Water

Session Agenda

IUCN will actively participate in the 13th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP13) to be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 21 to 29 October 2018. The theme for COP13 is “Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban Future”. Overview of events IUCN are leading or involved in: 

Tuesday 23 October

13.15-14.30

Transboundary cooperation on Conservation of the Yellow/West Sea Intertidal and Associated Coastal Wetlands.

Room 7

18.15-19.30

Restauration d’une zone humide d’importance internationale: le Ndiaël, Sénégal.

Room 4

Wednesday 24 October

18.15-19.30

Collaborating for Wetlands: International Organisation Partners and Countries Sharing Lessons for Success.

Room 8

19.40-21.00

Mainstreaming wetland ecosystems in ECOWAS’s Water Infrastructure Directive implementation.

Room 8

Friday 26 October

18.15-19.30

West Asia wetlands, case studies on some initial assessment of the economic value of wetlands.

Room 9

18.15-19.30

Sharing output of Asian Wetland Symposium 2017: focusing on functions and roles of urban wetlands for disaster risk reduction.

Room 5B

19.40-21.00

Where can mangroves effectively be restored? A new interactive map showing global mangrove restoration potential will tell you.

Room 9

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