour Organization</a>.<a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a> As water scarcity becomes more of a reality, industries heavily dependent on water like textiles and agriculture are at risk of increased costs, which threatens salaries and jobs. Increased costs may then be passed on to consumers.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] The theme also highlights how an abundance of quality water can change people's jobs and lives for the better. The 2016 celebration created recognition for those working to improve water quality and availability, and the need for many to transition to other and better jobs.<a href="#cite_note-:0-5">[5]</a> Three out of four of jobs worldwide are water-dependent. Water shortages and lack of access may limit economic growth in the years to come, according to the 2016 United Nations World Water Development Report.<a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2017_–_Why_Waste_Water?">2017 – Why Waste Water?</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=World_Water_Day&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2017 – Why Waste Water?" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> In 2017, the theme was "Why Waste Water?" which was about reducing and <a href="/wiki/Reclaimed_water" title="Reclaimed water">reusing wastewater</a>.<a href="#cite_note-:2-6">[6]</a> The theme was a play on words as it related to both the aspect of wasting <a href="/wiki/Drinking_water" title="Drinking water">water</a> and issues around <a href="/wiki/Wastewater" title="Wastewater">wastewater</a>, namely <a href="/wiki/Wastewater_treatment" title="Wastewater treatment">treatment</a> and reuse. Wastewater is a valuable resource to help achieve the <a href="/wiki/Sustainable_Development_Goal_6" title="Sustainable Development Goal 6">Sustainable Development Goal Number 6</a>. One aspect of Target 6.3 is to halve the proportion of untreated wastewater and also to increase the recycling and safe reuse of water across the globe. After appropriate treatment, wastewater can be used for a variety of purposes. Industry, for example, can reuse water in <a href="/wiki/Cooling_towers" class="mw-redirect" title="Cooling towers">cooling towers</a> and agriculture can reuse water for <a href="/wiki/Irrigation" title="Irrigation">irrigation</a>.<a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a> An example activity for 2017 was the Wikipedia <a href="/wiki/Edit-a-thon" title="Edit-a-thon">edit-a-thon</a> organized by members of the <a href="/wiki/Sustainable_Sanitation_Alliance" title="Sustainable Sanitation Alliance">Sustainable Sanitation Alliance</a> on 19–21 March 2017. The purpose of the activity was to improve water and <a href="/wiki/Sanitation" title="Sanitation">sanitation</a> related content on <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> just ahead of World Water Day. The goal was to improve the quantity and quality of sanitation information available on Wikipedia for the use of teachers, journalists and the general public.<a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2018_–_Nature_for_Water">2018 – Nature for Water</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=World_Water_Day&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 2018 – Nature for Water" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> The theme in 2018 explored how nature can be used to overcome the water challenges of the 21st century.<a href="#cite_note-:3-7">[7]</a> This could be in the form of <a href="/wiki/Nature-based_solutions" title="Nature-based solutions">nature-based solutions</a> to water-related challenges. For example, reducing <a href="/wiki/Flood" title="Flood">floods</a>, <a href="/wiki/Drought" title="Drought">droughts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Water_pollution" title="Water pollution">water pollution</a> and protecting <a href="/wiki/Ecosystem" title="Ecosystem">ecosystems</a> could be solved using natural means, which nature uses, rather than man-made approaches. Restoring <a href="/wiki/Wetlands" class="mw-redirect" title="Wetlands">wetlands</a>, implementing <a href="/wiki/Constructed_wetlands" class="mw-redirect" title="Constructed wetlands">constructed wetlands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Green_roof" title="Green roof">green roofs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Green_infrastructure" title="Green infrastructure">green infrastructure</a>, planting new forests, reconnecting rivers to floodplains, are some examples. Each of these use natural processes to rebalance the <a href="/wiki/Water_cycle" title="Water cycle">water cycle</a> and improve human health and livelihoods.<a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2019_–_Leaving_No_One_Behind">2019 – Leaving No One Behind</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=World_Water_Day&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 2019 – Leaving No One Behind" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> The theme of 2019 was about tackling the <a href="/wiki/Water_scarcity" title="Water scarcity">water crisis</a> by addressing the reasons why so many people are being left behind. <a href="/wiki/Social_exclusion" title="Social exclusion">Marginalized groups</a> – women, children, <a href="/wiki/Refugee" title="Refugee">refugees</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indigenous_peoples" title="Indigenous peoples">indigenous peoples</a>, <a href="/wiki/Disability" title="Disability">disabled people</a> – are often overlooked, and may face discrimination, as they try to access safe water.<a href="#cite_note-:1-8">[8]</a><a href="#cite_note-WWDR2019-37">[37]</a> UN-Water asserts that "water services must meet the needs of marginalized groups and their voices must be heard in decision-making processes".<a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020_–_Water_and_Climate_Change">2020 – Water and Climate Change</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=World_Water_Day&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: 2020 – Water and Climate Change" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> The theme of World Water Day 2020 was about water and <a href="/wiki/Global_warming" class="mw-redirect" title="Global warming">climate change</a> – and how the two are inextricably linked. UN-Water states that "adapting to the water effects of climate change will protect health and save lives". Also, using water more efficiently will reduce <a href="/wiki/Greenhouse-gas_emissions" class="mw-redirect" title="Greenhouse-gas emissions">greenhouse gas emissions</a>.<a href="#cite_note-:6-4">[4]</a> Due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, the 2020 campaign also promoted messages of <a href="/wiki/Hand_washing" title="Hand washing">hand washing</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hygiene" title="Hygiene">hygiene</a> and gave guidance on staying safe while supporting the campaign. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2021_–_Valuing_Water">2021 – Valuing Water</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=World_Water_Day&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: 2021 – Valuing Water" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> The theme for 2021 was "Valuing Water".