Side Event

"Wetlands, Water, Livelihoods and Biodiversity linkages in a global water crisis"

Organizer
Wetlands International

Date and Time
20 October 2010 18:15 - 19:45

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

Ecosystems and the global water crisis- diminishing ecosystem services. This side event by Wetlands International and some of our partners from the development sector will illustrate the critical role of wetlands ecosystems for water – food, attenuating some of the impacts of climate change, the need to incorporate them into planning processes. The impact of climate change is already being felt by the most vulnerable people and ecosystems- this side event will also highlight the state of the world's waterbirds as an effective indicator for the problems faced.