Asia-Pacific Water Ministerial Meeting at the 4th World Water Forum

Asia-Pacific Regional Document of the 4th World Water Forum

Part1 Asia-Pacific Regional Synthesis(PDF:545KB)
Part2 Sub-regional Position Papers (PDF:1004KB)

Asia-Pacific Water Ministerial Meeting

17:00-17:10
Welcome remarks (PDF:44KB)
Mr. Ryutaro Hashimoto, Former Prime Minister of Japan / President of Japan Water Forum

17:10-17:25
Greetings
– Mr. Geert van der Linden, Vice President, Asian Development Bank
– Mr. Kim Hak-Su, United Nations Under Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of UNESCAP(PDF:14KB)
– Ms.Margaret Catley-Carlson, Chair of the Global Water Partnership

17:25-17:55
Supporting messages from the floor (partners and participants)

17:55-18:00
Adoption of the “Joint Message”

18:00
Closing

Asia-Pacific Day

March 21, 2006, 4th World Water Forum, Mexico

9:00-9:18
Message from the Organizer
– Mr. Cristobal Jaime, Director-General of the CONAGUA

Welcome Remarks
– Mr. Ryutaro Hashimoto, Former Prime Minister of Japan / President of Japan Water Forum
– Dr. Kim Hak Su, Executive Secretary, UNESCAP(PDF:17KB)
– Dr. Geert van der Linden, Vice-President, Asian Development Bank

9:18-9:28
Presentations on the “Asia-Pacific Water Forum Initiative”
– Mr. Datuk IR. HJ. Keizrul Bin Abdullah, GWPSEA (PDF:696KB)

9:28-10:00
Keynote Presentation from four sub-regions
– H.E. Mr. Wang Shucheng, Minister of Water Resources, People’s Republic of China
– H.E. Mr. Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, Minister of Water Resources, Bangladesh
– H.E. Mr. Nazirov Abdukhohir, Minister of Land Reclamation and Water Resources, Tajikistan
– H.E. Mr. Fritz Koshiba, Minister of Resources and Development, Palau(PDF:68KB)

Supporting Message from the World Water Council
– Mr. Arthur Askew, Acting Chairman of the Commission on Legal and Financing Affairs, World Water Council

Others

SESSION REPORT – IWRM as a Basis for Social and Economic Development in Central Asia (PDF:76KB)