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World Water Day 2016 observed

World Water Day (WWD) 2016 was globally observed on 22 March 2016 with the theme Water and Jobs. 
•    The theme for the WWD 2016 talks about how water links to jobs as three out of four of the jobs worldwide are water-dependent.
•    In fact, water shortages and lack of access may limit economic growth in the years to come.
•    On the occasion of the WWD, the report titled 2016 United Nations World Water Development Report, Water and Jobs, was launched in Geneva.
•    WWD is celebrated every year to make a difference for the members of the global population who suffer from water related issues. It’s a day to prepare for how we manage water in the future.
•    The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) designated 22 March as the first World Water Day in 1993. 
•    This day was formally proposed in Agenda 21 of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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