General Assembly The United Nations adopted December 22, 1993 a resolution determining the 22 March each year as World Water Day to be held in accordance with the recommendations of the Conference the United Nations on Environment and Development contained in Chapter 18 ( Fresh Water Resources) of Agenda 21 . At that time invited the various States to devote the day in the national context, to concrete activities such as promoting public awareness.
The water is a good scarce in the world, only about 3% of all water on the planet is fit for human consumption . The main reservoirs are in the Latin American continent.