<a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a> People were invited to join a global conversation to "tell us your stories, thoughts and feelings about water" on social media using the hashtag "#Water2me".<a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a> The campaign looked beyond the issue of pricing, asking the public: "How is water important to your home and family life, your livelihood, your cultural practices, your wellbeing, your local environment?".<a href="#cite_note-:5-3">[3]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2022_–_Groundwater,_Making_the_Invisible_Visible">2022 – Groundwater, Making the Invisible Visible</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=World_Water_Day&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: 2022 – Groundwater, Making the Invisible Visible" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> The theme for 2022 was "Groundwater, Making the <a href="/wiki/Social_invisibility" title="Social invisibility">Invisible</a> Visible".<a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a> <a href="/wiki/Groundwater" title="Groundwater">Groundwater</a> is the largest source of <a href="/wiki/Fresh_water" title="Fresh water">freshwater</a> on earth. However, being stored underneath the surface, it is often overlooked. Therefore, IGRAC and UNESCO-IHP initiated a World Water Day exclusively focused on this resource. The campaign was built around three main groundwater-related topics/issues, namely: (1) The invisible ingredient in food, (2) a resource without borders, and (3) a finite supply. The campaign also built around other products and events in this so-called 'year of groundwater'. The groundwater catalogue was launched during the <a href="/wiki/World_Water_Forum" title="World Water Forum">World Water Forum</a> in <a href="/wiki/Dakar" title="Dakar">Dakar</a>, Senegal. The final event related to the campaign was the Groundwater Summit 2022,<a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a> held in Paris, France. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2023_–_Accelerating_Change">2023 – Accelerating Change</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=World_Water_Day&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: 2023 – Accelerating Change" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> The theme for 2023 was "accelerating change". Dysfunction throughout the <a href="/wiki/Water_cycle" title="Water cycle">water cycle</a> undermines progress on all major global issues, from health to hunger, gender equality to jobs, education to industry, and disasters to peace.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2024_–_Water_for_Prosperity_and_Peace">2024 – Water for Prosperity and Peace</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=World_Water_Day&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: 2024 – Water for Prosperity and Peace" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a>. Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/World_Water_Day" title="Special:EditPage/World Water Day">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>. (February 2025) (<a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a>)</div></td></tr></tbody></table> The theme for 2024 was "Water for Peace". The key messages read, "Water can create peace or spark conflict. When water is scarce or polluted, or when people have unequal, or no access, tensions can rise between communities and countries.", "Prosperity and peace rely on water. As nations manage climate change, mass migration and political unrest, they must put water cooperation at the heart of their plans.", and "Water can lead us out of crisis. We can foster harmony between communities and countries by uniting around the fair and sustainable use of water – from United Nations conventions at the international level, to actions at the local level." <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2025_-_Glacier_preservation">2025 - Glacier preservation</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=World_Water_Day&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: 2025 - Glacier preservation" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> The theme for 2025 is "Glacier Preservation". <a href="/wiki/Glacier" title="Glacier">Glacier</a> are critical to life - their <a href="/wiki/Meltwater" title="Meltwater">meltwater</a> is essential for drinking water, agriculture, industry, clean energy production and healthy ecosystems.<a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"><h2 id="Impacts">Impacts</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=World_Water_Day&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Impacts" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-5"> Every year, World Water Day campaign messages and publications reach millions of people through <a href="/wiki/Social_media" title="Social media">social media</a>, dedicated websites and other channels. In 2016, the UN-Water annual report stated that social media engagement (hashtag #WorldWaterDay), had a maximum potential reach of 1.6 billion people worldwide in 2016.<a href="#cite_note-UNWater2016-44">[44]</a>: 21 Over 500 events in 100 countries were registered on the World Water Day website that year.<a href="#cite_note-UNWater2016-44">[44]</a>: 21 In 2017, 700 individual events were held in 110 countries and there were over 500,000 authors on social media using the hashtag '#WorldWaterDay'.<a href="#cite_note-45">[45]</a> In 2018, there was a 25% increase in both the number of website visits and the maximum potential reach on social media largely due to celebrity support and a coordinated communications approach across the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a>.<a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a> In 2021, the World Water Day public campaign invited people to take part in a social media conversation (#Water2me) about the value of water.<a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a> More than 6,000 public conversations took place in over 140 countries on social media from November 2020 to mid-February 2021.<a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(6)"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=World_Water_Day&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: See also" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-6 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-6"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Toilet_Day" title="World Toilet Day">World Toilet Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water_issues_in_developing_countries" title="Water issues in developing countries">Water issues in developing countries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_awareness_days" class="mw-redirect" title="List of awareness days">List of 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href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weltwassertag" title="Weltwassertag – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Weltwassertag" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target">Alemannisch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ab mw-list-item"><a href="https://ab.