During the 59th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Ramsar Convention, held on 26 May 2022, the Co-Chairs of the Independent Advisory Committee on Wetland City Accreditation announced that 25 applicant cities had been accepted in recognition of their exceptional efforts to safeguard urban wetlands for people and nature.
MedWet congratulates the accredited cities, especially those from the MedWet countries: Belval-en-Argonne and Seltz (France), Ifrane (Morocco) and Valencia (Spain)
Other cities accredited:
• Canada: Sackville
• China: Hefei; Jining; Liangping; Nanchang; Panjin; Wuhan; and Yangcheng
• Indonesia: Subaraya and Tanjung Jabung Timur
• Islamic Republic of Iran: Bandar Khamir and Varzaneh
• Iraq: Al Chibayish
• Japan: Izumi and Niigata
• Republic of Korea: Gochang; Seocheon; and Seogwipo
• Rwanda: Kigali
• South Africa: Cape Town
• Thailand: Sri Songkhram District
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