The Ramsar Regional Center – East Asia (RRC-EA) remains committed to supporting the Wetland City Accreditation of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands and the Wetland City Network, as its Secretariat. This year, the Wetland City Network Secretariat will assist the Wetland City of Tata, Hungary in hosting and organizing the 4th Roundtable of Wetland City Mayors scheduled on 27-29 November 2025.

The 4th roundtable will feature plenary and sectional sessions, bilateral meetings, presentations of participating Wetland Cities, a poster exhibition, and a field visit. During the field visit, participants will have the opportunity to partake in Tata City’s most significant traditional event, the Tata Wild Goose Festival. This festival is regularly organized by the Danube-Ipoly National Park Directorate, the Százvölgy Nature Conservation Association, and the Hungarian Ornithological Society. This year, the annual festival will celebrate its 25th anniversary, highlighting Tata City’s cultural and environmental heritage.

As the core part of the program, mayors and officials of Wetland Cities will convene to continue discussions about planned and ongoing activities of the Wetland City Network. Other related matters will also be taken up during the meeting proper.