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The 3rd Governing Council Meeting of the Asia Pacific Water Forum

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:44:26 +0000

　» Highlights(PDF58KB) 1.Date &Time : 10:00-17:00, 23 June 2008 2.Venue : Suntec Singapore International Convention Centre, Meeting Room 208 3.Organizer : Secretariat of Asia-Pacific Water Forum 4.Agenda　　» Agenda (PDF17KB) 1. Chairmanship of the Meeting 　The meeting shall be chaired by the Chair of the Governing Council of the APWF, Prof. Tommy Koh. 10:00 – 13:00 2. Adoption of the agenda 　The provisional agenda of the meeting will be considered for adoption. 3. Announcement and Roadmap towards the 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit: Vision and Strategy 　Announcement of the 2nd APWS shall be made by the Chair. 　Roadmap towards the 2nd APWS shall be presented by the Secretariat.

(11:15-11:30 - Coffee Break)

4. Follow-up of the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit 　The follow-up activities of concrete initiatives announced in the Policy Brief 2007 and at the1st APWS shall be presented by the all Lead Organizations and implementing organizations, namely ADB, JICA / JBIC, ICHARM, ICIMOD, SOPAC, FAO, PUB / UNESCO, UN-HABITAT / SOK, JWF(APWM, Sanimap, ABU), UNESCAP, GWP CACENA, Asia Society and others if any.

(13:00-14:00 - Lunch Break)

14:00 – 17:00 (Continued discussion on follow-up of the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit)

(15:45-16:00 - Coffee Break)

5. Schedule of the Asia-Pacific Water Forum in 2008-2009 　Schedule of the Asia-Pacific Water Forum in 2008-2009 shall be presented by the Secretariat. 　(i) Singapore International Water Week 2008, Singapore, 23-27 June 2008 　(ii) World Water Week, Stockholm, 17-23 August 2008 　(iii) 5th World Water Forum, Istanbul, 15-22 March 2009 6. Other matters 　Any topic of relevance to the APWF may be raised under this item (Time permitting). 7. Closing of the session

The First Asia-Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for the 5th World Water Forum

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:25:58 +0000

in Singapore on Friday, June 27, 2008 on the occasion of the Singapore International Water Week 2008 » Final Minutes 1. Date and time: From 9:00 to 12:00 on Friday, June 27, 2008 2. Venue: Learning Oasis Room in WaterHub, 80 & 82 Toh Guan Road East 3. Organizers: Asia-Pacific Water Forum (Japan Water Forum as Secretariat) Secretariat of the 5th World Water Forum World Water Council 4. Objectives: - to discuss how to coordinate the regional inputs to themes and topics of the 5th World Water Forum - to identify 5 sub-regional preparatory meetings at which the discussions on sub-regional inputs would be discussed

CSD16 Side Event - Water and Sanitation: Message to G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit

Thu, 08 May 2008 12:44:30 +0000

To gain significant momentum towards the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit and support the Government of Japan's strong stand on water and sanitation issues, a side-event at the Commission for Sustainable Development convened participants of the 16th Commission for Sustainable Development at the United Nations in New York City, for an exchange of views on the "Water and Sanitation: Message to G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit." The side-event was co-organized by Japan Water Forum, Asia-Pacific Water Forum, Asia Society, UNICEF, UNSGAB and WaterAid, and supported by the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations. A keynote address was delivered by Dr. Takahiro Shinyo, Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary / Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations. The Japan Water Forum presented the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit focusing on its political impact, and WaterAid presented the "Major Groups' Message on Water and Sanitation to the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit." A panel discussion, facilitated by Ms. Margaret Catley-Carlson, Member of UNSGAB / Former Chair of Global Water Partnership, followed with the representatives from the co-organizers of the event. Organizers: Japan Water Forum, Asia-Pacific Water Forum, Asia Society, UNICEF, UN Secretary General's Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation (UNSGAB), WaterAid Supported by: Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations VENUE: UN Delegates Room, Private Dining Room West Terrace (4th floor) in NY. WHEN? Monday, May 12th 2008, 13:15 to 14:45. ATTRACTIONS: We invite the participating CSD Participants for a light luncheon

