Press Release: 2nd SC Meeting of the 1st APWS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 9 August 2007
An Agenda for the 2008 G8 Summit in Japan:
Asia and the Pacific’s Water Distress
World’s Leading Authorities Weigh In:
Need to Make Water and Sanitation Issues the Region’s Priority
Water and sanitation problems still figure desperately low in many of the region’s national priorities, with millions still underserved and at great cost to several of the region’s national economies. This is the brunt of the message that some of the world’s leading authorities on water delivered in Tokyo earlier this week, while attending the 2nd Steering Committee meeting of the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit. This group of eminent people are inviting the region’s political leaders to the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit (to be held in Beppu, Japan, 3-4 December 2007), making the bid to commit the highest spheres of the region’s political arena to discuss these issues together, in a significant event in the lead-up to next year’s G8 Summit.
1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit - Call for "2nd" Application to Host an Open Event
The 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit (APWS) will be held in Beppu city, Oita prefecture, on December 3 and 4, 2007. Water issues are not limited to a particular area such as the fields of environment, agriculture, industry, or development, but are fundamental for human security and all nations' long-term social and economic well-being. In order to address these issues, a visionary leadership is required at the national level. For this reason, the participation in the 1st APWS is limited to political leaders and representatives of the relevant sectors from the Asia-Pacific region.
At the same time, however, it is also crucial to raise public awareness among the Asia-Pacific region's citizens while providing a forum for sharing information, in order to solve various water issues in the region. Therefore, we would welcome your hosting an "Open Event", which will be held during the time period of the 1st APWS and open to a range of people and actors from the region. At Open Events, it is hoped that you will offer practical suggestions and solutions to water issues in the region.
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- 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit (APWS) "2nd" Application Procedure to Host an Open Event » Download (PDF, 178KB)
- Rules and Procedures for Approval of the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit Open Events Applications » Download (PDF, 58KB)
- 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit Open Event Application Form (Form 1) » Download (WORD, 91KB)
- 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit Open Event Logistical Assistance Application Form (Form 2) » Download (WORD, 90KB)