In the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in 2012 (Rio+20), water has been recognised as the key to achieving sustainable development as it is closely linked to all other important issues. ‘Sustainable development’ emphasises acquiring sustainability in any initiative that utilises natural resources. For sustainable development, the vital issues involved are: poverty alleviation, food security, gender equality, social inclusion, planned industrialisation, health coverage for all, climate-resilience, affluent rural economy, environment-friendly fuel to protect ecosystem, water governance and proper management of water and other natural resources. Development practitioners have agreed upon the issue that water is the most influential factor to achieve the goals. Though the United Nations recognises access to safe water as one of the basic human rights, millions of people in the world are deprived of safe drinking water, resulting in deaths affected by fatal diseases. Water is not only pivotal to save life but has also a dynamic role to foster the development of the globe. Having perceived this point of view in 1993, the United Nations General Assembly designated 22 March as the World Water Day. In 2015, the theme for World Water Day is ‘Water and Sustainable Development’. This year, the UN focuses the linkage of water with health, nature, urbanisation, industry, energy, food and equality.

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