8th Session of the Meeting of the Parties to AEWA

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The 8th Session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP8) to the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) will take place on 26-30 September 2022 in Budapest, Hungary, at the invitation of the Hungarian Government.

The official slogan of MOP8 – Strengthening Flyway Conservation in a Changing World – captures the need for AEWA Parties to use this MOP and make collective decisions to ensure stronger resources for the implementation and the delivery of the Agreement, through particularly challenging times with the pressing global issues related to climate change, biodiversity loss and shifting priorities in particular due to the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic. Strengthening flyway conservation can only materialize with sustainable funding, compliance, and increased implementation.

The UNEP/AEWA Secretariat would like to bring the attention of all MOP8 participants to a change of the meeting venue, as well as an adjusted schedule for the meeting. (Learn more from the Notification to Parties 2022/006)

The AEWA MOP8 will now be held at a new venue, closer to the city centre, the Corinthia Hotel instead of the originally announced venue (Hungexpo Convention Center). However, as the venue is not available on 26 September, the AEWA MOP8 schedule and planning has to be reshaped. The AEWA MOP8 itself will take place from 27 to 30 September 2022, for shortened duration of four days instead of five days as initially planned. The AEWA MOP8 schedule and planning will be modified as described below:

  • On Monday, 26 September 2022 (afternoon) it is planned to hold first regional coordination meetings (EU and Africa); a venue for the coordination meetings still needs to be identified.
  • On Day 1 of MOP8 (27 September 2022), the opening ceremony and plenary sessions will be shorter than originally scheduled, and the two working groups (technical & administration and finance), will start in the afternoon already, which is earlier than initially planned.
  • Day 2 of MOP8 (28 September 2022) will be fully dedicated to the two working groups.
  • On Day 3 of MOP8 (29 September 2022) all delegates will be invited to attend a full day of side-events organized by partners while the Secretariat will prepare the revised meeting documents and draft resolutions for adoption, based on the discussions and deliberations of the MOP on Days 1 and 2.
  • On Day 4 of MOP8, 30 September 2022, the MOP Plenary will be reconvened for final discussions and adoption of resolutions.

Under this new schedule, the plenary sessions will be shortened, and thus presentations will need to be concise.

Delegates who have already booked flights and accommodation for the meeting will not need to change their flights but are strongly advised to reconsider their booked accommodation as it may be far from the new venue (Corinthia Hotel). The Expo Hotel will no longer be the most convenient hotel option as it is located some 30 minutes from the new meeting venue.

Please visit this webpage regularly for the revised detailed agenda and meeting schedule.

The UNEP/AEWA Secretariat would like to thank the host government and its dedicated team for its hard work and all MOP8 participants for their understanding and flexibility.

 

Dates
26 Sep 2022 to 30 Sep 2022
OrganizerUNEP/AEWA Secretariat
CMS InstrumentAEWA
TypeMOP
KindOfficial
StatusOver
CountryHungary
CityBudapest

Meeting Logistics

The host Government recommends the following hotels:

3 Star Hotels

4 Star Hotels

5 Star Hotels

 

Corinthia Budapest kindly offers 15% discount on any kinds of available rooms to the delegates and the Secretariat. 

The promotion code: aewa2022

The discount code is valid for booking for the period between 26 September and 4 October on the following link: https://www.corinthia.com/budapest/
 

For more details, please contact the Secretariat at aewa.secretariat@unep-aewa.org

 

To register a side event in the margins of MOP8, please inform the Secretariat as early as possible, and no later than 12 August 2022. Please submit your request, with details on your requirements, to the Secretariat at aewa.mop8@unep-aewa.org.

For side events please use the following form:

English form

MOP8 side event brochure

 

Parties are requested to pay particular attention to the credentials of their representatives. In accordance with the Rules of Procedure adopted by the MOP, delegations should be granted powers by an appropriate authority (Head of State, Head of Government or Minister of Foreign Affairs) enabling them to participate and represent their governments fully in the businesss of the Meeting including adopting amendments to the Annexes, Resolutions and Recommendations.

Parties are strongly encouraged to send a copy of the credentials to the Secretariat in advance of MOP8, preferably by email and to submit the original before the opening of the session.

