» RAMSAR-COP12
12th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties
to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP12)
2-9 June 2015 | Punta del Este, Uruguay
Summary Highlights of the Meeting
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Highlights for Tuesday, 9 June 2015On Tuesday, 9 June, plenary met to adopt draft resolutions. Delegates agreed to use COP11 language on "indigenous peoples and local communities" in all resolutions. Delegates also agreed to proceed on the basis of revised drafts that have not been translated into all official languages or that have not been circulated the day before, in order to advance proceedings. 1:13pm: Plenary adopted resolutions on the programme on communication, capacity development, education, participation and awareness 2016-2021, and on the status of Sites in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance. 3:20pm: Plenary adopted resolutions on: wetlands and disaster risk reduction; the responsibilities, roles and composition of the Standing Committee and regional categorization of countries under the Ramsar Convention; and financial and budgetary matters, with a 0% budget increase for 2016-2018. | ||
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Highlights for Monday, 8 June 2015On Monday, 8 June, plenary met briefly in the morning, afternoon and evening to hear reports from contact and informal groups, and to adopt a revised resolution on the conservation of Mediterranean Basin island wetlands. Delegates also saw videos on wetland management experiences from Senegal and Bolivia, and on the United Arab Emirates as the host country for COP13. |
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Highlights for Sunday, 7 June 2015On Sunday 8 June, delegates to the Ramsar COP12 participated in full-day field trips to appreciate Uruguay's efforts to conserve and wisely use its wetlands. Upon their return, several informal groups met at night at the conference venue to continue work on outstanding issues in draft resolutions. |
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Highlights for Saturday, 6 June 2015On Saturday, 6 June, plenary met throughout the day to consider the remaining draft resolutions on the Ramsar COP12 agenda: proposed new framework for the delivery of scientific and technical advice and guidance on the Convention; wetlands and disaster risk reduction; the status of Sites on the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance; regional initiatives 2016-2018 in the framework of the Ramsar Convention; conservation of Mediterranean Basin island wetlands; evaluating and ensuring the effective management and conservation of Ramsar Sites; and the Standing Committee's responsibilities, roles and composition, and regional categorization of countries. Friends of the President groups on the strategic plan and on peatlands met throughout the day. The Standing Committee finance sub-group met at lunchtime and in the evening. A contact group on Ramsar wetland city accreditation, and the appointees to the incoming Standing Committee 2015-2018 met in the evening. |
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Highlights for Friday, 5 June 2015On Friday, 5 June, Ramsar COP12 met in plenary throughout the day to consider draft resolutions on: enhancing the languages of the Convention and its visibility and stature, and increasing synergies with MEAs and other international institutions; the Convention’s programme on communication, capacity development, education, participation and awareness 2016-2021; Ramsar wetland city accreditation; a call to action to ensure and protect the water requirements of wetlands for the present and the future; and peatlands, climate change and wise use: implications for the Ramsar Convention. |
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Highlights for Thursday, 4 June 2015On Friday, 5 June, Ramsar COP12 met in plenary throughout the day to consider draft resolutions on: enhancing the languages of the Convention and its visibility and stature, and increasing synergies with MEAs and other international institutions; the Convention’s programme on communication, capacity development, education, participation and awareness 2016-2021; Ramsar wetland city accreditation; a call to action to ensure and protect the water requirements of wetlands for the present and the future; and peatlands, climate change and wise use: implications for the Ramsar Convention. |
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Highlights for Wednesday, 3 June 2015On Wednesday, 3 June, Ramsar COP12 met in plenary throughout the day to address organizational matters and consider the reports: of the Standing Committee; of the Ramsar Secretary General; on the implementation of the Communication, Education, Participation and Awareness Programme; and of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel. Plenary also heard a presentation on “Wetlands in Uruguay” and engaged in a panel discussion on “Innovative Public-Private Partnerships.” |
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Highlights for Tuesday, 2 June 2015 Following the 49th meeting of the Standing Committee and regional meetings, the 12th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP12) opened on Tuesday afternoon, 2 June 2015, in Punta del Este, Uruguay, under the theme, "Wetlands for our Future." Delegates heard opening remarks, with several speakers underscoring linkages with the Sustainable Development Goals. |
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