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World Water Day

In December 2010, the United Nations General Assembly declared 2013 as the United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation (Resolution A/RES/65/154). In reflection of this declaration, the 2013 World Water Day, which will take place on 22 March 2013, also will be dedicated to water cooperation. Therefore, UN-Water has called upon UNESCO to lead the 2013 United Nations International Year on Water Cooperation, in particular because of the Organization’s unique multidisciplinary approach which blends the natural and social sciences, education, culture and communication. Given the intrinsic nature of water as a transversal and universal element, the United Nations International Year on Water Cooperation naturally would embrace and touch upon all these aspects.

The objective of this International Year is to raise awareness, both on the potential for increased cooperation, and on the challenges facing water management in light of the increase in demand for water access, allocation and services. The Year will highlight the history of successful water cooperation initiatives, as well as identify burning issues on water education, water diplomacy, trans boundary water management, financing cooperation, national/international legal frameworks, and the linkages with the Millennium Development Goals. It also will provide an opportunity to capitalize on the momentum created at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), and to support the formulation of new objectives that will contribute towards developing water resources that are truly sustainable.

International World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.

An international day to celebrate freshwater was recommended at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). The United Nations General Assembly responded by designating 22 March 1993 as the first World Water Day.

Each year, World Water Day highlights a specific aspect of freshwater. In Ghana the National Planning Committee has outlined the following activities to commemorate the day

• Health Walk and aerobics/medical screening on Saturday March 16, 2013
• Tree Planting in some selected cluster of basic school in Accra on Thursday March 21, 2013.
• Symposium to climax the celebration at the selected venue on March 22, 2013
• Radio and TV talk shows in Accra, Feature articles in newspapers, editorials and radio commentary.

WORLD WATER DAY CELEBRATION 2013

THEME: “INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF WATER COOPERATION”

SYMPOSIUM

FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2013 – TRADE FAIR AUDITORUIM LA, ACCRA

 PROGRAMME

9:00 – 9:02am             Opening Prayer   …………………….Papa Nii Clegg

9:02 – 9:05am             Introduction of Chairman ……………Solace Akomeah

9:05 -9:10am             Chairman’s Response …………………

9:10 – 9:15am            Welcome Statement……………………..

9.15- 9.20am              UN Secretary General’s Message………UN Representative

                                    1. Presentations

9:20 – 9.40am        1.1.Transboundary Water Management, Diplomacy, Legal Frameworks

                                        Challenges and the Way Forward– WRC

9.40-10.00am          1.2. Financing Cooperation in Water Supply and Linkage to the MDG’s

                                          Challenges and the Way Forward - CONIWAS    

10.00-10.20am         1.3. Forest Management and Watershed Protection, the Impact of Illegal Mining,

                                            Land Degradation, Improper Logging and Land Use Practices. Challenges and Way

                                             Forward – FC

10.20-1040am           1.4. Presentation by UNESCO

10.40 – 11.40am        Open Forum

11:40 – 11:45am         Statement by CWSA

11.45- 11.50am           Statement by WaterAid

11.50am – 12.10pm    Keynote Address by Hon. Minister - MWRWH       

12.10—12.20pm         Chairman’s closing remarks

12.20-12.25pm           Vote of Thanks………………………Fay Ephrim

12.25-12.30pm           Closing Prayer ……………………….Papa Nii Clegg        

                                     MC………………………………….Stanley Martey