Sample letter of credentials

 


Meeting Communications

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AEWA/MOP8/Res. 8.1 Procedure for Submission of Proposals for Amendments to the Agreement
AEWA/MOP8/Res. 8.2 Adoption of Amendments to the AEWA Annexes
AEWA/MOP8/Res. 8.3 State of Implementation of AEWA and its Strategic Plan 2019-2027
AEWA/MOP8/Res. 8.4 Adoption, Revision, Retirement, Extension, and Implementation of International Species and Action Management Plans
AEWA/MOP8/Res. 8.5 Further Development and Strengthening of Monitoring of Migratory Waterbirds
AEWA/MOP8/Res. 8.6 Inventory and Monitoring of the AEWA Flyway Site Network
AEWA/MOP8/Res. 8.7 Improving the Base Knowledge for Effective Waterbird Conservation and Management
AEWA/MOP8/Res. 8.8 Revision and Adoption of Conservation Guidance
AEWA/MOP8/Res. 8.9 AEWA´s Past Contribution to Delivering the Aichi 2020 Biodiversity Targets and its Future Relevance to the Post-2020 Process and to the Sustainable Development Goals
AEWA/MOP8/Res. 8.10 Institutional Arrangements: Standing Committee
AEWA/MOP8/Res. 8.11 Institutional Arrangements: Technical Committee
AEWA/MOP8/Res. 8.12 Financial and Administrative Matters
AEWA/MOP8/Res. 8.13 Date, Venue and Funding of MOP9
AEWA/MOP8/Res. 8.14 Tribute to the Organisers
AEWA/MOP8/Res. 8.15 Addressing Causes of Waterbird Mortality
AEWA/MOP8/Res. 8.16 Ecotourism and Waterbird Conservation
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AEWA/MOP 8.1 Rev.2 Provisional List of Documents
AEWA/MOP 8.2 Rules of Procedure for the Sessions of the Meeting of the Parties to AEWA
AEWA/MOP 8.3 Provisional Agenda
AEWA/MOP 8.4 Rev.2 Provisional Annotated Agenda and Meeting Schedule
AEWA/MOP 8.5 Admission of Observers
AEWA/MOP 8.6 Report of the Standing Committee to MOP8
AEWA/MOP 8.7 Report of the Technical Committee to the 8th Session of the Meeting of the Parties
AEWA/MOP 8.8 Report of the Depositary to MOP8
AEWA/MOP 8.9 Report of the Secretariat to MOP8
AEWA/MOP 8.10 Report of UNEP to MOP8
AEWA/MOP 8.11 Progress Report on the Implementation of the AEWA Strategic Plan 2019-2027
AEWA/MOP 8.13 Analysis of the AEWA National Reports for the Triennium 2018-2020
AEWA/MOP 8.14 Draft Format for National Reports on the Implementation of AEWA 2021-2024
AEWA/MOP 8.15 Analysis of the National Reports on the Implementation of the AEWA Plan of Action for African for the Period 2019-2020
AEWA/MOP 8.16 Draft Format for National Reporting Module on the Implementation of the AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2021-2024
AEWA/MOP 8.17 Report on the Implementation of the AEWA Communication Strategy
AEWA/MOP 8.18 Report on the Joint CMS/AEWA Information Management, Communication and Awareness-raising Unit
AEWA/MOP 8.19 Report on the Conservation Status of Migratory Waterbirds in the Agreement Area - 8th Edition
AEWA/MOP 8.20 Report on the Implementation Review Process to the 8th Session of the Meeting of the Parties
AEWA/MOP 8.21 Proposals to the 8th Session of the Meeting of the Parties for Amendments to the AEWA Annexes
AEWA/MOP 8.22 Summary of the Current Status of Single Species Action and Management Plan Production and Coordination with Recommendations to MOP for Extension, Revision or Retirement
AEWA/MOP 8.23 Draft Revised Format and Guidelines for AEWA International Single and Multi-species Action Plans
AEWA/MOP 8.24 Draft Format and Guidelines for AEWA International Single and Multi-species Management Plans
AEWA/MOP 8.25 Rev.1 Draft International Single Species Action Plan for the Conservation of the Common Eider
AEWA/MOP 8.26 Report on the Development of Waterbird Monitoring along the African-Eurasian Flyways to MOP8
AEWA/MOP 8.27 Draft Monitoring Priorities for Waterbird Species and Populations of AEWA
AEWA/MOP 8.28 Draft Waterbird Monitoring Synergies with other Frameworks
AEWA/MOP 8.29 Draft Monitoring Framework for the AEWA Flyway Site Network
AEWA/MOP 8.30 Draft Overview of Knowledge Gaps and Needs Relevant for the Implementation of AEWA: Priority Needs in 2021
AEWA/MOP 8.31 Draft Revised AEWA Conservation Guidelines No.1
AEWA/MOP 8.32 Rev.1 Managing Waterbird Disturbance: a Short Guide for Wetland Managers (Draft)
AEWA/MOP 8.33 Draft Initial Guidance on Ecosystem Services in Relation to Migratory Waterbirds
AEWA/MOP 8.34 Rev.1 Draft Guidance on Addressing the Risk of Accidental Shooting of Look-alike Species of Waterbirds in the Agreement Area
AEWA/MOP 8.35 AEWA’s Contribution to the Aichi Targets 2011-2020
AEWA/MOP 8.36 Rev.2 Opportunities for AEWA to Support the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
AEWA/MOP 8.37 The Relevance of AEWA to Delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals
AEWA/MOP 8.38 Rev.1 Report of the Secretariat on Finance and Administrative Issues in 2019-2022
AEWA/MOP 8.39 Corr.1 Draft Budget Proposal for 2023 - 2025
AEWA/MOP 8.40 Opportunities for Addressing Causes of Waterbird Mortality
AEWA/MOP 8.41 Ecotourism: Case Examples and Strategic Options for AEWA Engagement
AEWA/MOP 8.42 Complementary Guidelines on Climate Change Adaptation Measures for Waterbirds
AEWA/MOP 8.43 Resource Needs for International Coordination and Delivery of the AEWA Strategic Plan 2019–2027
AEWA/MOP 8.44 Capacity for Implementing AEWA – Identifying Next Priorities at the International Level
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AEWA/MOP8 Inf.1 Rev.1 Participants Information Sheet
AEWA/MOP8 Inf.3 AEWA COVID 19 Guidelines for In-person Meetings
AEWA/MOP8 Inf.4 In-session Document Procedure
