Harare Wetlands Trust (HWT) and Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) appreciate the Ramsar Convention 2021 World Wetland Day theme of “Inseperable: Water, Wetlands and Life” to mark the celebration, as it reflects the need to preserve Harare’s headwater wetlands which play a large contributory factor in the provision of water to the City and its residents. Harare is a wetland city. The geographical location of Harare on top of the watershed shows that the Manyame, Gwebi and Mazowe Rivers arise within the city. It needs its wide open grassy seasonally inundated headwater wetlands to replenish the groundwater which in turn feed the streams and rivers throughout the long dry season and frequent droughts. The wetlands also manage water in many other ways: they store water, hold flood waters, regulate the flow of water, purify water, hold siltation, they mitigate the effects of climate change by storing carbon. Their rich biodiversity is synonymous with the wetlands. The wetlands are not wetlands without this biodiversity – which works above and below the ground free of charge, saving the city millions of dollars in water management.