Friday was World Water Day and 2013 is the International Year of Water Cooperation highlighted by World Water Day on Friday, March 22.
The United Nations General Assembly declared 2013 as the United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation in December 2010.
Members of the Council of Canadians, Williams Lake Chapter set up information displays with flags and placards at the Cariboo Memorial Complex and the corner of Third Avenue and Oliver Street Friday on World Water Day to remind residents of the importance of keeping our water sources clean.
UN-Water has called upon UNESCO to lead the 2013 International Year of Water Cooperation in view of the organization’s multi-dimensional mandate in the realm of natural and social sciences, culture, education and communication, and its significant and long-standing contribution to the management of the world’s freshwater resources.