The day commemorates the date of the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 1945.
The theme for this year is 'Water is Life, Water is Food. Leave No One Behind'.
Water is essential to life on Earth. It covers the majority of the Earth's surface, makes up over 50% of our bodies, produces our food, and supports livelihoods.
But this precious resource is not infinite. People world over must not take it for granted. According to the UN FAO, what we eat, and how that food is produced, all affect water.
