Notification
Notification of progress with informal discussions on the Fifth Strategic Plan
Date: 14.07.2025
To: Heads of Administrative Authorities and National Focal Points
Following the recommendation of the Chair of the Standing Committee, the Secretariat invited all Contracting Parties to participate in a virtual meeting on 21 May 2025, for the purpose of organizing informal discussions on the draft Strategic Plan in advance of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP15). Subsequent to this meeting, at the request of Parties, seven virtual meetings have been organized with the participation of 43 Parties. A list of Contracting Parties which participated in the meetings is attached.
During these meetings, informal discussions took place in which Contracting Parties shared their respective views on elements of the Strategic Plan and discussed possible ways forward where there were conflicting views. These views and possible text that could provide a potential way forward have been captured in information document COP15 Inf.5, which is attached to the present notification for reference. Importantly, not all paragraphs have been discussed, and no decisions have been made on the text, and the document to be negotiated at COP15 remains unchanged as COP15 Doc.23.3 Draft resolution on the Strategic Plan of the Convention on Wetlands 2025-2034.
It is anticipated that a contact group will be formed during COP15 to discuss the draft resolution and bring to the plenary proposed compromise text that can be agreed to by all Parties. Should the contact group desire, it can draw from and build upon the discussions that have taken place during these virtual informal discussions captured in the information document.
Also attached for your reference is a document received from the International Organization Partners (IOPs) with their recommendations on the Strategic Plan as well as other draft resolutions to be considered by the COP.
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