About World Water Day 2006
WWD 2006 Message
National Water Management Plan
National Water Policy - Bangladesh
Facts & Figures WWDR 2006
Arsenic Contamination
Water Publications
MDG & Safe Water
Water Data
Bangladeshi organizations working on Water
Water Links
 

World Water Day 2006: Water and Culture

About World Day 2006

The United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/47/193 of 22 December 1992 by which 22 March of each year was declared World Day for Water, to be observed starting in 1993, in conformity with the recommendations of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) contained in Chapter 18 (Fresh Water Resources) of Agenda 21. States were invited to devote the Day, as appropriate in the national context, to concrete activities such as the promotion of public awareness through the publication and diffusion of documentaries and the organization of conferences, round tables, seminars and expositions related to the conservation and development of water resources and the implementation of the recommendations of Agenda 21.

The facts are mind boggling. More than 1 billion people world wide – 20% of the planet’s entire human population – lack access to clean, safe drinking water. According to the United Nations, this world water crisis leads to the death of more than 4,500 children every day and is a leading cause of poverty, disease, and social instability world wide.

 

http://www.unesco.org/water/wwd2006/

 

'Due to its fundamental role in society's life, water has a strong cultural dimension. Without understanding and considering the cultural aspects of our water problems, no sustainable solution can be found.'
Session on Water and Cultural Diversity, Statement to the Ministerial Conference, 3rd World Water Forum, 22 March 2003

� Copyright and Fair Use
SDNP Bangladesh holds the � copyright to its publications and web pages but encourages duplication
of these materials for noncommercial purposes. Proper citation is required.
Sustainable Development Networking Programme (SDNP)
E-17 Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh.
 Email: [email protected]