With water resources dwindling at a rapid rate globally and its predicted serious impacts on economies and livelihoods, World Water Day 2016 celebrated every year on March 22, has aptly chosen as its theme this year 'Water and Jobs'. Almost half of the world's workers i.e. around 1.5 billion people work in water-related sectors and most of these jobs depend on water or are related to those that ensure its safe delivery. In spite of this, a large number of these continue to be unrecognised or unprotected by basic labour rights. Thus, the theme focuses on how enough quantity and quality of water can change people's lives and livelihoods, and transform societies and economies.

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