Asia-Pacific Regional Process Sessions of the 10th World Water Forum

Date: 2024-5-2

The Asia-Pacific Water Forum (APWF) takes the lead in coordinating the Asia Pacific Regional Process of the 10th World Water Forum in collaboration with the Asia Water Council (Secretariat: K-Water) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

The objectives of the Regional Process

Specify regional priorities and related tangible local action plans under Forum themes　　　
Provide a regionalized voice and priorities
- Develop, analyze, and present case studies and practices related to issues at the local and regional levels
facilitate regional dialogues and cooperation on local/regional water-related challenges and for solutions to those challenges
Catalyze the exchange of experiences, ideas, lessons, and potential solutions among different regions on common water issues within a region and through a set of inter-regional dialogues
- Drives the political process through policy recommendations, commitments, and sharing of knowledge and experiences from a regional and local perspective

Asia-Pacific Regional Process of the 10^th World Water Forum addresses the above at a sub-regional level. The sub-regions covered include Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, the Caucasus, Oceania, and Pacific Island Countries.

There are 11 sessions based on these sub-regions. Additionally, we will host 5 sub-regional synthesis sessions.

Through these sessions, the Asia-Pacific Regional Process Coordinators will finally deliver key messages, breakthroughs, and pathways aligned with 5 guiding principles toward achieving water for shared prosperity in Asia and the Pacific. We are also preparing for the Asia-Pacific Regional Process Report in parallel with the planning session.

Session details, including the program and speakers’ names, will be uploaded on the 10th World Water Forum website (https://worldwaterforum.org/event/10th-world-water-forum-12/agenda) and the APWF/JWF Homepage when ready.

Asia-Pacific Regional Process and the related session schedule

Regional Process Opening May 21 at 8:30-
Asia-Pacific Regional Process Sub-Regional Process Session (11)

RP 1	River Basin Management under Changing Climate	Northeast Asia	May 21 10:20-11:00
2	Incorporating Sociocultural Dimensions in Water Resources Management: Policies, Practices, and Challenges	Northeast Asia	May 21 13:00-14:30
3	Smart Water Management: Opportunity and Challenges	Southeast Asia	May 21 14:50-16:20
11	Climate-resilient sanitation in Pacific Small Island Developing States	Pacific Island Countries/Oceania	May 21 14:50-16:20
9	Water security and Pacific SIDS	Pacific Island Countries/Oceania	May 21 16:40-18:10
4	Mobilizing Water Finance for Climate Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management	Central Asia	May 21 16:40-18:10
10	Strengthening engagement in water security to support Pacific resilience	Pacific Island Countries/Oceania	May 22 8:30-10:00
5	Strengthening Resilience: Capacity Building for Gender-Inclusive Proactive Disaster Risk Reduction	South Asia	May 22 10:20-11:00
7	Mobilizing Water Finance for Climate Resilience in Central Asia and the Caucasus	Southeast Asia	May 22 13:00-14:30
8	Transboundary Water Cooperation in the Aral Sea basin for a better future	Central Asia	May 22 13:00-14:30
6	Inclusive sanitation Management and service delivery with a particular focus on marginalized groups	South Asia	May22 14:50-16:20

◆Asia-Pacific region sub-regional synthesis session（5）

Water security and the resilience of small island communities of the Asia-Pacific	Pacific Island Country Sub-Regional Coordinator（SPC/AWP）	May 22 14:50-16:20
Resilient and Sustainable Water Scarcity Management in Southeast Asia	Southeast Asia Sub-Regional Coordinator・GWPSEA（FAORAP　supports）	May 22 14:50-16:20
Towards the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation 2025: Cooperation, Governance, and Priority-setting for Climate Action and Resilience-building to Glacial Melt in Asia	・ESCAP South Asia Sub-Regional Coordinator	May 22 16:40-18:10
Synthesis of Paths towards Water Security in Central Asia and Caucasus	Central Asia and Caucasus Sub-Regional Coordinator（GWP CACENA, EC-IFAS）	May 22 16:40-18:10
Youth Session: Promoting intergenerational initiatives for achieving sound water cycle	Northeast Asia Sub-Regional Coordinator（JWF、UNESCO、Northeast Asia、KWF）	May 23 8:30-10:00

Regional Process Synthesis Session　May 23

1　Asia-Pacific Synthesis Session 　（Concluded by APWF-AWC-ADB）	May 23 10:20-11:20 BNDCC 1, 1st FLOOR, SINGARAJA 1
2　Interregional dialogue	May 23 15:35 – 16:20 BNDCC 1, 1st FLOOR, SINGARAJA 1
3．Regional Process Wrap up	May 23 16:40 – 17:10 BNDCC 1, 1st FLOOR, SINGARAJA 1

High-Level Panel

HLP8	Status of Early Warnings for All (EW4All) initiative	ST3 + Asia & Pacific	May 20 13:00 – 14:30
HLP3	Global water governance: What’s next?	ST1, 4 + Asia & Pacific, Mediterranean	May 22 14:50 – 16:20
HLP2	Climate Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem Nexus	ST2 + Asia & Pacific	May 23 13:00 – 14:30
HLP11	Nature for Water: the business case for Nature to deliver value for water security	ST2 (TNC), Asia & Pacific	May 23 14:50 – 16:20

◆Note: List of Sub-Regional Coordinators of Asia-Pacific Regional Process of the 10^th World Water Forum

North East Asia	(Lead) Japan Water Forum
	(Co-lead) Changjiang Water Resources Commission (Agency of MWR)
	(Coordination supporting member) Korea Water Forum
	(Coordination supporting member) UNESCO Multi-Sectoral Office for East Asia
Southeast Asia	(Lead) GWP Southeast Asia
	(Co-lead) The NOC and MPWH coordinated with The Ministry of National Development Planning/BAPPENAS
	(Coordination supporting member) KMCRC
South Asia	(Lead) GWP South Asia
	(Co-lead) Smart WASH Solutions (Nepal)
	(Co-lead) IWMI
	(Coordination supporting member) Gomal Damaan Area Water Partnership(GDAWP)
Central Asia	(Lead) Chair of the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS)
Central Asia	(Co-lead) GWP Central Asia
Pacific Islands & Oceania	(Lead) Secretariat of Pacific Community (PICs)
	(Co-lead) AWP (PICs)
	(Coordination supporting member) International WaterCentre (Aus & NZ)

(Reported by Yumiko Asayama, Chief Manager)

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