Ramsar COP13 took place in Dubai in October 2018.
WWN coordinated 5 activities at Ramsar COP 13:
- NGO Pre-COP Meeting
- NGO Opening Statement
- Youth Forum and visioning workshop
- Youth closing statement
- WWN Exhibition Stand and display
In addition, we partnered with NGO colleagues to participate in two side-events:
- Citizen Science research on the Status of Wetlands led by the Society of Wetland Scientists
- Natural Flow of water led by Ramsar Network Japan
Learn about each of these in more detail in our report from COP 13. Read the NGO Opening Statement and the Youth Closing Statement.
Youth Engaged in Wetlands 
YEW making waves at COP13, 2018 
NGO statement 
Pre-COP meet and WWN anniversary 
NGO Pre-COP discussions 
Part of the WWN team 
Youth closing plenary statement
News stories we published about the 2018 Convention of Parties to Ramsar, COP13.
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