The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Ramsar COP8
- Schedule of Pre-COP events, side events, and other meetings
| "Wetlands:
water, life, and culture" 8th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971) Valencia, Spain, 18-26 November 2002 |
Schedule of Ramsar COP8 Pre-COP Events, Side Events, and Other Meetings
as of 7 November 2002
Pre-COP Events Side Events Other meetings Pre-COP Events
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Nº Subject Organization Date
Time Place Contact Jornadas Iberoamericanas de Cooperación Internacional en
Humedales. Iberomerican Encounter on International Cooperation for WetlandsMinisterio de Medio Ambiente de España. Ministry of Environment of Spain 13/11/02
14/11/02Toledo. Parador de Toledo Melisa Marín melissa.marin@dgcn.mma.es
Conferencia Mundial de ONGs y Comunidades Locales sobre Humedales: "Ramsar, 30 años después". NGO and Local Community World Conference on Wetlands: "Ramsar, 30 years later". Ecologistas en Acción 15/11/02
16/11/02Palacio de Congresos de Valencia Patricia Carrera preramsar@nodo50.org 17th Global Biodiversity Forum. Managing Wetlands for Global Change and Local Livelihoods IUCN, etc. 15/11/02
16/11/02
17/11/02Palacio de Congresos de Valencia Caroline Martinet gbf@iucn.org Meeting of African countries on the Wetlands component
in the New Partnership for Africa Development (NEPAD)Ramsar and UNEP 17/11/02 10.00 Arcada1 Anaga Tiega tiega@ramsar.org Estrategia Subregional Sudamericana para la implementación de la Convención de Ramsar Delegación de Argentina 17/11/02 14.30-18.30 Las Artes Hotel. Salón Escalante-Sorolla Oscar Padín opadin@medioambiente.gov.ar Side Events (sorted by day/time/room)
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR SIDE EVENT ORGANIZERS: It will not be possible to connect other computers than those in the rooms to the computer projector/beamer. All organizers have to bring their Powerpoint presentations and/or other computer files in a CDROM to be able to use them in the computers available in meeting rooms.
SE Subject Organizer Date Time Room Contact 33 Millenium Ecosystem Assessment: Ecosystems and human well-being Millenium Ecosystem Assessment 19/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Plenary Valerie Thompson Thompson@milleniumassessment.org 8 Launch of the 7th Directory of Wetlands of International Importance Wetlands International 19/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Auditorio Scott Frazier frazier@wetlands.agro.nl 18 Modelos geológicos e hidrogeológicos de las zonas húmedas del Mediterráneo. Geologic and hydrogeologic models in mediterranean wetlands. IGME Instituto Geológico y Minero (España) 19/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Arcada1 Juan Antonio López Geta Lopez.geta@igme.es 29 Restoration of Chilika lagoon. A Ramsar site from India Chilika Development Authority (India) 19/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Arcada3A A. K. Pattnaik ajitpattnaik@hotmail.com 3 Herramientas para la gestión sostenible del turismo en humedales. Tools for sustainable tourism management in wetlands. Univ. Politécnica de Valencia/SEHUMED (España) 19/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Arcada3B Maria José Vinyals mvinals@cgf.upv.es 24 Waterbirds and Wetlands: Launch of the Third Edition of Waterbird Population Estimates and a preview of the planned African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Flyway GEF Project Wetlands International 19/11/2002 18.15-20.00 Arcada1 Chris Baker, Simon Delany baker@wetlands.agro.nl; delany@wetlands.agro.nl 15 Informal MedWet/Com Meeting MedWet Coordination Unit 19/11/2002 18.15-22.00 Plenary Spyros Kouvelis kouvelis@medwet.org 28 Accelerated Coral Reef Conservation for a Sustainable Future WWF International 19/11/2002 18.15-22.00 Las Artes Hotel. Gran Salón Carel Drijver & Jamie Pittock cdrijver@wwfnet.org; jpittock@wwf.nl 46 Gestión Integrada de Zonas Costeras (GIZC). Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Dirección General de Costas. Ministerio de Medio Ambiente (España) 19/11/2002 20.15-22.00 Arcada1 Jose Luis Vargas Poncini jvargas@m.dgc.mma.es 19 La protección y recuperación de los humedales en el Plan Hidrológico Nacional. La situación del Delta del Ebro. Wetland protection and recovery in the Spanish National Hydrological Plan. Situation of Ebro Delta. Ministerio de Medio Ambiente (España) 20/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Plenary Santiago Javier López Piñeiro. Dir. Gral. Obras Hidráulicas y Calidad de Aguas alberto.ruiz@sgpo.mma.es; santiago.lopez-pineiro@sgph.mma.es 9 Global Peatland Initiative (GPI) Wetlands International 20/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Auditorio Marcel Silvius silvius@wetlands.agro.nl 2 Conflict between groundwater use and wetland conservation in arid and semiarid regions Marcelino Botin Foundation (España) 20/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Arcada1 Carmen Coleto & M. Ramon Llamas c.coleto@cospa.es mrllamas@cospa.es 31 Gestión hidrológica y conservación de humedales en España. Hydrological management and wetland conservation in Spain. Ecologistas en Acción 20/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Arcada2 Theo Oberhuber coordinacion@ecologistasenaccion.org 54 Demonstration of WetKit: A Web-based Tool for Accessing Wetland Management Resources North American Wetlands Conservation Council (Canada) 20/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Arcada3A Pauline Lynch-Stewart p.lynch@rogers.com 32 Conservation of mountain wetlands and high-altitude lakes WWF International 20/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Arcada3B Denis Landenbergue dlandenbergue@wwfint.org 68 Remote sensing and GIS applications relevant to Ramsar and other environmental treaties CIESIN, Columbia University 20/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Ciencia2 Alex de Sherbinin adesherbinin@ciesin.columbia.edu 48 Launch of education videos on promoting the wise use of wetlands to rural communities and commercial farmers in South Africa (1st showing) Mondi Wetlands Project 20/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Ciencia3 David Lindley Lindley@wetland.org.za 67 Wetlands management for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use: two experiences from the UNDP-GEF portfolio United Nations Development Program 20/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Las Artes Hotel. Room Serrano-Foyer Nick Remple nick.remple@undp.org 11 Integrating wetland and river basin management. The River Basin Initiative Ramsar Bureau 20/11/2002 19.15-20.30 Plenary Nick Davidson davidson@ramsar.org 37 Ouled Said Oasis and Algerian wetlands Direction Générale des Forêts (Algerie) 20/11/2002 19.15-20.30 Arcada1 Ammar Boumezbeur dgf.dpff@wissal.dz, boumezfr@yahoo.fr 1 Use of waterbird monitoring data for site monitoring UK & Netherlands 20/11/2002 19.15-20.30 Arcada2 David Stroud David.Stroud@jncc.gov.uk 26 Plan andaluz de humedales. Wetland Conservation Plan of Andalusia. Consejería Medio Ambiente, Junta Andalucía (España) 20/11/2002 19.15-20.30 Arcada3A Hermelindo Castro Nogueira DGRENPA@cma.junta-andalucia.es 41 Proyecto Prevención de la Contaminación Costera y Gestión de la Diversidad Biológica Marina: un caso de manejo. Coastal pollution prevention and marine biodiversity management: a case study. Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable (Argentina) 20/11/2002 19.15-20.30 Ciencia2 Oscar Horacio Padín driya@medioambiente.gov.ar 35 East African Wetland Management Course Secretariat of East African Wetland Management Course 20/11/2002 19.15-20.30 Ciencia3 George Otiang'a Owiti kwsti@africaonline.co.ke 64 Delta chiama Delta: Association of delta managers inaugurated in Italy Po Delta Regional Park. Italy 20/11/2002 20.45-22.00 Plenary Giacomo Benelli parcodeltapo@parcodeltapo.it 57 Joint Meeting of the International Peat Society (IPS) and the International Mire Conservation Group (IMCG) International Peat Society 20/11/2002 9.30-
