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World Water Day
March 21, 2014 : '' : BWW
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As
we
cycle
to
another
March
22nd
we
invariably
return
to
World
Water
Day
which
has
been
observed
on
March
22nd
since
1993
when
the
United
Nations
declared
it
as
"World
Day
for
Water."
Formally
proposed
in
1992
at
the
United
Nations
Conference
on
Environment
and
Development
in
Rio
de
Janeiro,
observance
began
in
1993
and
has
grown
significantly
ever
since.
The
UN
and
its
member
nations
devote
this
day
to
implementing
UN
recommendations
and
promoting
concrete
activities
within
their
countries
regarding
the
world's
water
resources.
Each
year,
one
of
various
UN
agencies
involved
in
water
issues
takes
the
lead
in
promoting
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