The World Water Day is an annual event organized on 22nd March, aiming to call for attention of people all over the world on water resources; as well as to mobilize policies to manage sustainably this natural resources, especially freshwater resources.
This year the event has its theme “Water and Sustainable Development”. It is a valuable opportunity to highlight the role of water into the world’s sustainable development agendas.
The UN Water Organization is responsible for supporting activities on the World Water Day as well as for raising the annual theme. For example in 2014, UN Water presented the plan for 2015 which shall be coordinated by UNDP and collaborated with other organizations such as WWAP, UNESCO, HABITAT, UNEP, WB and UN – DESA.
From Vietnam side, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will organize many practical and meaningful activities to respond to this event.