18.00Las Artes Hotel. Room Escalante-Sorolla Susan Warnecke swarnecke@peatsociety.fi 16 Emerging opportunities for lake biodiversity conservation: Linkages with Ramsar LakeNet 21/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Plenary Laurie Duker LDuker@worldlakes.org 52 Providing support to NEPAD Water and Environment Programmes IUCN 21/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Arcada1 Elroy Bos Elroy.Bos@iucn.org 14 Asian Wetland Inventory Wetlands International 21/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Arcada2 Taej Mundkur taej@wiap.nasionet.net 39 Social & environmental consequences of industrial shrimp aquaculture. Expansion On coastal communities and mangrove forest wetlands Industrial Shrimp Action Network (ISA Net) & Mangrove Action Project (MAP) 21/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Arcada3A Alfredo Quarto mangroveap@olympus.net 58 International Waters Best Practice Database System UNEP/Global Environment Facility Coordination 21/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Ciencia2 Sean Khan sean.khan@unep.org 17 Recuperación y manejo de lagunas esteparias. Management and recovery of steppic lagoons Fundación Global Nature (España) 21/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Ciencia3 Fernando Jubete lanava@teleline.es FGN34337@teleline.es] 53 Los Sistemas de Información Geográfica como herramienta de divulgación de los humedales. Geographic Information Systems as a tool for wetlands awareness GEODATA Sistemas SL (España) 21/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Ciencia4 Dario Sánchez García dario@geodata.es 45 The Spanish National Hydrological Plan - a threat for wetlands?” ADENA/WWF (España) 21/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Las Artes Hotel. Gran Salón Guido Schmidt guido@wwf.es 38 Sustainable trade of wetland products: a good way to conserve wetlands and alleviate poverty Ramsar Bureau & UNCTAD BIOTRADE 21/11/2002 19.15-20.30 Arcada1 Alain Lambert (Ramsar Bureau) lambert@ramsar.org 61 El papel de las institutiones financieras internacionales en la destrucción de los manglares de Ameríca Latina. The role of international financial institutions in the destruction of mangroves in Latin America. Greenpeace Internacional y Red Manglar 21/11/2002 19.15-20.30 Arcada3A Eva Hernández ehernand@diala.greenpeace.org 20 The MedWet Inventory System Inventory Working Group IWG/MedWet 21/11/2002 19.15-20.30 Arcada3B Emilia Paula Silva (CEZH, Portugal) CEZH@icn.pt 4 El proyecto Doñana 2005: la regeneración hídrica de Doñana. Doñana 2005 Project: Doñana's hydric regeneration Proyecto "Doñana 2005" (España) 22/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Plenary Jesús Casas. Parques Nacionales. MIMAM jesus.casas@oapn.mma.es 36 Pilot Partnerships with Africa Basin Organizations Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) & Niger Basin Authority (NBA) 22/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Arcada1 Executive Secretaries of LCBC and NBA lcbc@intnet.td; msadamu@intnet.td 23 Managing the Okavango Delta IUCN and Govt. of Botswana 22/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Arcada2 Mushanana Nchunga, Stevie Monna, David Aniku, Portia Segomelo, Ruud Jansen, Jean-Yves Pirot, Elroy Bos Mnchunga@gov.bw, smonna@gov.bw, daniku@gov.bw, psegomelo@gov.bw, ruud@iucnbot.bw, jean-yves.pirot@iucn.org, elb@iucn.org 65 Forum of wetlands in Japan Wetlands International Japan 22/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Arcada3A Yoshihiko Miyabayashi ymiyabayashi@wi-japan.com 10 Training people for wetlands RIZA / Wetlands International 22/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Arcada3B F. W. Alberts (RIZA), Douglas Taylor (WI) F.Alberts@riza.rws.minvenw.nl; taylor@wetlands.agro.nl 69 The Mesopotamian Marshlands: Demise of an Ecosystem. UNEP/DEWA~Europe 22/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Ciencia1 Hassan Partow Hassan.Partow@grid.unep.ch 55 La conservación de los humedales vista por las comunidades indígenas. Wetlands conservation as seen by indigenous peoples Ecologistas en Acción con la colaboración de la Fundación Biodiversidad (España) 22/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Ciencia2 Theo Oberhuber coordinacion@ecologistasenaccion.org 49 Launch of education videos on promoting the wise use of wetlands to rural communities and commercial farmers