SWOS Policy Conference: Lessons Learned and Outlook for Global Wetland Monitoring

SWOS Policy Conference: Lessons Learned and Outlook for Global Wetland Monitoring

7 November 09:30 – 18:00

09:00: Registration

09:30 – 11:00: Wetlands management – achievements from SWOS and challenges ahead

• Martha Rojas Urrego, Secretary General, Ramsar (TBC)
  Keynote opening speech

• Luc Bas, IUCN European Regional Office  
  Welcome words – The added value and importance of wetlands

• Eleni Fytoka, The Greek Biotope/Wetland Centre EKBY 
  SWOS – The achievements and future.

• Anis Guelmami, Tour du Valat 
  Solutions for a sustainable Mediterranean Wetlands

11:00 – 11:15: Coffee break

11:15 – 12:45: SWOS in practice- a technical demonstration and the experience of SWOS users

• Brief technical demonstration of SWOS
• User organizations present their experience of SWOS
• Q & A

12:45 – 13:45: Lunch

13:45 – 15:15: SWOS and its relationship with International and European policy

• Anne Teller, DG Environment  
  SWOS in support of the MAES framework and the Birds and Habitats Directive.

• Will Simonson, UNEP-WCMC  
  SWOS tools in support of the SDGs with a particular focus on indicator 6.6.1

• SWOS and policy Q & A

15:15 – 15:30: Coffee break

15:30 – 17:00: Policy recommendations that have emerged from the SWOS project

• Dania Abdul Malak, European Topic Centre – University of Malaga 
  Policy recommendations for Wetlands Conservation

• Member of the European Parliament
• Gilles Ollier, DG Research and Innovation 
  Responding to policy recommendations

• Kathrin Weise, Jena Optronik (project manager) 
  Closing remarks

17:00 – 18:00 Reception

The SWOS portal & toolbox will be demonstrated.