New Delhi: Water which is the fundamental constructing block of life and is crucial for human survival is below menace on account of local weather change, industrialization, air pollution, wastage and mismanagement. Every yr March 22 is well known as World Water Day to lift consciousness about this very important useful resource which is being depleted at a really excessive price.
History of World Water Day
A decision by the United Nations (UN) to have fun World Water Day on March 22 was handed in Rio de Janeiro on the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. Since 1993, annually March 22 is well known as World Water Day.
Significance of World Water Day
World Water Day goals to lift consciousness about how rapidly the water is being depleted by human actions and to mobilize motion and change in opposition to the identical. The day’s core focus is to “support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6: Water and Sanitation for all by 2030,” as said on the official UN web site.
Theme of World Water Day
The theme for this yr is ‘Valuing Water’. “The value of water is about much more than its price – water has enormous and complex value for our households, food, culture, health, education, economics and the integrity of our natural environment. If we overlook any of these values, we risk mismanaging this finite, irreplaceable resource,” explains the assertion on the UN web site.
It additional states, “Without a comprehensive understanding of water’s true, multidimensional value, we will be unable to safeguard this critical resource for the benefit of everyone.”
Celebration of World Water Day
This yr, because of the COVID-19 pandemic celebrations for World Water Day can be digital. There will probably be “an online event from 13:00 to 14:30 (CET). The United Nations World Water Development Report will also be launched, including policy direction recommendations to decision-makers.”
Celebration of World Water Day in India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch ‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain’Â motion at 12.30 pm by means of a video convention. The marketing campaign will probably be undertaken throughout the nation, from 22 March to 30 November – the pre-monsoon and monsoon interval, in each rural and city areas, with the theme “catch the rain, the place it falls, when it falls.
