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Long-term sustainable development and management of the Iraqi Marshlands

Organizer
United Nations Environment Programme Division of Technology, Industry and Economics International Environmental Technology Center

Date and Time
21 October 2010 13:15 - 14:45

Meeting
Tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 10)

The session will address UNEP-DTIE-IETC's efforts on the Iraqi Marshlands since 2004 to present. UNEP-DTIE-IETC has been working on the restoration of the Iraqi Marshlands since 2004, taking the ecosystem management approaches and community-based approach during the post-conflict period. UNEP-UNESCO has launched in 2009 the new joint project for the Iraqi Marshlands to implement the longer-term preservation plan, considering the recent accession to CBD and other MEAs as well as the World Heritage Convention.