This year’s theme of World Wetlands Day is strongly supported by Wetlands International which runs a global campaign to put this on the political agenda. In 5 countries demonstration projects have started to research the ability of wetlands to reduce peak flood flows, form a buffer against impacts of sea level rise and storms and provide water in periods of extreme droughts.
The project will provide the knowledge base for training programmes to national and local policy makers in Africa, Asia and Latin America, like delegation members of the UNFCCC process, relevant river basin authorities, and donors on climate change adaptation programmes….
World Wetlands Day 2010
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February 1, 2010
