Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands provides the framework for the conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local and national actions and international cooperation, as a contribution towards achieving sustainable development throughout the world.
Under the Convention Strategic Plan 2016-2024 a series of actions are directly related to sustainable development including water, livelihoods, biodiversity, disaster risk reduction, resilience and carbon sinks. Also Parties have adopted a specfic framework on water including river basin management, water allocation and ground water. The Secretariat is engage in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as co-custodian with UNEP of indicator SDG 6.6.1 and Goals 14 and 15. It participates actively at the meetings of the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goals (IAEG-SDGs).
National reports
The Secretariat has collected and analysed the data submitted by Contracting Parties through national reports (Goal 6 Indicator 6.6.1 and 6.3.1).
World Wetlands Day is now an official United Nations observance. The UN General Assembly adopted resolution 75/317 in August 2021, proclaiming 2 February as World Wetlands Day. Celebrated since 1997, World Wetlands Day raises awareness about wetlands as critically important ecosystems that contribut … Read more
The Global Wetland Outlook: Special Edition 2021 has been launched to mark the Ramsar Convention’s 50th anniversary. Drawing on more than 30 major global and regional assessments and other recent scientific findings, the Global Wetland Outlook’s (GWO) headlines are that: Wetlands are being lost at a … Read more
At the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, a multimedia Water Pavilion is hosted between 1 – 12 November 2021. The Water Pavilion programme offers a wide-ranging and inclusive series of events demonstrating the numerous ways that water is enabling transformative climate action – at all … Read more
World Wetlands Day, 2 February, aims to raise global awareness about the vital role of wetlands for people and our planet. This year’s theme ‘Wetlands and Water’ shines a spotlight on wetlands as a source of freshwater and encourages actions to restore them and stop their loss. The campaign highligh … Read more
Side-event on ‘Climate-resilient water management approaches’ at COP25 UN-Water 19 December, 2019 On 10 December 2019, the UN-Water Expert Group on Water and Climate, organised the side event “Climate-resilient Water Management Approaches” at the twenty-fifth session of the Conference of … Read more
