CBCGDF Youth Representative Attended a Webinar at Ramsar SC63

The 63rd meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on Wetlands took place at Secretariat headquarters in Gland, Switzerland, from Monday 3 to Friday 7 June 2024.

As an observer organisation of the Convention on Wetlands, China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF) sent a youth representative, Mr. Jingxiao He, to participate in this meeting in Gland, Switzerland at invitation, to deeply participate in the global environmental governance, and to discuss the conservation and restoration of wetlands and other important issues.

On June 7, the last day of SC63, Mr. He attended a seminar entitled “Water Convention and Convention of Wetlands”. Ms. Sonja Koeppel, Secretary-General of the The Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention), gave a presentation and provided an update on the Water Convention and the cooperative management of transboundary waters. Ms. Sibylle Vermont, National Representative of Switzerland and former President of the Water Convention, also added to this topic and stressed the importance of cross-border cooperation and governance for the management of wetlands and waters.


The Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention) was adopted in Helsinki in 1992 and entered into force in 1996. The Convention is a unique legally binding instrument promoting the sustainable management of shared water resources, the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, the prevention of conflicts, and the promotion of peace and regional integration.

The Water Convention requires Parties to prevent, control and reduce transboundary impact, use transboundary waters in a reasonable and equitable way and ensure their sustainable management. Parties bordering the same transboundary waters have to cooperate by entering into specific agreements and establishing joint bodies.

Original Chinese Link:
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/6Kn7d-kt6Ok1LlxsIIp91A

Edited by: YJ
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