World Water Day: Quotes, Wishes, Messages, Images, Date, and More

Water is the most significant component that keeps us alive. It plays an important role in the survival of all living beings. It makes our planet Earth the only planet in the solar system suitable for life. It is not only essential for sustaining life, but is also used for several industrial and agricultural purposes. 

Introduction of World Water Day

March 22nd is celebrated as World Day for Water every year, all around the world. This day highlights the importance of conserving fresh water and educating the people about the methods of sustainable management of fresh water. This day is celebrated on a particular theme every year. A report known as the United Nations Water Development Report is released every year on World Day for Water. 

History of World Water Day

The idea for World Water Day was initially thought about in the year of 1992. This idea was officially proposed in the Agenda 21 of the United Nations official conference. The United Nations Organization held a conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro in the same year. On March 22nd, 1992, the idea for the World Day for Water was agreed upon after a mutual decision. It was finalized that World Day for Water will be celebrated every year on March 22nd.

The first-ever World Day for Water was observed in the year 1993, on March 22nd. Some years later, some other events were also added to this day like in the year of 2013, the International Year of Cooperation in the Water Sphere was commemorated and currently, the International decade for Action of Water for Sustainable Development from the year 2018 to the year of 2028, is being observed. These events and observances throw light on the need for water, and good sanitization methods are the main factors that help in the reduction of poverty, increase the growth in the economy, and promote sustainability of the environment. 

World Water Day 2023 Date

• When is World Water Day 2023?

World Water Day for the year 2023 is celebrated/observed on Wednesday, 22 March.

• World Water Day dates for the years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026

World Water Day Quotes

• Pure Water is the World’s First and Foremost Medicine. - Slovakian Proverb.
• Rain is a blessing when it falls gently on parched fields, turning the earth green, causing the birds to sing. - Donald Worster
• Water is being depleted many, many times faster than nature can replenish it. - Maude Barlow
• Thousands have lived without love, not one without water. - W. H. Auden
• When the well is dry, we learn the worth of water.-Benjamin Franklin
• Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.-Lao Tzu
• Water has only two aspects; when mixed with anything it is a need and when not it is life!
• No Water. No Life. No Blue. No Green. - Sylvia Earle
• Every drop of water is a priceless treasure. Save it!
• Water is Life and Clean Water is Means Health. - Audrey Hepburn
• Water is life's matter and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.-Albert Szent
• Water is the Driving Force of All Nature. - Leonardo da Vinci
• Do the earth a favour. Be a water saver
• Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans. - Jacques Yves Cousteau
• The cure for anything is saltwater: sweat, tears or the sea. -Karen Blixen
• Water is life’s matter and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water. - Unknown
• There is No Small Pleasure in Pure Water. - Ovid
• When the Well is Dry, We’ll Know the Worth of Water. - Benjamin Franklin
• I gave my heart to the mountains the minute I stood beside this river with its spray in my face and watched it thunder into foam, smooth to green glass over sunken rocks, shatter to foam again. I was fascinated by how it sped by and yet was always there; its roar shook both the earth and me.-Wallace Stenger
• Every drop in the ocean counts. - Yoko Ono
• Heavy hearts, like heavy clouds in the sky, are best relieved by the letting of a little water. - Christopher Morley
• Make water your primary drink instead of soda, juice. Choose pure water throughout your day
• If we pollute the air, water, and soil that keep us alive and well, and destroy the biodiversity that allows natural systems to function, no amount of money will save us. - David Suzuk
• Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.-W.H. Auden
• A river seems a magic thing. A magic, moving, living part of the very earth itself.-Laura Gilpin
• Water is life’s matter and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water. - Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
• Save water before it's too late
• All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was.-Toni Morrison
• Water Used to Be Fresh, Pure and Drinkable, Now the Water Has Lots of Focal Matter and Bacteria. - Claudine Sierra
• If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water. - Loren Eiseley
• This life is like a swimming pool. You dive into the water, but you can't see how deep it is. - Dennis Rodman
• The sky broke like an egg into full sunset and the water caught fire. - Pamela Hansford Johnson

World Water Day Messages

• Water is the one substance from which the earth can conceal nothing, it sucks out its innermost secrets and brings them to our very lips. Happy World Water Day!
• No matter, how much rich you are, you can't live without water. Save water!
• Water is the driver of Nature Please save it. Wishing you Happy World Water Day!
• Life Depends on water, the reservoir depends on you. Happy World Water Day!
• Water is the Driving Force in Nature. It’s the Lifeblood of Humanity, Our Nations, our Economies, And our Well-Being. Wishing you Happy World Water Day!
• It's a day to educate, celebrate, reflect, and make a difference to water management in the world. Wishing you Happy World Water Day!
• Water Plays An Important Role in our World. It is the centre piece Of all life.. Happy World Water Day!
• Water is life. Save water save life. Life not only for humans but animals, birds, etc too- all living ones including trees. Green growth will fetch more water. Conserve water. Happy World Water Day!
• Let's save and wisely use water as needed. Let's plant and care for trees to pass on springs for a sustainable future. World Water Day, saving water, Save water for future, inheritance of springs, World Water Day.
• World Water Day is not to be congratulated, but Water in the World must be saved! Let's Save Water!
• Saving water is a good deed, it’s an essential resource we all need!
• Either rich or poor; everyone needs water.
• Save water every day and keep disaster away.
• If we don’t learn to conserve, we’ll all be fish out of water.
• Save water, and it will save you.
• When not in use don’t let the water flow, you must conserve that H2O.
• Start water conservation to prevent future devastation.
• Save the sea to see the future.
• Today’s rainwater is tomorrow’s lifesaver so think outside the sink!
• Water is more precious than gold. (World Water Day Slogan)
• Water is life, treat it right.
• Save water, save the life on the earth.
• Be aware, use water with care!
• Save water, secure the future!(Water Conservation Slogan)
• Water–A priceless treasure, save it with pleasure.
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• Water preservation to prevent future devastation.
• Water is not the source of life, it is life.
• Before it all wastes away, let’s start conserving water today!
• Water conservation is the key to a sustainable future for you and me.
• If not now, then when? Save water before you see it end.

