Submission to the Technical Committee through the Secretariat of text of and reasons for proposed amendments to the Agreement text and/or its annexes (preferably 300 days prior to opening, but no later than 250 days)

13 January 2025 (300 days) / 4 March 2025 (250 days)

Submission of National Reports on the implementation of the Plan of Action for Africa (240 days prior to MOP9 opening)

Extended deadline: 30 April 2025 (original deadline: 14 March 2025)

Submission of National Reports on the implementation of the Agreement, including harvest data reporting module (180 days prior to MOP9 opening)

13 May 2025

Nominations for vacant positions in the Technical Committee (180 days prior to MOP9 opening)

13 May 2025

Nominations for the AEWA Waterbird Conservation Award 2025

13 May 2025

Submission of proposals for amendments to the Agreement text and/or its annexes (150 days prior to MOP9 opening)

12 June 2025

Budget proposal upload (90 days prior to MOP9 opening)

12 Aug 2025

Preparatory meeting for MOP9 (Pre-MOP9) for African Contracting Parties (virtual meeting)

Week of 25-29 Aug 2025 (2-3 days period)

MOP9 registration deadline

31 Aug 2025

MOP9 upload of meeting documents and draft Resolutions (60 days prior to MOP9 opening)

11 Sep 2025

Comments of the Contracting Parties to the proposals for amendments to the Agreement text and/or its annexes (60 days prior to MOP9 opening)

11 Sep 2025

Submission of proposals to MOP9 other than for amendments to the Agreement text and/or its annexes, e.g. draft Resolutions (60 days prior to MOP9 opening)

11 Sep 2025

MOP9

10-14 November 2025, Gaborone, Botswana