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, 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
2 February: World Wetlands Day UN-Water 31 January, 2019 World Wetlands Day occurs annually on 2 February, marking the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on the same date in 1971. “Wetlands and climate change”, the theme for 2019, aims to highlight the important role played by wetlan … Read more
Countering global threats from peatland loss & degradation UN-Water 28 January, 2019 UNEP and Ramsar launch the revised edition of Smoke on Water – Countering global threats from peatland loss & degradation. A Rapid Response Assessment. More than 180 countries have peatlands but we a … Read more
The relationship of indigenous peoples and local communities with wetlands UN-Water 5 November, 2018 Today, there are an estimated 370 million indigenous peoples across the world. Although they represent a relatively small portion of the global population, they account for the largest portion of lin … Read more
