Asia-Pacific Water Forum

Dialogue between the CSOs/NGOs and Participants of the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit (1st APWS)

Date and Time:
From 13:30 to 16:20 on Monday, December 2nd

Venue:
Suginoi Hotel Room "Kankai" (7th Floor of the Main Building)
1 Kankaiji Beppu, Oita, Japan Tel: +81(0)977-24-1161

Co-organized by:
Organizing Committee of Peoples' Forum on Asia-Pacific Water Summit
Secretariat of the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit

Language:
English and Japanese (with simultaneous interpretation)

Expected participants:
Civil society organizations, NGOs and participants of the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit

The 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit (APWS) will be an unprecedented opportunity for the leaders of the region, including heads of government, to exchange intensely on the region's urgent water and sanitation issues. It is expected that the leaders will realize and reaffirm the significance of the water issues through the 1st APWS, so as to exert commitment and leadership for water security in the region.
To ensure full political discourse among the heads of governments and high level officials, the participation of the CSOs and NGOs has been limited in the 1st APWS. In parallel to the Summit, the Secretariat of the 1st APWS is hosting a series of "Open Events", to which all stakeholders are invited to facilitate their involvement in the water discussions. Messages emanating from the "Open Events" will be conveyed to the participants of the 1st APWS.
This proposed Dialogue event is an additional chance for the stakeholders to engage with the participants of the 1st APWS. The topic of the Dialogue will be the recommendations from the CSOs and NGOs, to be addressed to the country representatives of the 1st APWS.
It is anticipated that this Dialogue will facilitate mutual communication and collaboration between all stakeholders in the region for the resolution of water issues.

Draft agenda
13:30-13:40 Opening remarks
13:40-14:40　Priority Theme C
14:40-15:25　Priority Theme B
15:25-15:35　Break
15:35-16:20　Priority Theme A