A main feature is the award of Prizes by the President to the best artists (Schools and Open) from the national art competition held in schools island wide. The final competition for artists was held at Bolgoda Lake  Moratuwa on 7th January  and awardees selected with 130 students and 15 artists under the open category participating. SLWP with Hatton National Bank are the main collaborators of this national event organized by CEA and WLD.

SLWP in addition will undertake several WWD activities including a public awareness programme on Wetlands on 2nd February 2016 in Bolgoda under the "Our Wetlands – Our Future" Programme