 世界水日
World Water Day [ 2010-06-03 15:41 ]
The international observance of World Water Day is an initiative that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro.
The United Nations General Assembly designated 22 March of each year as the World Day for Water by adopting a resolution. This world day for water was to be observed starting in 1993, in conformity with the recommendations of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development contained in chapter 18 (Fresh Water Resources) of Agenda 21.
States were invited to devote the Day to implement the UN recommendations and set up concrete activities as deemed appropriate in the national context.
The Subcommittee welcomes the assistance offered by IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre to contribute to an information network centre in support of the observance of the Day by Governments, as required.
世界水日是人類在20世紀(jì)末確定的又一個(gè)節(jié)日。為滿足人們?nèi)粘Ｉ?、商業(yè)和農(nóng)業(yè)對(duì)水資源的需求，聯(lián)合國(guó)長(zhǎng)期以來(lái)致力于解決因水資源需求上升而引起的全球性水危機(jī)。1977年召開的“聯(lián)合國(guó)水事會(huì)議”，向全世界發(fā)出嚴(yán)正警告：水資源短缺不久將成為一個(gè)深刻的社會(huì)危機(jī)，繼石油危機(jī)之后的下一個(gè)危機(jī)便是水。1993年1月18日，第四十七屆聯(lián)合國(guó)大會(huì)做出決議，確定每年的3月22日為“世界水日”。
（中國(guó)日?qǐng)?bào)網(wǎng)英語(yǔ)點(diǎn)津 Helen 編輯）
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