More than 50 organizations including governmental agencies, I/NGOs, private sectors, academia, media houses have been organizing a week long programs on the occasion of National Water and Weather Week to commemorate these two very special days. The consortium is led by the Water and Energy Commission Secretariat (WECS), the government of Nepal.

The event is a common platform to share and discuss the various issues related to water and weather, and come up with some policy resolutions. With this context, a week long program from 17 March to 23 March, 2017 under the title "Nepal National Water and Weather Week – 2017.

World Water Day is celebrated annually on 22 March for taking action on water crisis. World Water Day 2017 to the theme Wastewater and the campaign, ‘Why waste water?’ is about reducing and reusing wastewater.

Likewise each year, on 23 March, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the worldwide meteorological community celebrate World Meteorological Day (WMD) around a chosen theme. The theme of the World Meteorological Day for 2017 is “Understanding Clouds”

In 2015, countries adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Over the next fifteen years, with these new Goals that universally apply to all, countries will mobilize efforts to end all forms of poverty, fight inequalities and tackle climate change, while ensuring that no one is left behind.

According to the organizer, In this program they are trying to address few goals with the joint effort: Goal#1 (No poverty), 5 (Clean water), 7 (Clean energy) through 13 (Climate actions) and 17 (Partnership). Management of water, climate and overall environment helps to achieve other goals such as 1 and 2 (No poverty and zero hunger), 3 (Good health), 9 (Industries and infrastructures) and 11 (Sustainable cities).