Ramsar Convention at CBD COP13
2 Dec 2016
2 – 17 December 2016, Cancun, Mexico
Mexico will host the 13th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 13) from 2 to 17 December 2016 in Cancun, Mexico.
During COP 13, about ten thousand participants, including representatives of the countries parties, observer countries, international organizations and others interested will meet in Cancun to negotiate agreements and commitments that give impulse to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity as well as the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and the Aichi goals.
In the context of the COP 13 Mexico will promote actions to support the implementation of the Strategic Plan 2011-2020 and its Aichi goals, so that it has been proposed as central theme: the integration of the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in the plans, programs and sectoral and intersectoral policies with emphasis on agriculture, forestry, fisheries and tourism sectors.
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The Ramsar delegation will be making interventions at the following events:
Date/ Time | Event type | Title | Ramsar representation |
Friday, 2 December | |||
10:00 – 13:00 | High-level segment | High-level segment statements | Secretary General, Martha Rojas-Urrego (participation) |
15:15 – 16:00 | MoU Signing Event | MoU Ramsar - UNEP | Secretary General, Martha Rojas-Urrego |
16:00 – 18:00 | High-level segment | Roundtable discussion on Agriculture | Secretary General, Martha Rojas-Urrego |
Saturday, 3 December | |||
10:00 – 13:00 | High-level segment | Roundtable discussion on Fisheries and Aquaculture | Secretary General, Martha Rojas-Urrego |
15:30 – 18:00 | High-level segment | Closing Plenary | Secretary General, Martha Rojas-Urrego |
Sunday, 4 December | |||
10:30 – 11:00 | MoU Signing Event | MoU Ramsar - SPREP | Secretary General, Martha Rojas-Urrego |
Tuesday, 6 December | |||
17:00 – 18:30 | Biodiversity & Climate Change Day | Ecosystem-based Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction | Secretary General, Martha Rojas-Urrego |
Wednesday, 7 December | |||
18:15 | Side-Event | Secretary General, Martha Rojas-Urrego | |
Friday, 9 December | |||
13:15
| Side-Event | Saturday, 10 December 5th Global Biodiversity Summit Cities Session 6D: Concurrent Session on Optimal Utilisation of Ecosystem Services Sunday, 11 December 5th Global Biodiversity Summit Cities Plenary Session 10: New Initiatives Launched | Secretary General, Martha Rojas-Urrego |
Monday, 12 December | |||
18:15 | Side-Event | Maria Rivera, Senior Advisor for Latin America and the Caribbean |
*The Ramsar Secretariat will also be participating in Working Group discussions 1 and 2 for agenda item 9, 10, 11, 13, 19