“Hotter, drier, wetter. Face the Future.”

## Since 1961, World Meteorological Day is being celebrated on 23rd March every year. 
This year’s theme, 

Wetlands play an important role in the processes that keep our landscapes healthy and productive. They support industries such as agriculture, fisheries, forestry and tourism by supplying water for crops, stock and people, maintaining water quality, providing habitat for commercial species and having cultural and recreational values. Wetlands host a huge variety of life, protect our coastlines, provide natural defences against river flooding or storm surges and store carbon dioxide to regulate climate change.

## Also, World Forestry Day is Celebrated on 21 March to raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests and of trees outside forests. 

## One more very important day “World Earth Day 2016” is particularly important as 196 nations across the world signed the Paris Agreement on climate change, set out in COP21 in December 2015. The historic agreement saw countries pledge to limit global warming to below 2C on pre-industrial levels. From 22 April, it will be open for signatures for one year. The agreement will come into effect in 2020.