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The Communication, Education, Participation, and Awareness popularly known by the acronym CEPA is a collective term for the set of different activities meant for sensitizing the wide range of stakeholders. The Ramsar Convention’s vision of the CEPA Programme is to “prevent, stop, and reverse the degradation of wetlands and use them wisely” with the overarching goal as “People taking action for the wise‐use of wetlands.”

The first programme of actions for CEPA was adopted by the Conference of Contracting Parties under Resolution VII.9 during the seventh meeting. Each contracting party has to name governmental and nongovernmental focal points for CEPA who become a part of a global network of experts to share information, promote the dissemination of resource material, and support the development or expansion of programmes. The CEPA’s national focal person has to reach out to the relevant authorities and ensure practical implementation of CEPA at the national level. The activities under CEPA play a very vital role in the dissemination of information related to wetland wise‐use and conservation (Ramsar Convention Secretariat 2011, 2016).