CWI AT RAMSAR COP14

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The Carpathian Wetland Initiative (CWI) participated at the 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP14), which was held between 5 and 13 November 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland. The delegates of the COP14 adopted inter alia the new resolution on Ramsar Regional Initiatives [PDF, ext], providing also the updated Operational Guidelines for Ramsar Regional Initiatives. Ramsar Regional Initiatives (RRIs) had important position at the COP and organized series of meetings and side events.
The representatives of RRIs had an opportunity to meet with the new Secretary General Dr. Musonda Mumba for a brief introduction on 4th November. The Secretary General expressed her big support to the work of RRIs. The coordinator of the CWI was asked by the Ramsar Secretariat before the COP to prepare a short video message of ambition to share, leading up to and during the COP, to help mobilize ambition and action to protect, manage and restore wetlands; the message was shared with meeting participants in the venue as well as used in social media. The CWI actively participated also in preparation and realization of related events before and during the COP.