Meetings and conferences
Worldwide
World water day 2012
Format
In person
Date
UN-Water 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.
An international day to celebrate freshwater was recommended at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). The United Nations General Assembly responded by designating 22 March 1993 as the first World Water Day.
In 2012, FAO, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, is coordinating World Water Day, which has "Water and Food Security" as its theme.