AEWA/MOP8 Inf.6 Discussion Paper on the Integration of Length of AEWA Membership into the Analysis of National Reports to MOP8
AEWA/MOP8 Inf.7 International (East Atlantic) Species Action Plan for the Conservation of the Roseate Tern
AEWA/MOP8 Inf.8 Dissemination of Information Supplementary to Conservation Guidelines
AEWA/MOP8 Inf.9 Conservation Brief for the International Single Species Action Plan for the Conservation of the Maccoa Duck
AEWA/MOP8 Inf.10 Conservation Brief for the International Single Species Action Plan for the Conservation of the Ferruginous Duck
AEWA/MOP8 Inf.11 Conservation Brief for the International Single Species Action Plan for the Conservation of the Lesser Flamingo
AEWA/MOP8 Inf.12 Conservation Brief for the International Single Species Action Plan for the Conservation of the Madagascar Pond-heron
AEWA/MOP8 Inf.13 Conservation Brief for the International Single Species Action Plan for the Conservation of the Great Snipe
AEWA/MOP8 Inf.14 Species Conservation Guidance for the Black Crowned Crane
AEWA/MOP8 Inf.15 Species Conservation Guidance for the African Skimmer
AEWA/MOP8 Inf.16 Species Conservation Guidance for the Atlantic Puffin
AEWA/MOP8 Inf.17 Species Management Guidance for the African Comb Duck
AEWA/MOP8 Inf.18 Species Management Guidance for the Garganey
AEWA/MOP8 Inf.19 MOP8 Side Events Brochure
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UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Albania National Report of Albania (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Algeria National Report of Algeria (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Belarus National Report of Belarus (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Belgium National Report of Belgium (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Botswana National Report of Botswana (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Bulgaria National Report of Bulgaria (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/CAR National Report of Central African Republic (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Côte d'Ivoire National Report of Côte d'Ivoire (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Croatia National Report of Croatia (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Cyprus National Report of Cyprus (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Czech Republic National Report of Czech Republic (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Denmark National Report of Denmark (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Egypt National Report of Egypt (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Estonia National Report of Estonia (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Eswatini National Report of Eswatini (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Ethiopia National Report of Ethiopia (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Finland National Report of Finland (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/France National Report of France (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Georgia National Report of Georgia (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Germany National Report of Germany (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Ghana National Report of Ghana (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Hungary National Report of Hungary (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Iceland National Report of Iceland (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Italy National Report of Italy (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Jordan National Report of Jordan (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Kenya National Report of Kenya (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Latvia National Report of Latvia (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Lebanon National Report of Lebanon (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Malawi National Report of Malawi (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Mali National Report of Mali (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Morocco National Report of Morocco (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Netherlands National Report of the Netherlands (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Niger National Report of Niger (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Nigeria National Report of Nigeria (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/North Macedonia National Report of North Macedonia (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Norway National Report of Norway (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Portugal National Report of Portugal (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Republic of Moldova National Report of the Republic of Moldova (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Romania National Report of Romania (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Rwanda National Report of Rwanda (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Senegal National Report of Senegal (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Serbia National Report of Serbia (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Slovakia National Report of Slovakia (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Slovenia National Report of Slovenia (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/South Africa National Report of South Africa (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Spain National Report of Spain (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Sweden National Report of Sweden (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Switzerland National Report of Switzerland (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Syrian Arab Republic National Report of the Syrian Arab Republic (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Togo National Report of Togo (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Uganda National Report of Uganda (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/UK National Report of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Ukraine National Report of Ukraine (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/United Republic of Tanzania National Report of the United Republic of Tanzania (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Uzbekistan National Report of Uzbekistan (MOP8)
