World Wetlands Day (WWD) was celebrated on 2 February 2009 under the theme “Upstream – Downstream: Wetlands connect us all,” with a focus on river basin management.

The Day marks the date of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea. WWD was celebrated for the first time in 1997 and each year, government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and groups of citizens at all levels have taken advantage of the opportunity to highlight the importance of the world’s wetlands to the planet’s health.
Link to further information
Ramsar’s World Wetlands Day website