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
PRESS RELEASE: Announcement of the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit
Water Security: Leadership and Commitment
The 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit (1st APWS) will be held in Beppu, Oita prefecture, on December 3 and 4, 2007, with top-level decision-makers participation from the Asia-Pacific region.
"The fact is that, at present, in Asia and the Pacific, 700 million of our citizens do not have access to safe drinking water, the region suffers disproportionately from water-related disasters and degraded land-water ecosystems significantly threaten water productivity. We can turn the situation around if we can agree to make water a high priority in our development plans, if we can improve governance, if we mobilize and allocate more financial resources to water infrastructure and if we acknowledge that the access to safe drinking water is a basic human right of our people." – Former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, Chair, Steering Committee of the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit.
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PRESS RELEASE: On the Way to the 1st Asia Pacific Water Summit
Remarks by Mrs. Margaret Catley-Carlson (Chair, Global Water Partnership & Steering Committee member, 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit) and Dr. Frank R. Rijsberman (Director, Water and Climate Adaptation Initiatives, Google.org)
Kyoto, Japan
8 October 2007
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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)
Media Advisory
» Special Symposium on Climate Change and Water (Tuesday, 7 August 2007)
» Asia-Pacific Water Summit: 2nd Steering Committee Meeting (Monday, 6 August 2007)
Professor Tommy Koh Chairs the 2nd Asia Pacific Water Forum (APWF) Governing Council Meeting in Singapore (12-13 July 2007)
Over two days (12-13 Jul 07), Professor Tommy Koh, Ambassador-at-Large of Singapore, chaired the Asia Pacific Water Forum’s (APWF) 2nd Governing Council meeting at Waterhub, Singapore’s Public Utilities Board centre for technology, learning and networking. Attended by senior specialists from the four corners of the region, the meeting convened the lead organizations of the APWF, such as the Asian Development Bank (ADB), ICHARM, The World Conservation Union (IUCN), FAO, PUB, UNESCO, UNESCAP, UN-HABITAT, Japan Water Forum, Korea Water Forum, Streams of Knowledge and the Global Water Partnership.
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Announcement of the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit LOGO design
We would like to inform you that Mr. Kazufumi Nagai has created the logo that will be used as a symbol for the “1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit” which will be held in Beppu on December 3-4th, 2007. Mr. Nagai is not only a successful artist throughout Japan, he also feels concerned and devoted to the meaning and the significance of the summit.
The 1st Steering Committee Meeting of the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit
The 1st Steering Committee Meeting of the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit will be held on 29 March, Tokyo.
e-MAIL: apsc@waterforum.jp
» Steering Committee of the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit
» Draft Agenda
The 1st Meeting of the Asia Pacific Water Forum Governing Council
21-22 February 2007 in Singapore
The 1st Governing Council meeting will be held on 21-22 February 2007 in Singapore. All lead organizations of the three priority themes and the five key result areas, the five sub-regional coordinators and any interested member may attend the meetings.
Any interested agencies are very welcomed to participate in this meeting, as well as to make any substantial / financial contribution to the activities of APWF. Please contact us.
e-MAIL: apgc@waterforum.jp » Agenda
Asia-Pacific Water Weblog started!
New functions on the APWF website are as follows:
Call for Links Related to the Asia-Pacific Water Forum
We are seeking links to post on the APWF website. The following are the guidelines for application. If you wish to have links on the APWF website, please send us the name, address, and a brief description (20-25 words in English) of the site to: aplink@apwf.org
We hope to hear from you.
Links: http://www.apwf.org/link/
Mr. Yoshiro Mori became the President of the APWF
The Governing Council held a formal meeting and adopted a resolution by consensus to invite Mr. Yoshiro Mori, President of Japan Water Forum, to become the President of the APWF as of October 31, 2006. Mr. Mori's presidency officially began when he accepted this position on November 7, 2006.
Official Launching Ceremony of the Asia-Pacific Water Forum
Official Launching Ceremony of the Asia-Pacific Water Forum(APWF) will be organized on Wednesday, September 27th 2006 at ADB Auditorium, ADB Headquarters (Manila, Philippines) on the occasion of the "Doubling Water Financing and Results: Conference on ADB's Water Financing Programme 2006-2010".