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B5%D0%B3%D1%8C%D1%82%D3%99%D0%B8_%D0%B0%D3%A1%D1%8B_%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%88" title="Адунеизегьтәи аӡы амш – Abkhazian" lang="ab" hreflang="ab" data-title="Адунеизегьтәи аӡы амш" data-language-autonym="Аԥсшәа" data-language-local-name="Abkhazian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Аԥсшәа</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A_%D9%84%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%87" title="اليوم العالمي للمياه – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="اليوم العالمي للمياه" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target">العربية</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frp mw-list-item"><a href="https://frp.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorn_mondi%C3%A2l_de_l%E2%80%99%C3%A9goua" title="Jorn mondiâl de l’égoua – Arpitan" lang="frp" hreflang="frp" data-title="Jorn mondiâl de l’égoua" data-language-autonym="Arpetan" data-language-local-name="Arpitan" class="interlanguage-link-target">Arpetan</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Cmumd%C3%BCnya_Su_G%C3%BCn%C3%BC" title="Ümumdünya Su Günü – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Ümumdünya Su Günü" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target">Azərbaycanca</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahina_Toya_Sajagat" title="Rahina Toya Sajagat – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Rahina Toya Sajagat" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Basa Bali</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC_%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF_%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B8" title="বিশ্ব পানি দিবস – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="বিশ্ব পানি দিবস" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target">বাংলা</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%83%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BD%D1%8B_%D0%B4%D0%B7%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D1%8B%D1%85_%D1%80%D1%8D%D1%81%D1%83%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%9E" title="Сусветны дзень водных рэсурсаў – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Сусветны дзень водных рэсурсаў" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Беларуская</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%83%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BD%D1%8B_%D0%B4%D0%B7%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D1%8B%D1%85_%D1%80%D1%8D%D1%81%D1%83%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%9E" title="Сусьветны дзень водных рэсурсаў – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Сусьветны дзень водных рэсурсаў" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target">Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0" title="Световен ден на водата – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Световен ден на водата" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Български</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svjetski_dan_voda" title="Svjetski dan voda – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Svjetski dan voda" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bosanski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dia_Mundial_de_l%27Aigua" title="Dia Mundial de l'Aigua – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Dia Mundial de l'Aigua" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target">Català</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sv%C4%9Btov%C3%BD_den_vody" title="Světový den vody – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Světový den vody" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target">Čeština</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandets_Dag" title="Vandets Dag – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Vandets Dag" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Dansk</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weltwassertag" title="Weltwassertag – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Weltwassertag" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target">Deutsch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%ADa_Mundial_del_Agua" title="Día Mundial del Agua – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Día Mundial del Agua" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Español</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monda_akvotago" title="Monda akvotago – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Monda akvotago" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target">Esperanto</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uraren_Nazioarteko_Eguna" title="Uraren Nazioarteko Eguna – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Uraren Nazioarteko Eguna" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target">Euskara</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2_%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%A8" title="روز جهانی آب – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="روز جهانی آب" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target">فارسی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journ%C3%A9e_mondiale_de_l%27eau" title="Journée mondiale de l'eau – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Journée mondiale de l'eau" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target">Français</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%B5%E0%AA%BF%E0%AA%B6%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%B5_%E0%AA%9C%E0%AA%B3_%E0%AA%A6%E0%AA%BF%E0%AA%A8" title="વિશ્વ જળ દિન – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="વિશ્વ જળ દિન" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target">ગુજરાતી</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%84%B8%EA%B3%84_%EB%AC%BC%EC%9D%98_%EB%82%A0" title="세계 물의 날 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="세계 물의 날" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target">한국어</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8B%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB%D5%B6_%D5%BC%D5%A5%D5%BD%D5%B8%D6%82%D6%80%D5%BD%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%AB_%D5%B0%D5%A1%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%B7%D5%AD%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%B0%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB%D5%B6_%D6%85%D6%80" title="Ջրային ռեսուրսների համաշխարհային օր – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ջրային ռեսուրսների համաշխարհային օր" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Հայերեն</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5_%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B8" title="विश्व जल दिवस – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="विश्व जल