Official Launching Ceremony of the Asia-Pacific Water Forum Held
On September 27, the official launching ceremony of the APWF was held in Manila, The Philippines with the participation of President of the JWF Yoshiro Mori. This ceremony took place on the occasion of the ADB's Water Financing Program Conference. More than 160 representatives of over 30 organizations from the Asia-Pacific region attended the ceremony.
Venue for the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit: Beppu City, Oita Prefecture
The Asia-Pacific Water Summits, to be organized every two or three years as one of keystone activities of the Asia-Pacific Water Forum (APWF), shall target top-level policy and decision-makers beyond the water sector, such as heads of the government and ministers of finance and planning, as well as leaders from the private sector, local governments, civil society and the media.
Media coverage of APWF launching
Ex-Japanese PM to Launch Water Forum for Asia and Pacific (Asia Corporate News Network)
Prof Tommy Koh to chair Asia-Pacific Water Forum (Channel News Asia)
KYODO News (in Japanese)
NNA (in Japanese)
NHK (in Japanese PDF:30KB)
SUIDO SANGYO SHIMBUN (in Japanese GIF: 44KB)