WORLD WATER DAY - 22 MARCH 2016

• World Water Day is an annual event celebrated on March 22. The day focuses attention on the importance of freshwater and advocates for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.
• 2016: Water and Jobs ("Better water, better jobs") - This theme shows the correlations between water and jobs created either directly or indirectly by water sources on the globe.

•  Better water, better jobs
  Today, almost half of the world's workers - 1.5 billion people - work in water related sectors and nearly all jobs depend on water and those that ensure its safe delivery.
  Yet the millions of people who work in water are often not recognized or protected by basic labor rights.
  The theme in 2016 - water and jobs -show how enough quantity and quality of water can change workers' lives and livelihoods - and even transform societies and economies.

• HEALTH BENEFITS OF DRINKING WATER:

HEALTH BENEFITS OF DRINKING WATER