1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit; What the APWF is about
The APWF is an independent, not-for-profit, non-partisan, non-political network. APWF will be inclusive, open and flexible, with an appropriate governance superstructure and an optimal delegation of responsibility to the contributing member organizations for the delivery of agreed products and services of high quality and practical value.
The goal of the APWF is to contribute to sustainable water management in order to achieve the targets of the MDGs in Asia and the Pacific by capitalizing on the region's diversity and rich history of experience in dealing with water as a fundamental part of the human existence. Specifically, the APWF shall champion efforts aimed at boosting investments, building capacity, and enhancing cooperation in the water sector at the regional level and beyond.
To achieve this goal, APWF will provide countries and organizations in the Asia-Pacific region with a common platform and voice in articulating the region's strategies and promoting its achievements in solving water problems, including meeting the necessary investment requirements. For this purpose, APWF will comprise a well-coordinated network of member organizations that are able and willing to voluntarily commit their resources in order to deliver high quality products and services that meet the priority needs of policy and decision-makers and practitioners in the water sector. APWF will add value to the ongoing work of organizations and initiatives in the water sector in terms of investment, optimizing implementation arrangements, achieving economies of scale, and developing unified approaches to water policies and programs.
A number of key institutions from the region have committed themselves to supporting the APWF as "lead organizations" responsible for identifying strategies and initiating actions to achieve progress under each of the Priority Themes and Key Result Areas (KRAs).
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| To increase targeted investments for water and sanitation infrastructure and for human resources development |
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| B. Water-related Disaster |
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| To drastically reduce the vulnerability of
human populations to water-related disasters |
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| To conserve and restore land-water interfaces
for the improvement of water productivity |
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*Building a network of water knowledge hubs
*Coordinating capacity development programs
*Providing guidance on water policies |
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*Supporting peer learning (including cities/mayors)
*Empowering civil society, gender and youth
*Fostering (sub)regional cooperation |
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| Streams of Knowledge, UNHABITAT |
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*Developing regional water advocacy
*Supporting in-country water awareness programs
*Presenting regional awards for excellence |
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| 4. Monitoring investments |
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*Monitoring public and private investments
*Monitoring reforms and trends
*Monitoring MDG achievement |
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*Maintaining an interactive website
*Supporting the APWF Governing Council
*Organizing the Asia-Pacific Water Summits |
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Achieving progress under each of the Priority Themes will be the driving force behind APWF's activities, as these will provide direction for the KRAs. APWF will monitor and report regularly the progress made towards each of the Targets, along with a roadmap for the way forward.