in South Africa. (2nd showing) Mondi Wetlands Project 22/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Ciencia3 David Lindley Lindley@wetland.org.za 70 Representación de títeres: Los Humedales y sus habitantes. Puppet show: Wetlands and their inhabitants. Ecologistas en Acción y Compañía "El Tenderete" (España) 22/11/2002 13.30-14.00 Area de Exhibiciones Theo Oberhuber coordinacion@ecologistasenaccion.org 42 Humedales de la Sabana de Bogotá en la construcción de una nueva ecorregión. Wetlands in Bogota Savanna in the definition of a new ecoregion. Conservación International Colombia-EAAB (Colombia) 22/11/2002 19.15-20.30 Arcada1 Fabio Arjona Hincapié & Astrid Alvarez f.arjona@conservation.org.co 12 Promoting waterbird and wetland conservation in the Asia-Pacific region Wetlands International 22/11/2002 19.15-20.30 Arcada2 Taej Mundkur taej@wiap.nasionet.net 34 The Caddo Lake Ramsar Clearinghouse Caddo Lake Institute 22/11/2002 19.15-20.30 Arcada3A Dwight Shellman and Roy Darville dks@sopris.net; rdarville@etbu.edu 27 Proyecto interdisciplinario para la formación de recursos humanos en el área de humedales, Interdisciplinary project for human resources training in wetland issues. Econciencia ONG e INTECH, Centro de Humedales Pampeanos (Argentina) 22/11/2002 19.15-20.30 Arcada3B Raúl Cardielo serv@intech.gov.ar; rcardielo@intech.gov.ar 21 Wetlands and poverty alleviation: mainstreaming wetlands in international development cooperation Wetlands International & DGIS (The Netherlands) 22/11/2002 19.15-22.00 Plenary Marcel J. Silvius (WI) & Maarit Ivalo (DGIS) Silvius@wetlands.agro.nl & Maarit.Ivalo@minbuza.nl 25 Promotion of cultural values in wetlands SEHUMED (España) & Ramsar Bureau 22/11/2002 19.15-22.00 Not in COP Venue (Botanic Museum) Maria José Vinyals (SEHUMED), Thymio Papayanis mvinals@cgf.upv.es; thymiop@hol.gr 43 La Conservación de la cultura, biodiversidad y humedales en territorios Indígenas. Wetlands conservation, biodiversity and culture in indigenous people's lands Fundación para la Promoción del Conocimiento Indígena (FPCI) y Autoridad Nacional del Ambiente de Panamá (ANAM) 22/11/2002 20.45-22.00 Arcada1 Onel Masardule biohumedales@tutopia.com 40 Presentation of Central American Policy on Conservation and Rational Use of Wetlands Central American Commission on Environment and Development 23/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Plenary Sandra Serrano and Dimas Manuel Lopez sserrano@sgsica.org; dlopez@sgsica.,org 5 Análisis de la tendencia de las poblaciones de aves acuáticas en España en los últimos 20-30 años. Evolution of waterbird populations in Spain during the last 20-30 years Comité Humedales y SEO/Birdlife (España) 23/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Auditorio José Ramón Picatoste (DGCN), Juan Criado (SEO) joseramon.picatoste@dgcn.mma.es jcriado@seo.org 44 Pueblos indígenas y la comunicación. Indigenous people and communication. Fundación para la Promoción del Conocimiento Indígena (FPCI) y Autoridad Nacional de Ambiente de Panama (ANAM) 23/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Arcada1 Onel Masardule biohumedales@tutopia.com 59 Impact Assessment - A tool for the Ramsar Convention International Association for Impact Assessment 23/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Arcada3B Rita Hamm rita@iaia.org 22 A view from India Lakhanpal Productions (India) 23/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Ciencia2 Dinesh Lakhanpal lpd@vsnl.com 50 Launch of education videos on promoting the wise use of wetlands to rural communities and commercial farmers in South Africa (3rd showing). Mondi Wetlands Project 23/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Ciencia3 David Lindley Lindley@wetland.org.za 6 Wetlands International Board of Directors Meeting Wetlands International 24/11/2002 9.00-17.00 Las Artes Hotel. Room Serrano-Foyer Simon Nash nash@wetlands.agro.nl 47 IAIA Board meeting. International Association of Impact Assessment 24/11/2002
25/11/2002
