Official themes and previous campaigns
2020: World Water Day – Climate Change
2019: World Water Day – Leaving No One Behind (Human Rights and Refugees) | World Toilet Day – Coordinators: OHCHR, UNHCR, Aquafed, UN Global Compact, FAO, ILO, SWA, UCLG, UNCCD, UNDP, UNESCO, UN Habitat, UNICEF, UNU, UN Women, Water Lex, WSSCC
2018: World Water Day – Nature for Water – Coordinators: CBD, UN Environment, UNESCO | World Toilet Day – When nature calls – Coordinators:WSSCC,UNDP,UNICEF UNU, WHO, ILO | Water Action Decade
2018: Launch of the Water Action Decade 2018-2028
2017: World Water Day – Wastewater | World Toilet Day – Wastewater – Coordinators: UNEP, UN Habitat, UNU, WHO
2016: World Water Day – Water and Jobs | World Toilet Day – Toilets and Jobs – Coordinator: ILO
2015: World Water Day – Water and Sustainable Development – Coordinator: UNDP | World Toilet Day – Toilets and Nutrition – Coordinator: UNICEF
2014: World Water Day – Water and Energy – Coordinators: UNIDO, UNU | World Toilet Day – Equality and Dignity – Coordinators: UNU, UN Habitat
2013: World Water Day – Water Cooperation – Coordinator: UNESCO
2012: World Water Day – Water and Food Security – Coordinator: FAO
2011: World Water Day – Water for Cities – Coordinator: UN Habitat
2010: World Water Day – Water Quality
2009: World Water Day – Transboundary Waters – Coordinators: FAO, UNECE, UNESCO
2008: World Water Day – International Year of Sanitation – Coordinator: UNDESA
2007: World Water Day – Water Scarcity – Coordinator: FAO
2006: World Water Day – Water and Culture – Coordinator: UNESCO
2005: World Water Day – Water for Life 2005-2015
2004: World Water Day – Water and Disasters – Coordinators: UNISDR, WMO
2003: World Water Day – Water for the Future – Coordinator: UN Environment
2002: World Water Day – Water for Development – Coordinator: IAEA
2001: World Water Day – Water for Health, Taking Charge – Coordinator: WHO
2000: World Water Day – Water for the 21st Century
1999: World Water Day – Everyone lives downstream – Coordinator: UN Environment
1998: World Water Day – Groundwater, the invisible resource – Coordinators: UN DESA, UNICEF
1997: World Water Day – The World’s Water, Is There Enough?
1996: World Water Day – Water for Thirsty Cities
1995: World Water Day – Women and Water
1994: World Water Day – Caring for Water Resources is Everybody’s Business