World Water
Day, 22 March 2013
In December
2010, the United Nations General Assembly declared 2013 as the United Nations
International Year of Water Cooperation (Resolution A/RES/65/154). In
reflection of this declaration, the 2013 World Water Day, which will take place
on 22 March 2013, also will be dedicated to water cooperation. Therefore,
UN-Water has called upon UNESCO to lead the 2013 United Nations International
Year on Water Cooperation, in particular because of the Organization’s unique
multidisciplinary approach which blends the natural and social sciences,
education, culture and communication. Given the intrinsic nature of water as a
transversal and universal element, the United Nations International Year on
Water Cooperation naturally would embrace and touch upon all these aspects.
The
objective of this International Year is to raise awareness, both on the
potential for increased cooperation, and on the challenges facing water
management in light of the increase in demand for water access, allocation and
services. The Year will highlight the history of successful water cooperation
initiatives, as well as identify burning issues on water education, water
diplomacy, transboundary water management, financing cooperation,
national/international legal frameworks, and the linkages with the Millennium
Development Goals. It also will provide an opportunity to capitalize on the
momentum created at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
(Rio+20), and to support the formulation of new objectives that will contribute
towards developing water resources that are truly sustainable.
Celebrations
throughout the Year will include featured events at UNESCO Headquarters in
Paris, as well as many other events organized by various stakeholders around
the world. Such events will seek to promote actions at all levels in relevant
areas including education, culture, gender, the sciences, conflict prevention
and resolution, as well as ethics, among others.
To know
more about the 2013 UN International Year of Water Cooperation please contact
Lucilla Minelli at: l.minelli@unesco.org.
http://www.unwater.org/watercooperation2013.html
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