38th Meeting of the Ramsar Standing Committee
| CONVENTION ON WETLANDS (Ramsar, Iran, 1971) 38th Meeting of the Standing Committee Changwon, Republic of Korea, 27 October 2008 |
| Agenda item 3 | DOC. SC38-3 |
COP10 Provisional Agenda, Rev. 2
(COP10 DOC. 1, rev. 2)
| I | Opening of the Meeting |
| II | General Statements |
| III | Adoption of the Agenda |
| IV | Adoption of the Rules of Procedure |
| V | Election of the President and Vice-Presidents and remarks by the President |
| VI | Appointment of the Credentials Committee and any other committees |
| VII | Admission of Observers |
| VIII | Report of the Chairperson of the Standing Committee |
| IX | Report by a representative of the World Wetland NGOs Conference |
| X | Report of the Chairperson of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP) |
| XI | Report of the Secretary General and overview of the implementation of the Convention at the global level |
| XII | Issues arising from Resolutions and Recommendations of previous meetings of the Conference of the Contracting Parties |
| XIII | The draft Strategic Plan 2009-2014: introduction & first discussion |
| XIV | Financial report and proposed budget for the triennium 2009-2011 |
| XV | Consideration of the draft Resolutions and Recommendations submitted by Contracting Parties and the Standing Committee |
| XVI | Report of the Credentials Committee |
| XVII | Report on the discussions, conclusions and recommendations in the preceding sessions |
| XVIII | Adoption of Resolutions and Recommendations |
| XIX | Election of the Contracting Parties for the Standing Committee |
| XX | Date and venue of the next Ordinary Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties |
| XXI | Any other business |
| XXII | Adoption of the report of the 10th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties |
| XXIII | Close of the meeting |
Monday, 27 October 2008
08:30 - 18:00 Registration of delegates
10:00 - 18:00 38th Meeting of the Standing Committee (thenceforward the Conference Committee)
Tuesday, 28 October 2008
08:00 - 17:00 Registration (continued)
09:00 - 12:00 Regional meetings for Africa, Americas, Asia, and Europe regions
13:00 - 16:00 Americas regional meeting (continued), Oceania regional meeting, MedWet Committee meeting17:00 - 19:00 Opening ceremony and welcoming statements (includes Agenda items I and II and presentation of Ramsar Awards)
19:00 - 21:30 Welcome reception
Wednesday, 29 October 2008
08:00 - 18:00 Registration (continued)
08:45 - 09:45 Meeting of the Conference Committee10:00 - 13:00 Plenary Session
III - Adoption of the agenda
IV - Adoption of the Rules of Procedure
V - Election of the President and Vice-Presidents; Remarks by the President
VI - Appointment of the Credentials Committee and any other committees
VII - Admission of Observers
VIII - Report of the Chairperson of the Standing Committee13:00 - 15:00 Lunch break
13:15 - 14:45 International Organization Partners (IOPs) Supporting Event: "Climate change policies and wetland conservation: conflicts and synergies"
15:00 - 17:30 Plenary Session
IX - Report by a representative of the World Wetland NGOs Conference
X - Report of the Chairperson of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP)
XI- Report of the Secretary General and overview of the implementation of the Convention at the global level
XII - Issues arising from Resolutions and Recommendations of previous meetings of the Conference of the Contracting Parties
17:30 - 18:00 Special presentation on wetland conservation and sustainable use in the Republic of Korea
Followed by Host Country reception
Thursday, 30 October 2008
08:30 - 18:00 Registration (continues each day until 4 November)
08:45 - 09:45 Meeting of the Conference Committee10:00 - 13:00 Plenary Session
XIII - The Convention's draft Strategic Plan 2009-2014: introduction and first general discussion
XIV - Financial report by the Chairperson of the Subgroup on Finance of the Standing Committee and proposed budget for the triennium 2009-2011
XV - Consideration of the draft Resolutions and Recommendations submitted by Contracting Parties and the Standing Committee
13:00 - 15:00 Lunch break
13:15 - 14:45 International Organization Partners (IOPs) Supporting Event: "Biofuels, agriculture and wetlands"
15:00 - 17:45 Regional Meetings to prepare and caucus views for the upcoming sessions
Friday, 31 October 2008
08:45 - 09:45 Meeting of the Conference Committee
10:00 - 10:30 Special Presentation: Human health and wetlands interactions -- issues for healthy wetlands and healthy people in the future
10:30 - 13:00 Plenary Session (continuation from the previous day)
13:00 - 15:00 Lunch break
15:00 - 18:00 Plenary Session (continuation from the morning)
Saturday, 1 November 2008
08:45 - 09:45 Meeting of the Conference Committee
10:00 - 10:30 Special Presentation: Climate change, water and wetlands -- managing for change
10:30 - 13:00 Plenary Session (continuation from the previous day)
13:00 - 15:00 Lunch break
15:00 - 15:30 Special Presentation: Integrated water management - prospects and challenges for the next decade
15:30 - 18:00 Plenary Session (continuation from the morning)
18:30 - 20:00 Regional meetings to agree on recommendations to the Plenary Session on Contracting Parties to be elected to serve on the Standing Committee
Sunday, 2 November 2008
08:45 - 09:45 Meeting of the Conference Committee (if necessary)
NOTE: all work on the draft resolutions must be finalised by 13:00 to allow for preparation of materials in a timely manner.
Field visits organized by the Republic of Korea
Monday, 3 November 2008
08:45 - 09:45 Meeting of the Conference Committee
10:00 - 13:00 Plenary Session
XVI - Report of the Credentials Committee
XVII - Report on the discussions, conclusions and recommendations in the preceding sessions
13:00 - 15:00 Lunch break
15:00 - 18:00 Plenary Session
XVII - Report on the discussions, conclusions and recommendations in the preceding sessions (continued)
Tuesday, 4 November 2008
08:45 - 09:45 Meeting of the Conference Committee
10:00 - 13:00 Plenary Session
XVIII - Adoption of Conference Resolutions and Recommendations
13:00 - 15:00 Lunch break
15:00 - 18:00 Plenary Session
XIX - Election of the Contracting Parties for the Standing Committee
XX - Date and venue of the next Ordinary Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties
XXI - Any other business
XXII - Adoption of the report of the 10th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties
XXIII - Close of the meeting
18:30 - 19:30 39th Meeting of the Standing Committee
