Lower Mekong River communities celebrate World Wetlands Day 01
February 2011 | News story February 2 is World Wetlands Day, an
international day focused on highlighting the importance of
wetlands to community livelihoods and aims to raise public
awareness of wetland values. Activities highlighting the
significance of wetland ecosystems will be held throughout the
area of the Lower Mekong River, in countries involved in the
Mekong Water Dialogues (MWD) initiaive: Cambodia, Lao PDR,
Thailand and Viet Nam. IUCN and the MWD partner organisations
will come together for a variety of events to mark World
Wetlands Day. In Cambodia, in conjunction with the Ministry of
Environment, a celebration will be held at Kampong Loung Primary
School, Kampong Loung District, Poursat Province (located in the
western part of the country). The school is located near Tonlé
Sap, which is the largest freshwater lake in South East Asia and
central to the MWD program in Cambodia. A television and radio
broadcast will also promote awarene