Impact of the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:42:40 +0000

Speech by H. E. Mr. Masahiko Koumura, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Water and Sanitation Symposium, "The International Year of Sanitation - A Platform for Action in Africa and Asia" (Feb 22, 2008)

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

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:02:12 +0000

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

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 06:59:21 +0000

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. »Read all(PDF, 58KB)

PRESS RELEASE: On the Way to the 1st Asia Pacific Water Summit

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:42:26 +0000

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
» Download file(PDF, 57KB)

Upload: 2nd Draft Priority Theme Recommendation

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 08:10:09 +0000

The secretariat is pleased to announce the upload of the 2nd Draft Recommendations of each Priority Theme. APWF will combine 2nd Draft Recommendations of each Priority Theme and Key Result Area into a draft "Policy Brief 2007" to be reported by APWF at 1st Asia-Pacifc Water Summit. APWF Working Group meeting on draft Policy Brief will be held in Kuala Lumpur on the occasion of the Southeast Asia Water Forum(Oct 21-25). APWF will finalize Policy Brief 2007 by November 16th » Theme A : Water Financing » Theme B : Water-related Disaster Management » Theme C : Water for Development & Ecosystems

Notes of 2nd Steering Committee Meeting and Programme Meeting for 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:30:32 +0000

Venue: ANA Intercontinental Hotel, Japan The 2nd APWS SC meeting was held in Tokyo on 6 Aug 2007. The meeting was chaired by former Prime Minister of Japan, Mr Yoshiro Mori who is the President of the Japan Water Forum as well as the President of the Asia Pacific Water Forum (APWF). Mr Mori chaired the morning segment of the meeting attended by 16 SC members, 13 special participants and 122 observers. Mr. Ravi Narayanan chaired the Programme Meeting in the afternoon. The secretariat of the meeting was the Japan Water Forum. Representatives from the diplomatic community in Japan, affiliated agencies, and the media were invited as observers. Government officials attended from 35 countries; Afghanistan, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Fiji, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Korea, Kyrgyz, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu and Uzbekistan. » Notes of 2nd Steering Committee Meeting and Programme Meeting (PDF, 41KB)

Let’s discuss for making the policy recommendation to be announced in the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit (1st Draft Outline of Policy Recommendation)

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 02:03:58 +0000

The lead organizations of the Asia-Pacific Water Forum (APWF) are currently preparing the policy recommendation which will be announced in the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit, considering the discussions submitted to the Weblog (comments, opinions, suggestions, good practice, etc.). Reflecting on the discussions in the 2nd APWF Governing Council Meeting on July 12-13, the 1st draft outline of the policy recommendation was submitted to the Governing Council member and is available on the APWF Weblog (as below).

Theme A : Water Financing
Theme B : Water-related Disaster Management
Theme C : Water for Development & Ecosystems

We welcome your active participation in the APWF Weblog discussion!

Special Symposium "Climate Change and Water" - Towards the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit and Beyond -

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:59:16 +0000

1. General Description (1) Date & Time 7th August, 2007, 10:00-12:30 (2) Venue JETRO Headquarters Tokyo, Ark Mori Building, 5F (3) Organizer Japan Water Forum (4) Partner Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) (5) Number of Participants 115 (6) Language Japanese/English (Simultaneous Interpretation)

Press Release: 2nd SC Meeting of the 1st APWS

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:53:15 +0000

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

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 07:36:43 +0000

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.

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

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:18:26 +0000

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Professor Tommy Koh Chairs the 2nd Asia Pacific Water Forum (APWF) Governing Council Meeting in Singapore (12-13 July 2007)

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:20:50 +0000

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. » Read more (PDF, 139KB)