12th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties
to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP12)

On 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.