Sessional Paper on National Wetlands Conservation and Management

The development of this Policy is in cognizance of the importance of wetlands nationally and
Kenya’s obligation under the Ramsar Convention. The policy takes into consideration the broader
national environmental frameworks, particularly the Environment Management and Coordination
Act (EMCA) 1999, the country’s premier framework environmental law, the Water Act 2002, the
Water Policy and the Forest Policy 2007.