Dubai will host the 13th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands in 2018.
Mariam Hareb, an acting assistant undersecretary at the Ministry of Environment and Water, said the decision was based on the UAE’s support for the convention. “Wetlands have caught the attention of the government in line with UAE Vision 2021’s emphasis on conserving our rich natural environment and protecting these fragile ecosystems from urbanisation and human activities,” she said.
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