World Water Day Wishes

• Drink water to live and do not live to spoil the water.
• All people have equal rights on water but if there is no water, the right is not useful.
• Take the water crisis seriously and act towards it.
• Safe water is everyone’s right and saving water is everyone’s responsibility.
• Water has the power to give you a life and you have the power to save it!
• Before it is too late, save water now!
• Save water to save your future generation.
• Together we can make a difference. Join hands to eliminate water crisis!
• Toady take small steps to preserve water for our future generation. World Water Day.
• Save water otherwise, you need to buy it from the water shops soon!
• Every new day gives many opportunities to change. Let’s bring a change on the earth and save water.
• Both the water cycle and the life cycle are equal. Both need water to complete a cycle!
• Satisfy someone’s thirst today because it is world water day.
• Pure water is the foremost medicine for many of the diseases.
• As water cares for your health, take care of the Mother Earth.
• Water drives life on earth. Save water and save life on earth.

Significance of World Day for Water

World Day for Water has a lot of significance because it was on this day that the United Nations Organization highlights the importance of freshwater and educates the general public about its importance. This day also aims to throw light on the crisis regarding the issue of fresh water worldwide. This day also aims in alerting people about the rising problems related to fresh water in the world. These problems arise due to the increase in human population, the inequality in the distribution of fresh water worldwide, the extent of rapid urbanization, and the effects of global warming and climate changes. The quantity of fresh water also gets depleted because of its usage in industries in making several beverages and other products. Fresh water is also used in the agricultural sector and livestock farms. The United Nations Organization stresses on the conservation of fresh water on World Day for Water. 

The World Day for Water is associated with the Sustainable Development Goal, organized by the United Nations General Assembly, in the year 2015. Conservation of fresh water is one of the seventeen main goals that the United Nations General Assembly aims in achieving by the end of this decade, that is, by the end of the year 2030. It aims to achieve a sustainable future for the entire human civilization, including social, economic, and environmental spheres, and promote world peace and harmony. 

Reasons why we should conserve fresh water

• Conservation of water can reduce droughts, and barren lands like deserts and other dry areas can be put under use. Agriculture can be done in these areas, and therefore there will be more production of crops. This will help in the rise of the economy and also prevent water shortages. 
• Water is used for running of other resources. Most of the machines work with the help of water and it helps to cool the machines from the heat produced due to the friction.
• Plants require water to grow and thrive. Plants are also an important element for our survival because they give out oxygen, which helps us to live. Without water, it will be difficult for any plant or even an animal to survive, and as a result, it would be difficult for the entire humankind to survive. 
• Our planet Earth gets heated up really quick, which is why it is important for us to conserve fresh water. Water helps in bringing rainfall which cools down the planet and also prevents global warming. Conserving water helps in using the existing supply of fresh water in an efficient manner. 
• Conserving water can also be related to social justice. There are several places in the world that are devoid of a sufficient amount of water, and therefore, conservation of water would help every place in this world to have the necessary amount of water for consumption and other purposes. 

World Day for Water throws light on the necessities of conserving water and encourages everyone to take measures to conserve fresh water to the best of their capabilities. 

How is World Water Day Celebrated?

World Day for Water is celebrated globally on March 22nd, annually. It is done by organizing several functions and events, distribution of messages related to the conservation of water. These massages are also broadcasted through television and radio. Messages and educational events are organized explaining the importance of the conservation of water. Several competitions are also organized. 

The campaigns held for the World Day for Water are spread all across the world, and it reaches thousands of people with the help of social media. This year, in 2021, the campaign included an interactive program that enabled people to have a conversation related to the importance of water. They could do this by using the hashtag #Water2Me. Over one hundred and forty countries participated in this conversation, and there were over six thousand conversations. 

In the year 2017, around seven hundred events were organized in about one hundred and ten countries. There were over five hundred thousand participants who used the hashtag #Water2Me and expressed their opinion and concerns. This included celebrity participation, and the United Nations Organizations coordinated the entire event. 

When is World Water Day Celebrated?

March 22nd is celebrated as World Day for Water every year, all across the world. It is being celebrated since March 22nd, in the year 1992, after being adopted by the United Nations Organization. It will be celebrated on March 22nd in the year 2022. 

The Theme for World Water Day

The World Day for Water is celebrated every year, based on a particular theme. The theme for the year 2021 was Valuing Water. This theme stresses on the importance of conserving water and how valuable water is for our survival. 

The theme for the year 2022 is the importance of Groundwater: making the invisible visible. Groundwater is an important source of eater, and we should conserve this source as well in order to meet our increasing demands for water every day.

Some Interesting Facts about Water

• Thirty precent of the entire amount of fresh water available on this planet is under the ground.
• Water is the most flexible solvent in the world and can dissolve almost every kind of solvent.
• Unsafe and impure water can kill almost two hundred children every year. 
• A cucumber and a jellyfish are made up of ninety-five per cent of water. 
• A person can last for a week without water.
• There is almost the same quantity of water available on Earth as it was millions of years ago.

World Day for Water is a reminder to us about the importance of conserving water because water is the most important element for survival. We should try our best and save it as much as possible.