World Wetlands Day is celebrated annually on February 2nd. It’s important to note that the date stays consistent year after year.
This day serves to raise awareness about the vital role wetlands play for both people and the planet. It also commemorates the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands, an international treaty signed in 1971 in Ramsar, Iran, for the conservation and wise use of wetlands. There are presently more than 2,400 Ramsar Sites globally, encompassing a total area exceeding 2.5 million square kilometers, which is larger than Mexico. This network of Ramsar Sites comprises various coastal and inland wetlands.
| 2024 | Wetlands and Human Wellbeing |
| 2023 | It’s time for wetland restoration” |
| 2022 | Wetlands action for people and nature |
| 2021 | Wetlands and water |
| 2020 | Wetlands and Biodiversity |
| 2019 | Wetlands and Climate Change |
| 2018 | Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban Future |
| 2017 | Wetlands for Disaster Risk Reduction |
| 2016 | Wetlands For Our Future: Sustainable Livelihoods |
| 2015 | Wetlands For Our Future |
| 2014 | Wetlands and Agriculture: Partners for Growth |
| 2013 | Wetlands Take Care of Water |
| 2012 | Wetland Tourism: A great experience |
| 2011 | Forests for water and wetlands |
| 2010 | Caring for wetlands – An answer to climate change |
| 2009 | Upstream, Downstream: Wetlands connect us all |
| 2008 | Healthy Wetlands, Healthy People |
| 2007 | Fish for tomorrow? |
| 2006 | Livelihoods at Risk |
| 2005 | There’s Wealth in Wetland Diversity – Don’t Lose It |
| 2004 | From the mountains to the sea – Wetlands at work for us |
| 2003 | No wetlands – no water |
| 2002 | Wetlands : Water life and culture |
| 2001 | A wetland world – A world to discover |
| 2000 | Celebrating our wetlands of international importance |
| 1999 | People and wetlands – the vital link |
| 1998 | Importance of water to life & role of wetlands in water supply |
| 1997 | WWD celebrated for the first time |