26/11/2002Full day Las Artes Hotel. Room Escalante-Sorolla Rita Hamm & Andrea Athanas Rita@iaia.org; andrea.athanas@shell.com 62 Valoración multifuncional de humedales: el caso valenciano. Multifunctional valuation of wetlands. A case study: Autonomous Community of Valencia (Spain) Conselleria de Medi Ambient, Generalitat Valenciana (España) 25/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Auditorio Vicente Llorens Fabregat amparo.ballester@cma.m400.gva.es 60 Ramsar+30: La situación actual de los Manglares en América Latina: Estudio de casos. Ramsar+30: Situation of Mangroves in Latin America: Case studies Red Manglar y Greenpeace Internacional 25/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Arcada1 Eva Hernández ehernand@diala.greenpeace.org 56 Consecuencias de la introducción de especies alóctonas en los humedales. Consequences of introduction of alien/exotic species in wetlands Comité Español de la UICN 25/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Arcada2 Theo Oberhuber coordinacion@ecologistasenaccion.org 7 Wetlands International Board of Members Meeting Wetlands International 25/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Arcada3B Simon Nash nash@wetlands.agro.nl 63 Presentation of the articles "Water resources of Sistan plain and impacts of drought on Hamoun Wetland" and "Integration of wetland management in holistic watershed management" Delegation of Iran 25/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Ciencia1 Ali Nazaridoust & Mohamad Mahdavi nazaridoust@yahoo.com 51 Launch of education videos on promoting the wise use of wetlands to rural communities and commercial farmers in South Africa (4th and last showing). Mondi Wetlands Project 25/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Ciencia3 David Lindley Lindley@wetland.org.za 66 Restauración parcial de la Laguna de La Janda (Cádiz, España). Partial restoration of La Janda palustrian area (Cádiz, Spain) Universidad de Córdoba. Departamento de Ecología 25/11/2002 18.15-20.00 Ciencia1 Jose M. Recio Espajo, M. A. Dueñas López bv1reesj@uco.es bv2dulom@uco.es Note: With the exception of the Conference Committee, the meetings of all other Committees and Contact Groups are subject to the formal establishment of those bodies by the COP itself, and the approval of this proposed schedule of meetings
Meeting Day Time Room Conference Committee (17 Nov, 27th Standing Committee) 17/11/2002 Full day Auditorio Conference Committee (18 Nov) 18/11/2002 8.00-9.15 Auditorio Conference Committee (19 Nov) 19/11/2002 8.00-9.15 Auditorio Conference Committee (20 Nov) 20/11/2002 8.00-9.15 Auditorio Conference Committee (21 Nov) 21/11/2002 8.00-9.15 Auditorio Conference Committee (22 Nov) 22/11/2002 8.00-9.15 Auditorio Conference Committee (23 Nov) 23/11/2002 8.00-9.15 Auditorio Conference Committee (25 Nov) 25/11/2002 8.00-9.15 Auditorio Conference Committee (26 Nov) 26/11/2002 8.00-9.15 Auditorio Committee on the Strategic Plan 2003-2008 and the Work Plan 2003-2005 (19 Nov, Morning Session) 19/11/2002 8.00-9.15 Arcada1 Committee on the Strategic Plan 2003-2008 and the Work Plan 2003-2005 (19 Nov, Evening Session) 19/11/2002 18.15-22.00 Auditorio Committee on the Strategic Plan 2003-2008 and the Work Plan 2003-2005 (20 Nov, Morning Session) 20/11/2002 8.00-9.15 Arcada1 Committee on the Strategic Plan 2003-2008 and the Work Plan 2003-2005 (20 Nov, Evening Session) 20/11/2002 19.15-22.00 Auditorio Committee on the Strategic Plan 2003-2008 and the Work Plan 2003-2005 (21 Nov, Morning Session) 21/11/2002 8.00-9.15 Arcada1 Committee on the Strategic Plan 2003-2008 and the Work Plan 2003-2005 (21 Nov, Lunch Session) 21/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Auditorio Committee on the Strategic Plan 2003-2008 and the Work Plan 2003-2005 (22 Nov, Lunch Session) 22/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Auditorio Committee on the Strategic Plan 2003-2008 and the Work Plan 2003-2005 (22 Nov, Evening Session) 22/11/2002 19.15-22.00 Auditorio Committee on content and duration of future Ordinary Meetings of the Conference of Contracting Parties 19/11/2002 18.15-22.00 Ciencia2 Credentials Committee (19 Nov, Lunch Session) 19/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Ciencia1 Credentials Committee (19 Nov, Evening Session) 19/11/2002 18.15-22.00 Ciencia1 Credentials Committee (20 Nov, Lunch Session) 20/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Ciencia1 Credentials Committee (20 Nov, Evening Session) 20/11/2002 19.15-22.00 Ciencia1 Credentials Committee (20 Nov, Morning Session) 20/11/2002 8.00-9.15 Ciencia1 Credentials Committee (21 Nov, Lunch Session) 21/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Ciencia1 Committee on Finances and Budget (19 Nov) 19/11/2002 18.15-22.00 Arcada3B Committee on Finances and Budget (20 Nov) 20/11/2002 19.15-22.00 Arcada3B Selection Pannel Secretary General Post 21/11/2002 19.15-22.00 Ciencia3 Regional Meeting AFRICA. SC Members selection 21/11/2002 20.45-22.00 Arcada1 Regional Meeting ASIA. SC Members selection 21/11/2002 20.45-22.00 Arcada2 Regional Meeting EUROPE. SC Members selection 21/11/2002 20.45-22.00 Plenary Regional Meeting NEOTROPICS. SC Members selection 21/11/2002 20.45-22.00 Auditorio Regional Meeting NORTH AMERICA. SC Members selection 21/11/2002 19.15-20.30 Ciencia1 Regional Meeting OCEANIA. SC Members selection 21/11/2002 20.45-22.00 Ciencia2 Mangrove initiative. Latin America and the Caribbean. United Nation Forest Forum, Ramsar and other organizations. 20/11/2002 20.45-22.00 Ciencia2 MedWet Technical Network Meeting 19/11/2002 8.00-9.15 Las Artes Hotel. Room Escalante-Sorolla Contact Group on COP8 DR 34 (Agriculture) (20 Nov) 20/11/2002 8.00-9.15 Ciencia2 Contact Group on COP8 DR 34 (Agriculture) (21 Nov) 21/11/2002 8.00-9.15 Ciencia2 Contact Group on COP8 - DR 3 Climate change (Lunch Session) 19/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Ciencia3 Contact Group on COP8 - DR 3 Climate change (Evening Session) 19/11/2002 18.15-22.00 Ciencia3 Contact Group on COP8 DR 19 (Cultural issues) (Morning Session) 20/11/2002 8.00-9.15 Ciencia4 Contact Group on COP8 DR 19 (Cultural issues) (Lunch Session) 20/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Ciencia4 Contact Group on COP8 DR 19 (Cultural issues) (Evening Session) 20/11/2002 19.15-22.00 Ciencia4 Contact Group on COP8 - DR 18 (Invasive species) (Morning Session) 19/11/2002 8.00-9.15 Ciencia4 Contact Group on COP8 - DR 18 (Invasive species) (Lunch Session) 19/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Ciencia4 Contact Group on COP8 - DR 18 (Invasive species) (Evening Session) 19/11/2002 18.15-22.00 Ciencia4 Contact Group on COP8 - DR 14 (Management planning) and COP8 - DR 15 (San José Record) (Morning session) 19/11/2002 8.00-9.15 Arcada2 Contact Group on COP8 - DR 14 (Management planning) and COP8 - DR 15 (San José Record) (Evening session) 19/11/2002 20.15-22.00 Arcada2 Contact Group on COP8 DR 28 /28 bis (STRP modus operandi) 19/11/2002 18.15-22.00 Arcada3A Contact Group on COP8 DR 10 (Strategic Framework for the Ramsar List) and associated draft resolutions (Morning Session) 20/11/2002 8.00-9.15 Arcada2 Contact Group on COP8 DR 10 (Strategic Framework for the Ramsar List) and associated draft resolutions (Evening Session) 20/11/2002 20.45-22.00 Arcada2 Contact Group on COP8 - DR 1 (Water allocation) and COP8 - DR 2 (WCD Report) (Morning Session) 19/11/2002 8.00-9.15 Ciencia2 Contact Group on COP8 - DR 1 (Water allocation) and COP8 - DR 2 (WCD Report) (Lunch Session) 19/11/2002 13.15-14.45 Ciencia2 European Union Members Meeting (18 Nov) 18/11/2002 8.00-9.15 Ciencia3 European Union Members Meeting (19 Nov) 19/11/2002 8.00-9.15 Ciencia3 European Union Members Meeting (20 Nov) 20/11/2002 8.00-9.15 Ciencia3 European Union Members Meeting (21 Nov) 21/11/2002 8.00-9.15 Ciencia3 European Union Members Meeting (22 Nov) 22/11/2002 8.00-9.15 Ciencia3 European Union Members Meeting (23 Nov) 23/11/2002 8.00-9.15 Ciencia3 European Union Members Meeting (24 Nov) 24/11/2002 8.00-9.15 Ciencia3 European Union Members Meeting (25 Nov) 25/11/2002 8.00-9.15 Ciencia3 European Union Members Meeting (26 Nov) 26/11/2002 8.00-9.15 Ciencia3 Possible transmission of the Water Tribunal Proceedings 21/11/2002 12.00 To be announced
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Posted 22 September 2002, updated 6 November 2002, Carlos Villalba, Ramsar.