दिवस" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target">हिन्दी</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svjetski_dan_voda" title="Svjetski dan voda – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Svjetski dan voda" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Hrvatski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hari_Air_Sedunia" title="Hari Air Sedunia – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Hari Air Sedunia" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Indonesia</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagur_vatnsins" title="Dagur vatnsins – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Dagur vatnsins" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target">Íslenska</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giornata_mondiale_dell%27acqua" title="Giornata mondiale dell'acqua – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Giornata mondiale dell'acqua" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Italiano</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9D_%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%9D_%D7%94%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%9E%D7%99" title="יום המים העולמי – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="יום המים העולמי" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target">עברית</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%B6%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B5_%E0%B2%9C%E0%B2%B2_%E0%B2%A6%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%A8" title="ವಿಶ್ವ ಜಲ ದಿನ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ವಿಶ್ವ ಜಲ ದಿನ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target">ಕನ್ನಡ</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D2%AF%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%B6%D2%AF%D0%B7%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BA_%D1%81%D1%83_%D0%BA%D2%AF%D0%BD%D1%96" title="Дүниежүзілік су күні – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Дүниежүзілік су күні" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target">Қазақша</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dies_mundialis_aquae" title="Dies mundialis aquae – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Dies mundialis aquae" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target">Latina</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_v%C3%ADz_vil%C3%A1gnapja" title="A víz világnapja – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="A víz világnapja" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Magyar</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%95_%E0%B4%9C%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%A6%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%82" title="ലോക ജലദിനം – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ലോക ജലദിനം" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target">മലയാളം</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hari_Air_Sedunia" title="Hari Air Sedunia – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Hari Air Sedunia" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Melayu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wereldwaterdag" title="Wereldwaterdag – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Wereldwaterdag" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target">Nederlands</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B8" title="विश्व पानी दिवस – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="विश्व पानी दिवस" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target">नेपाली</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C%E6%B0%B4%E3%81%AE%E6%97%A5" title="世界水の日 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="世界水の日" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target">日本語</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdens_vanndag" title="Verdens vanndag – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Verdens vanndag" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target">Norsk bokmål</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-or mw-list-item"><a href="https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%AC%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%B6%E0%AD%8D%E0%AD%B1_%E0%AC%9C%E0%AC%B3_%E0%AC%A6%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%AC%E0%AC%B8" title="ବିଶ୍ୱ ଜଳ ଦିବସ – Odia" lang="or" hreflang="or" data-title="ବିଶ୍ୱ ଜଳ ଦିବସ" data-language-autonym="ଓଡ଼ିଆ" data-language-local-name="Odia" class="interlanguage-link-target">ଓଡ଼ିଆ</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butunjahon_suv_resurslari_kuni" title="Butunjahon suv resurslari kuni – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Butunjahon suv resurslari kuni" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target">Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%B5%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%BC%E0%A8%B5_%E0%A8%9C%E0%A8%B2_%E0%A8%A6%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%B5%E0%A8%B8" title="ਵਿਸ਼ਵ ਜਲ ਦਿਵਸ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਵਿਸ਼ਵ ਜਲ ਦਿਵਸ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target">ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-km mw-list-item"><a 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hreflang="tt" data-title="Бөтендөнья су ресурслары көне" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target">Татарча / tatarça</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-te mw-list-item"><a href="https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%AA%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B0%E0%B0%AA%E0%B0%82%E0%B0%9A_%E0%B0%9C%E0%B0%B2_%E0%B0%A6%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%A8%E0%B1%8B%E0%B0%A4%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B8%E0%B0%B5%E0%B0%82" title="ప్రపంచ జల దినోత్సవం – Telugu" lang="te" hreflang="te" data-title="ప్రపంచ జల దినోత్సవం" data-language-autonym="తెలుగు" data-language-local-name="Telugu" class="interlanguage-link-target">తెలుగు</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B3%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%81" title="วันน้ำโลก – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="วันน้ำโลก" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" 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hreflang="ur" data-title="عالمی یوم آب" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target">اردو</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ng%C3%A0y_N%C6%B0%E1%BB%9Bc_Th%E1%BA%BF_gi%E1%BB%9Bi" title="Ngày Nước Thế giới – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Ngày Nước Thế giới" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Tiếng Việt</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a href="https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C%E6%B0%B4%E6%97%A5" title="世界水日 – Wu" lang="wuu" hreflang="wuu" data-title="世界水日" data-language-autonym="吴语" data-language-local-name="Wu" class="interlanguage-link-target">吴语</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C%E6%B0%B4%E6%97%A5" title="世界水日 – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" 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