The Latest Breaking News from World Water Day

Country diary: Taking the plunge – and marrying a river

Waterrow, Somerset: On World Water Day, I witness an act of devotion to a river that, like so many others, is in need of a little love

The Guardian - UK · Mar 30

Chileans mark World Water Day by protesting President Kast's rollback of environmental rules

Thousands of people march across Chile to mark World Water Day and protest President José Antonio Kast’s rollback of environmental rules

The Independent UK · Mar 22

If rivers had legal rights, sewage scandals would be much harder to ignore

World Water Day on March 22 is intended to be a celebration. Yet, for many in the UK, it brings up images of rivers and beaches contaminated with raw sewage, with 450,000 discharges recorded in England in 2024. It’s become a major political scandal, and is now the subject of…

The Conversation · Mar 20

World Water Day: India provided tap connections to over 11 crore rural households

World Water Day is celebrated on March 22 every year. It is an annual United Nations Observance, started in 1993, that celebrates water and raises awareness of the two billion people currently living without access to safe water. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Mar 22, 2023

World Water Day: Mapping water stress across the Middle East

Seven out of the 10 most water-stressed nations are in the Middle East and North Africa.

Al Jazeera · Mar 22, 2023

World Water Day: What is it and how can you take part?

Campaigners want people to ‘step up’ and be the ‘change they want to see in the world’.

Evening Standard · Mar 3, 2023

Andhra Pradesh: Ensure proper utilisation of water resources, farmers told

Awareness programmes held on the occasion of World Water Day

The Hindu · Mar 22, 2022

Groundwater: depleting reserves must be protected around the world

Though water is central to our everyday lives and indeed life itself, we often mark World Water Day on March 22 not by reminding ourselves of all that water brings, but of the consequences of its absence or contamination.

The Conversation · Mar 21, 2022

Kerala’s rivers ‘meet’ in capital Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala Jalasabha to mark World Water Day on Tuesday

The Hindu · Mar 21, 2022

Jalasabha to be inaugurated on World Water Day

Minister to launch month-long awareness campaign

The Hindu · Mar 19, 2022