Bangkok celebrates: UN World Water Day on March 22

The United Nations will celebrate World Water Day on March 22 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok, placing special attention on water quality with the theme “Clean Water for a Healthy World’.

The event, organized jointly by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), features a panel discussion on: Challenges and Trends on Clean Water for a Healthy World in Asia.

The panel, including UN representatives, government officials, and other experts - will focus on opportunities for industries, governments and international organizations as well as civil society to work together to improve the quality of water for a better living environment.

The experiences and good practices discussed during the panel discussion will reflect various initiatives undertaken at all levels -- local, national, regional and global. The panel will also examine the urgent need to step up research, monitoring and assessment of water quality; taking an integrated approach to manage water resources using the river basin as a management unit.

World Water Day observance will also include an exhibition featuring information on market solutions and other initiatives to improve water quality. The exhibition aims to encourage governments, organizations, communities, and individuals in Asia-Pacific to engage in proactively addressing water quality in pollution prevention, particularly in river clean up and rehabilitation.

The World Water Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1992 with the objective to increase public awareness on the value of water and to promote sustainable use of water resources.

- Asian Tribune -