Celebration of the Environment Day of the Region

The Ministerial Council of ROPME at its Second Meeting in November 1982 adopted a resolution that 24 April be observed, annually, as the Environment Day of the Region with a view to commemorate the event of signing the Kuwait Regional Convention on 24 April 1978, as well as to increase the public awareness and to renew the importance of protecting the environment in general and the marine environment of the Region in particular.

Starting from the year 1984, the Environment Day of the Region is celebrated on 24 April every year through activities and programmes, such as drawing and photography competition; exhibition of drawings and photographs on environment; distribution of prizes; distribution of visual materials such as posters, environmental slogans, calendars, stickers, publishing of books children’s illustrative magazines, special bulletins etc.

On the occasion of the Environment Day of the Region, every year a message from H.E. the Executive Secretary of ROPME has been delivered and circulated to all NFPs.

Each year, a special theme for the Environment Day of the Region is announced and awareness activities related to this theme are conducted by ROPME Secretariat and its Member States. The special publications like posters etc. that are brought out on the occasion of this Day also relate to the Environmental Theme of the Year. Following is a list of Environmental Themes observed by ROPME in the past: