13th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties
to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands“Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban Future”
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 21-29 October 2018

Ramsar COP13 Doc.3.1

Provisional agenda
Agenda item

Document

1.

Opening of the Meeting

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2.

General statements and keynote addresses

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Procedural matters3.

3.1

Adoption of the provisional agenda(Annotated provisional agenda)

COP13 Doc.3.1(COP13 Doc.3.1 bis)

3.2

Provisional working programme

COP13 Doc.3.2

4.1

Adoption of the rules of procedure

COP13 Doc.4.1

4.2

Proposed amendments to the rules of procedure

COP13 Doc.4.2

5.

Election of the President and Vice-Presidents and remarks by thePresident

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6.

Appointment of the Credentials Committee and any other committees

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7.

Admission of observers

COP13 Doc.7

4.

Administrative matters
8.

Report of the Chair of the Standing Committee

COP13 Doc.8

9.

Report of the Chair of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP)

COP13 Doc.9

10.

Report on implementation of the CEPA Programme 2016-2018

COP13 Doc.1011.

Report of the Secretary General on the implementation of theConvention

COP13 Doc.11

12.

Report of the Secretary General pursuant to Article 8.2 on the List ofWetlands of International Importance

COP13 Doc.12

13.

Issues arising from Resolutions and Recommendations of previous
meetings of the Conference of the Contracting Parties

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14.

Report on financial and budgetary matters

COP13 Doc.14

15.

Review of the Wetland City Accreditation

COP13 Doc.15

16.

Election of Contracting Parties to the Standing Committee 2019-2021

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Draft resolutions
17.

Secretariat’s report on administrative and financial implications of draftresolutions

18.

Consideration of the draft resolutions and recommendations submitted
by Contracting Parties and the Standing Committee

COP13 Doc.17

18.1

Draft resolution on enhancing the effectiveness of the Ramsar
Convention

COP13 Doc.18.1

18.2

Draft resolution on improving the efficiency of structures andprocesses of the Convention

COP13 Doc.18.2

18.3

Draft resolution on the responsibilities, roles and compositionof the Standing Committee and regional categorization ofcountries under the Convention

COP13 Doc.18.3

18.4

Draft resolution on language strategy for the Convention

COP13 Doc.18.4

18.5

Draft resolution on financial and budgetary matters

COP13 Doc.18.5

18.6Draft resolution on review of the fourth Strategic Plan of theRamsar Convention

COP13 Doc.18.6

18.7

Draft resolution on enhancing the Convention’s
implementation, visibility and synergies with other multilateralenvironmental agreements and other international institutions

COP13 Doc.18.7

18.8

Draft resolution on Ramsar Regional Initiatives 2019-2021 andtheir Operational Framework

COP13 Doc.18.8

18.9

Draft resolution on World Wetlands Day

COP13 Doc.18.9

18.10 Draft resolution on the status of Sites on the List of Wetlands ofInternational Importance

COP13 Doc.18.10

18.11 Draft resolution on Ramsar Advisory Missions

COP13 Doc.18.11

18.12 Draft resolution on future implementation of scientific andtechnical aspects of the Convention for 2019-2021

COP13 Doc.18.12

18.13 Draft resolution on guidance on identifying Wetlands ofInternational Importance (Ramsar Sites) for global climatechange regulation as an additional argument to existing Ramsar
criteria

COP13 Doc.18.13

18.14 Draft resolution on restoration of degraded peatlands tomitigate and adapt to climate change and enhance biodiversity

COP13 Doc.18.14

18.15 Draft resolution on promoting conservation, restoration andsustainable management of coastal blue carbon ecosystems

COP13 Doc.18.15

18.16 Draft resolution on cultural values, indigenous peoples andlocal communities, and climate change mitigation andadaptation in wetlands

COP13 Doc.18.16

18.17 Draft resolution on sustainable urbanization, climate change
and wetlands

COP13 Doc.18.17

18.18 Draft resolution on the rapid assessment of wetland ecosystemservices

COP13 Doc.18.18

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18.19 Draft resolution on the importance of wetlands for peace andsecurity

COP13 Doc.18.19

18.20 Draft resolution on gender and wetlands

COP13 Doc.18.20

18.21 Draft resolution on agriculture in wetlands

COP13 Doc.18.21

18.22 Draft resolution on promoting the conservation and wise use ofintertidal wetlands and ecologically associated habitats

COP13 Doc.18.22

18.23 Draft resolution on conservation and management of smallwetlands

COP13 Doc.18.23

18.24 Draft resolution on wetlands in West Asia

COP13 Doc.18.24

18.25 Draft resolution on wetlands in polar and subpolar regions

COP13 Doc.18.25

18.26 Draft resolution on the enhanced conservation of sea turtle
breeding, feeding and nursery areas and the designation of key
areas as Ramsar Sites

COP13 Doc.18.26

Procedural matters
19.

Report of the Credentials Committee

COP13 Doc.19

Draft resolutions
20.

Report on the discussions, conclusions and recommendations in thepreceding sessions

21.

Adoption of resolutions and recommendations

no document

Procedural matters
22.

Date and venue of the next ordinary meeting of the Conference of theContracting Parties

23.

Any other business

24.

Adoption of the report of the 13th Meeting of the Conference of theContracting Parties

25.

Close of the meeting

Ramsar COP13 Doc.3.1

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