Table 4 - 4 in Saidabad Water Treatment Plant Project, Phase III

Table 4-4: International environmental conventions relevant to the project activities InternationalDetailsRelevanceRio Declaration 1992United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) adopted the global action program for sustainable development called ‘Rio Declaration’ and ‘Agenda 21 ‘Principle 4 of the Rio Declaration’, 1992, to which Bangladesh is a signatory along with a total of 178 countries.No sensitive species are located in the project area. There is no threat to the conservation of flora or fauna.Convention on Wetland of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitats, Ramsar (1972)The Ramsar Convention was adopted on 2 February 1971 and entered into force on 21 December 1975. Bangladesh ratified the Convention on 20 April 2002. Bangladesh has two Ramsar Sites (i) parts of Sundarban Reserved Forest (Southwest of Bangladesh), and (ii) Tanguar Haor Northeast of Bangladesh).No impact