Wetlands cover a small percentage of the earth's surface, yet they are essential systems - they are the arteries and veins of the landscape. A world without wetlands would be a world without water, waterbirds and people. Read more...

The status of water supply, sanitation and hygiene have significant bearings on human health. Development agenda within South Asia region is increasingly prioritising investments in […]

In South Asia’s increasingly water and food insecure economy, wetlands need to be repositioned as ‘natural infrastructure’ considering their role in ensuring food, water and […]

Rivers and wetlands provide water for meeting human needs, as well as for the survival of numerous species.  Degradation of rivers and wetlands has made […]

A healthy network of wetlands can deliver a range of hydrological functions such as sustaining base flows of rivers, moderating water flows, storing and recharging […]

Deltas have traditionally been economic development hotspots, yet ecologically fragile. Integrated management approaches, built on an understanding of the linkages between riverine, coastal and marine […]

Communities living within coastal areas face multiple hazards in the form of coastal erosion, salinity ingress, floods and storms and sea level rise. Being too […]

Coastal wetlands, owing to the linkages with their inland basins, coastal zones and the sea are highly productive ecosystems. Estuaries, lagoons, salt marshes and mangroves […]

Coasts and deltas serve as habitats for diverse species, as well as being important centres for economic growth.

Systematic knowledge on wetlands values and status and trends form the basis of sound decision making on wetlands.