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World Water Day March 22nd 10 March 10

World Water Day logoWorld Water Day grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro. The United Nations General Assembly has designated 22 March of each year as the World Day for Water.

The 2010 World Water Day, coordinated by the UN Environment Programme, slogan is "Clean Water for a Healthy World." UN-Water dedicates this day to the theme of water quality, reflecting its importance alongside quantity of the resource in water management. World Water Day 2010 activities will communicate messages on water quality, ecosystems and human well-being.

View Official UN World Water Day website
View United Nations Water website
View more information on Wikipedia
View US World Water Day website
View World Water Day video
View March 22, 2010 UN-Water Statement on Water Quality

Source: World Water Day website, UN, UNEP
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