World Water Day Observed on 22nd March 2025.

Important Days | Dated: 25 Mar 2025

The United Nations (UN) observes World Water Day annually on 22nd March to emphasize the importance of freshwater and address global water challenges.

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - The theme for World Water Day 2025 is 'Glacier Preservation'.
  • - Proposed during the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • - Officially adopted by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) via Resolution A/RES/47/193 in December 1992.

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) First observed on 22nd March 1993.
  • (ii) The 2025 World Water Development Report (WWDR), titled 'Water Towers: Mountains and Glaciers', is published by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) under UN-Water.
  • (iii) On World Water Day 2025, the Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS), in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC) and the Government of Haryana, launched Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain (JSA:CTR) - 2025 in Panchkula, Haryana.

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

When is World Water Day annually observed?

Correct Answer: 22nd March

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