Which of the following cities of India is a wetland accredited city
(A) Indore (B) Bhopal (C) Bengaluru (D) Imphal
The correct answer is (A) Indore.
Indore and Udaipur have become the first two Indian cities to join the global list of wetland accredited cities.
- Wetland Accredited Cities :
- It is a voluntary accreditation scheme that provides an opportunity for cities that value their natural or human-made wetlands to gain international recognition and positive publicity for their efforts.
- It was approved during the Ramsar Convention COP12 held in the year 2015.
- The Wetland City Accreditation is valid for 6 years, after which it must be renewed, providing that it continues to fill each of the 6 criteria
- To be formally accredited, a candidate for WCA should satisfy the standards used to implement each of the six international criteria mentioned in Operational Guidance for WCA of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.
- Since Ramsar COP13, 74 cities from 17 countries have been officially recognized as Wetland Cities as of October 2025