14th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties

Wuhan China

5 Nov - 13 Nov 2022

The 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP14) took place from 5 to 13 November 2022 in Wuhan (China) at the East Lake International Conference Center (ELICC) and Geneva (Switzerland) at the International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG).

The opening ceremony and the high-level segment were in a hybrid modality with participation of invited representatives both in Wuhan and Geneva linked via video. Negotiations and all other aspects of COP14 took place in-person in Geneva.

The Resolutions adopted by the Conference of the Contracting Parties can be accessed here.

The Report of the meeting can be accessed here.

Agenda

30 August 2022

Agenda

COP14 Doc.3.1 Provisional agenda

COP14 Doc.3.2.1 Provisional working programme - Wuhan

COP14 Doc.3.2.2 Rev.1 Provisional working programme: Geneva

COP14 Doc.3.2.2 Provisional working programme - Geneva

COP14 Doc.4 Provisional Rules of Procedure

COP14 Doc.7 Rev.1 Admission of observers

COP14 Doc.7 Admission of observers

COP14 Doc.8 Report of the Chair of the Standing Committee

COP14 Doc.9.1 Report of the Secretary General on the implementation of the Convention: Global implementation

COP14 Doc.9.2 Report of the Secretary General on the implementation of the Convention: Work of the Secretariat

COP14 Doc.10 Rev.1 Report of the Secretariat pursuant to Article 8.2 on the List of Wetlands of International Importance

COP14 Doc.10 Report of the Secretariat pursuant to Article 8.2 on the List of Wetlands of International Importance

COP14 Doc.11 Report on implementation of the CEPA Programme 2016-2024

COP14 Doc.12 Report of the Chair of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel

COP14 Doc.14 Secretariat report on administrative and financial implications of draft resolutions

COP14 Doc.15 Financial report for 2019-2022 by the Chair of the Standing Committee Subgroup on Finance and proposed budget for the 2023-2025 triennium

COP14 Doc.18.1 Rev.1 Draft resolution on financial and budgetary matters

COP14 Doc.18.1 Draft resolution on financial and budgetary matters

COP14 Doc.18.2 Rev.2 Draft resolution on the responsibilities, roles and composition of the Standing Committee and regional categorization of countries under the Convention on Wetlands

COP14 Doc.18.2 Rev.1 Draft resolution on the responsibilities, roles and composition of the Standing Committee and regional categorization of countries under the Convention on Wetlands

COP14 Doc.18.2 Draft resolution on the responsibilities, roles and composition of the Standing Committee and regional categorization of countries under the Convention on Wetlands

COP14 Doc.18.3 Rev.1 Draft resolution on the effectiveness and efficiency of the Ramsar Convention

COP14 Doc.18.3 Draft resolution on the effectiveness and efficiency of the Ramsar Convention

COP14 Doc.18.4 Rev.1 Draft resolution on review of the fourth Strategic Plan of the Convention on Wetlands, additions for the period COP14-COP15 and Framework for the fifth Strategic Plan

COP14 Doc.18.4 Draft resolution on review of the fourth Strategic Plan of the Convention on Wetlands, additions for the period COP14-COP15 and key elements for the fifth Strategic Plan

COP14 Doc.18.6 Rev.2 Draft Resolution on review of Resolutions and Recommendations of the Conference of the Contracting Parties

COP14 Doc.18.6 Rev.1 Draft Resolution on review of Resolutions and Recommendations of the Conference of the Contracting Parties

COP14 Doc.18.6 Draft resolution on options to continue the review of all previous Resolutions and decisions

COP14 Doc.18.7 Draft resolution on how to structure, write and handle Convention documents and messages

COP14 Doc.18.8 Rev.2 Draft resolution on enhancing the Convention’s visibility and synergies with other multilateral environmental agreements and other international institutions

COP14 Doc.18.8 Rev.1 Draft resolution on enhancing the Convention’s visibility and synergies with other multilateral environmental agreements and other international institutions

COP14 Doc.18.8 Draft resolution on enhancing the Convention’s visibility and synergies with other multilateral environmental agreements and other international institutions

COP14 Doc.18.9 Rev.2 Draft resolution on Ramsar Regional Initiatives

COP14 Doc.18.9 Rev.1 Draft resolution on Ramsar Regional Initiatives

COP14 Doc.18.9 Draft resolution on Ramsar Regional Initiatives

COP14 Doc.18.10 Rev.3 Draft resolution on the new CEPA approach

COP14 Doc.18.10 Rev.2 Draft resolution on the new CEPA approach

COP14 Doc.18.10 Rev.1 Draft resolution on the new CEPA approach

COP14 Doc.18.10 Draft resolution on the new CEPA approach

COP14 Doc.18.11 Rev.1 Draft resolution on the Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards

COP14 Doc.18.11 Draft resolution on the Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards

COP14 Doc.18.12 Rev.2 Draft resolution on updating the Wetland City Accreditation of the Ramsar Convention

COP14 Doc.18.12 Rev.1 Draft resolution on updating the Wetland City Accreditation of the Ramsar Convention

COP14 Doc.18.12 Draft resolution on updating the Wetland City Accreditation of the Ramsar Convention

COP14 Doc.18.13 Rev.1 Draft resolution on wetland education in the formal education sector

COP14 Doc.18.13 Draft resolution on wetland education in the formal education sector

COP14 Doc.18.14 Rev.1 Draft resolution on strengthening Ramsar connections through youth

COP14 Doc.18.14 Draft resolution on strengthening Ramsar connections through youth

COP14 Doc.18.15 Rev.3 Draft resolution on the status of Sites in the List of Wetlands of International Importance

COP14 Doc.18.15 Rev.2 Draft resolution on the status of Sites in the List of Wetlands of International Importance

COP14 Doc.18.15 Rev.1 Draft resolution on the status of Sites in the List of Wetlands of International Importance

COP14 Doc.18.15 Draft resolution on the status of Sites in the List of Wetlands of International Importance

COP14 Doc.18.16 Rev.1 Amended Draft resolution on the Ramsar List

COP14 Doc.18.16 Draft resolution on review of the Ramsar Criteria, and delisting of Ramsar Sites located in territories which are not recognized at the UN level as part of the territory of the submitting country

COP14 Doc.18.17 Rev.1 Draft resolution on future implementation of scientific and technical aspects of the Convention for 2023-2025

COP14 Doc.18.17 Draft resolution on future implementation of scientific and technical aspects of the Convention for 2023-2025

COP14 Doc.18.18 Rev.1 Draft resolution on enhancing the conservation and management of small wetlands

COP14 Doc.18.18 Draft resolution on enhancing the conservation and management of small wetlands

COP14 Doc.18.19 Rev.2 Draft resolution on integrating wetland protection, conservation, sustainable use and management into national sustainable development strategies

COP14 Doc.18.19 Rev.1 Draft resolution on integrating wetland conservation and restoration, sustainable use and management into national sustainable development strategies

COP14 Doc.18.19 Draft resolution on integrating wetland conservation and restoration into national sustainable development strategies

COP14 Doc.18.20 Rev.3 Draft Resolution on protection, conservation, restoration, sustainable use and management of wetland ecosystems in addressing climate change

COP14 Doc.18.20 Rev.2 (draft) Draft resolution on protection, management and restoration of wetlands as nature-based solutions [or ecosystem-based approaches] to address the climate crisis

COP14 Doc.18.20 Rev.1 Draft resolution on protection, management and restoration of wetlands as [nature-based solutions] [ecosystem-based approaches] to address the climate crisis

COP14 Doc.18.20 Draft resolution on protection, management and restoration of wetlands as nature-based solutions [or ecosystem-based approaches] to address the climate crisis

COP14 Doc.18.21 Rev.1 Draft resolution on waterbird population estimates to support new and existing Ramsar Site designations under Ramsar Criterion 6 – use of alternative estimates

COP14 Doc.18.21 Draft resolution on waterbird population estimates to support new and existing Ramsar site designations under Ramsar Criterion 6 – use of alternative estimates

COP14 Doc.18.22 Rev.2 Draft resolution on the proposal to establish an International Mangrove Centre (a Ramsar Regional Initiative)

COP14 Doc.18.22 Rev.1 Draft resolution on establishment of the International Mangrove Center in the framework of the Ramsar Convention

COP14 Doc.18.22 Draft resolution on establishment of the International Mangrove Center in the framework of the Ramsar Convention

COP14 Doc.18.23 Rev.3 Draft resolution: Thanks to the Host Country, the People’s Republic of China

COP14 Doc.18.23 Rev.2 Draft resolution: Thanks to the Host Country, the People’s Republic of China

COP14 Doc.18.23 Rev.1 Draft resolution: Thanks to the Host Country, the People’s Republic of China

COP14 Doc.18.23 Draft resolution: Thanks to the Host Country, the People’s Republic of China

COP14 Doc.18.24 Rev.2 Draft resolution on Ramsar Convention’s response to environmental emergency in Ukraine relating to the damage of its wetlands of international importance (Ramsar sites) stemming from the Russian Federation’s aggression

COP14 Doc.18.24 Rev.1 Draft resolution on environmental emergency in Ukraine relating to the damage of its wetlands of international importance (Ramsar sites) stemming from the Russian Federation’s aggression

COP14 Doc.18.24 Draft resolution on environmental emergency in Ukraine relating to the damage of its wetlands of international importance (Ramsar sites) stemming from the Russian Federation’s aggression