UNEP/AEWA/Nat.Report/MOP8/Zimbabwe National Report of Zimbabwe (MOP8)
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Implementation of the AEWA Plan of Action for Africa - Algeria
Implementation of the AEWA Plan of Action for Africa - Botswana
Implementation of the AEWA Plan of Action for Africa - Central African Republic
Implementation of the AEWA Plan of Action for Africa - Côte d’Ivoire
Implementation of the AEWA Plan of Action for Africa - Egypt
Implementation of the AEWA Plan of Action for Africa - Eswatini
Implementation of the AEWA Plan of Action for Africa - Ghana
Implementation of the AEWA Plan of Action for Africa - Kenya
Implementation of the AEWA Plan of Action for Africa - Malawi
Implementation of the AEWA Plan of Action for Africa - Mali
Implementation of the AEWA Plan of Action for Africa - Mauritius
Implementation of the AEWA Plan of Action for Africa - Morocco
Implementation of the AEWA Plan of Action for Africa - Niger
Implementation of the AEWA Plan of Action for Africa - Nigeria
Implementation of the AEWA Plan of Action for Africa - South Africa
Implementation of the AEWA Plan of Action for Africa - Togo
Implementation of the AEWA Plan of Action for Africa - Uganda
Implementation of the AEWA Plan of Action for Africa - United Republic of Tanzania
Implementation of the AEWA Plan of Action for Africa - Zimbabwe
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Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Algeria
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Belarus
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Belgium
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Bulgaria
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Central African Republic
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Croatia
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Czech Republic
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Denmark
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Egypt
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Estonia
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Ethiopia
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Finland
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - France
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - France, La Réunion
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - France, Mayotte, Îles Eparses
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Germany
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Ghana
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Hungary
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Iceland
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Israel
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Italy
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Kenya
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Latvia
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Luxembourg
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Morocco
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Netherlands
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Niger
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Nigeria
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - North Macedonia
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Norway
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Portugal
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Republic of Moldova
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Romania
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Senegal
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Serbia
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Slovakia
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Slovenia
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - South Africa
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Sweden
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Switzerland
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Syrian Arab Republic
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Togo
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Uganda
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - UK, Ascension Island
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - UK, Guernsey
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - UK, Isle of Man
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Ukraine
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - United Republic of Tanzania
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - Uzbekistan
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - UK, Jersey
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - United Kingdom
Report on the status of waterbird populations in the AEWA area for the period 2013-2018 - UK, Saint Helena