South Sudan with support from UNESCO and other partners will on Tuesday join the globe in celebrating World Water Day.
The celebration focuses on ‘Water and jobs: better water, better jobs’ as the theme of the day.
UNESCO says the World Water Day is an international opportunity to learn more about water related issues for information sharing and taking action to make a difference.
It is working to build the scientific knowledge base to help countries manage their water resources in a sustainable way, says UNESCO.
UNESCO believes freshwater is the most important resource for mankind in all social, economic and environmental activities.
Water is vital for agriculture, industry, transport and production of energy as an engine for economic growth, UNESCO elaborates.
The agency urges South Sudanese to protect vulnerable water systems and moderate the impacts of water-related hazards such as floods and droughts.