FEBRUARY 2, 2017 - WORLD WETLANDS DAY

World Wetlands Day is celebrated on February 02, 2017. It marks the date of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands, called Ramsar Convention, on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea. WWD was celebrated for the first time in 1997 and made an encouraging beginning. Each year, government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and groups of citizens at all levels of the community have taken advantage of the opportunity to undertake actions aimed at raising public awareness of wetland values and benefits in general and the Ramsar Convention in particular.

Where is the event? Worldwide

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Materials you can use for animation during the World Wetlands Day:

1. Wetlands are a natural safeguard against disasters
2. Five wetlands that help us cope with extreme weather events
3. Wetlands Sustain Lives. How can we take care of them?
4. The Water Bank

For More information and Materials Visit the SOURCE: http://www.worldwetlandsday.org/

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