62nd meeting of the Standing Committee

Gland Switzerland

4 Sep - 8 Sep 2023

The 62nd meeting of the Standing Committee took place at Secretariat headquarters in Gland, Switzerland, from Monday 4 to Friday 8 September 2023.

Report and decisions of the meeting

Summary of decisions

Agenda

1 Opening statements (no documents)
1.1 Chair of the Standing Committee (China)
1.2 Director General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
1.3 International Organization Partners (IOPs)
1.4 Secretary General of the Convention
Procedural matters
2 Adoption of the provisional agenda Show documents Hide documents
3 Adoption of the provisional working programme Show documents Hide documents
4 Admission of observers Show documents Hide documents
Administrative and financial matters
5 Report of the Executive Team and the Chair of the Standing Committee Show documents Hide documents
6 Report of the Secretary General Show documents Hide documents
7 Report of the Management Working Group (no document)
8 Financial and budgetary matters (for consideration by the Subgroup on Finance)
8.1 Report on financial matters for 2022 and 2023 Show documents Hide documents
8.2 Status of annual contributions Show documents Hide documents
Strategic matters
9 Urgent challenges to the wise use of wetlands to receive enhanced attention: Update on wetlands inventories Show documents Hide documents
10 Report of the Strategic Plan Working Group Show documents Hide documents
11 Secretariat report on institutional strengthening to support the implementation of the Convention Show documents Hide documents
12 Report of the Secretariat on enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of the Convention Show documents Hide documents
13 Work plan of the Secretariat for 2023-2025 Show documents Hide documents
14 Enhancing the Convention’s visibility and synergies in partnership with multilateral environmental agreements and other international institutions Show documents Hide documents
15 Review and consolidation of current Resolutions Show documents Hide documents
16 Communication, capacity building, education, participation and awareness (CEPA)
16.1 Report of the Chair of the CEPA Oversight Panel Show documents Hide documents
16.2 CEPA Oversight Panel work plan, 2023-2025 Show documents Hide documents
16.3 Report of the Secretariat on World Wetlands Day (no document)
17 Report of the Youth Working Group Show documents Hide documents
18 Resource Mobilization Work Plan 2023-2025 Show documents Hide documents
Scientific matters
19 Report of the Chair of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel, including work plan for 2023-2025 Show documents Hide documents
Implementation matters
20 Preparation of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP15)
20.1 Report of the Secretariat on COP15 Show documents Hide documents
20.2 Presentation by the Host Country (Zimbabwe) (no document)
20.3 Establishment of the Subgroup on COP15 (no document)
21 National Report for COP15 Show documents Hide documents
22 Update on the status of Sites on the List of Wetlands of International Importance Show documents Hide documents
23 Report of the process undertaken by the Secretariat to include a site on the List of Wetlands of International Importance Show documents Hide documents
24 Update of the Secretariat on the implementation of Resolution XIV.20 Show documents Hide documents
25 Report of the Secretariat on the Ramsar Regional Initiatives Show documents Hide documents
6 September 2023

SC62 Doc.25 Rev.2 Report of the Secretariat on the Ramsar Regional Initiatives: Revised version showing amendments to Attachment 1 of Annex 2: Draft terms of reference of the International Mangrove Centre (IMC) - TRACKED

6 September 2023

SC62 Doc.25 Rev.2 Report of the Secretariat on the Ramsar Regional Initiatives: Revised version showing amendments to Attachment 1 of Annex 2: Draft terms of reference of the International Mangrove Centre (IMC) - CLEAN

26 Wetland City Accreditation: Establishment of the Independent Advisory Committee (IAC) Show documents Hide documents
7 September 2023

SC62 Doc.26 Rev.1 Wetland City Accreditation: Establishment of the Independent Advisory Committee (IAC)

Concluding matters
27 Dates of the 63rd meeting of the Standing Committee (no document)
28 Adoption of the report of the meeting (no document)
29 Any other business (no document)
30 Closing remarks (no document)