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Asia-Pacific Synthesis and Commitment Session at the 6th World Water Forum

Date: 2012-4-11

Moving forward the vision of a water secure Asia-Pacific region

Outline

Date Friday March 16, Time: 8:30 – 13:00
Venue RegionPC 8 – Callelongue > Palais des Congres (Level 1)
Organizer Asia-Pacific Water Forum（APWF）
Co-chairs ・Mr. Yoshiro Mori, President of the Asia-Pacific Water Forum (APWF)
・Mr. Ravi Narayanan, Vice Chair of the APWF Governing Council

Agenda

8:30 Opening remarks
  Mr. Yoshiro Mori, President of the APWF (32KB)
8:40 Regional synthesis
Presenters:

  • Mr. Bert Diphoorn
    Coordinator, Urban Basic Services Branch, UN-Habitat
  • Mr. Thierry Facon
    Senior Water Management Officer, FAO
  • Dr. Ramesh Ananda Vaidya
    Senior Advisor, ICIMOD
  • Dr. Sang young Park
    Executive Director, KWF
  • Mr. Toshihiro Sonoda
    Program Specialist, Division of Water Sciences,
    UNESCO (1.10MB)
10:10 AWDO Presentation
Ms. Naomi Chakwin
Resident Director General, European Representative Office, ADB (624KB)
10:25 Announcement about the 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit
Mr. Chaiporn Siripornpibul
Deputy Director-General, Department of Water Resources, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand
10:30 Coffee Break
11:00 Regional commitments

  • Overview of regional outcomes:
    Mr. Ravi Narayanan, Vice Chair of the APWF Governing Council

   Panelists:

  • Ms. Amy Leung
    Chair of Water Community of Practice, ADB
  • Mr. Kenzo Hiroki
    Research Principal, ICHARM
  • Mr. Frank Van Der Valk
    Project Director, Ecosystems for Life:
    A Bangladesh-India Initiative, IUCN
  • Mr. Michael Toh
    Director of Industry Development, PUB Singapore
  • Mr. Thierry Facon
    Senior Water Management Officer, FAO
  • Ms. Rhonda Robinson
    Deputy Director Water and Sanitation Programme, SOPAC
  • Ms. Kusum Athukorala
    Network of Women Water Professionals, Sri Lanka
12:20 Audience interaction
12:45 Toward the 7th World Water Forum in Daegu,
Korea in 2015
Dr. Eun-Kyung Park
Representative of the host of the 7th World Water Forum
12:55 Close

» Asai-Pacific Regional Synthesis and Commitment Session Report (196KB)


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