The European Space Agency’s “GlobWetland-II” project is developing remote sensing products and in-country capacity building for handling Earth observation data for a number of Mediterranean States that are parties to the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention), focusing on North Africa and the Middle East. The overarching objective of the GlobWetland II project is to contribute to the set up of a Global Wetlands Observing System (G-WOS) as per the strategy 1.2 of the Ramsar Strategic Plan 2009-2015, Resolution X.1, adopted at the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 10) of the Ramsar Convention, in Changwon, South Korea. This progress meeting is hosted by the Ramsar Secretariat.  

dates: 22-23 September 2011   location: Switzerland   additional: Gland   contact: Ramsar Secretariat   phone: +41-22-999-0170   fax: +41-22-999-0169   e-mail: ramsar@ramsar.org   www: http://www.ramsar.org/cda/es/ramsar-news-ramsar-hosts-european-space-agency-globwetland-ii-project/main/ramsar/1-26%5E25340_4000_2__