World Water Day on 22 March 2001 is a global advocacy and awareness-raising activity. It is dedicated in year 2001 to focus attention on water and health issues. The prime objective is to impact opinion on how to improve the current condition of water and health around the world.
International attention is increasing on such issues, however, much still needs to be done.
Such interventions include improving the quality of water in the home as well improving hygiene education at the household level. A number of events will occur around the globe on 22 March. Water and health are common denominators of human existence. World Water Day 2001 observance linking water and health, presents an opportunity to encourage awareness raising activities around water's importance to health in the life of every person on the planet. Italy, United States of America, New Zealand will have WWD festivals and public events.