Notification
Diplomatic Note 2025/4: 15th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Convention on Wetlands
Date: 03.04.2025
CONVENTION ON WETLANDS
CONVENTION SUR LES ZONES HUMIDES
CONVENCIÓN SOBRE LOS HUMEDALES
(Ramsar, Iran, 1971)
Diplomatic Note 2025/4
15th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties
to the Convention on Wetlands
to the Convention on Wetlands
“Protecting wetlands for our common future”
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 23-31 July 2025
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 23-31 July 2025
Information for States not party to the Convention on Wetlands
The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands presents its compliments to the Permanent Mission and has the honour to share information regarding the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Convention on Wetlands (COP15), which will take place from 23 to 31 July 2025 in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
Registration for COP15
The online registration is open until 30 June 2025 at https://contacts.ramsar.org/register-cop15. After this deadline, participants will be required to register on site.
Please note that for registration an official nomination letter signed by the Head of the relevant Government Agency must be uploaded, indicating the names of the representatives/head of the delegation.
Upon completing the online registration, delegates will receive an automated message followed by an email confirming the registration.
Agenda and documentation for COP15
The provisional agenda of COP15 is available at the Convention’s website: https://www.ramsar.org/meeting/15th-meeting-conference-contracting-parties. Documentation will be published at the same address three months before the conference.
65th and 66th meetings of the Standing Committee
The 65th meeting of the Standing Committee (SC65) will take place on 23 July and the Standing Committee’s 66th meeting (SC66) on 31 July 2025 in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Documentation for these meetings is available at the Convention’s website at:
https://www.ramsar.org/meeting/65th-meeting-standing-committee
https://www.ramsar.org/meeting/66th-meeting-standing-committee
https://www.ramsar.org/meeting/65th-meeting-standing-committee
https://www.ramsar.org/meeting/66th-meeting-standing-committee
Visa requirements for entry into Zimbabwe
For detailed information on the visa requirements, please visit https://www.evisa.gov.zw/faq.html. This process should be carried out as early as possible as visa formalities may take some time.
Travel and accommodation
Information on travel and accommodation is available in the COP15 participants’ guide at: https://www.ramsar.org/document/cop15-participant-guide.
For further information on COP15, please contact cop15@ramsar.org.
The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Permanent Mission the assurance of its highest consideration.
Gland, 3 April 2025
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