Asia-Pacific Water Forum

1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit; Result

Date & Venue

3rd & 4th December 2007 in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, Japan

Key Outcome Documents

» Policy Brief 2007 (PDF, 1.29MB)
» Message from Beppu (PDF, 467KB)
» Chair's Summary (PDF, 26KB)
» List of Summit Participants of the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit (PDF, 57KB)
» NEW! Final Report of the 1st Asia Pacific Water Summit

Related News

» TERRAVIVA - A publication by IPS Asia-Pacific in cooperation with the AMIC Singapore

Programme Schedule

[Monday, December 3]

11:00-12:50 Opening Ceremony [Philharmonia Hall (B1F)]


Opening Remarks by Mr. Yoshiro Mori, Chair of Steering Committee of 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit/ Former Prime Minister of Japan		Remarks by His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince of Japan


Greetings by Mr. Yasuo Fukuda, Prime Minister of Japan		Report from the Asia-Pacific Water Forum (APWF) by Prof. Tommy Koh, Chair of APWF Governing Council


Keynote Speech by His Royal Highness Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Chairman of United Nations Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation		Video Message by Mr. Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General

Memorial Speech by His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince of Japan		Philharmonia Hall

13:00-15:00 Lunch [Reception Hall (2F)]

15:00-15:10 Election of Chair, Vice Chairs and Rapporteur / Adoption of Agenda [Int'l Conference Rm (3F)]

-- Elected Chair, Vice Chairs and Rapporteur
Chair
Mr. Yoshiro Mori, Chair of the Steering Committee of the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit

Vice Chair
H.E. Mr. Emomali Rahmon, President, Republic of Tajikistan
H.E. Mr. Anote Tong, President, Republic of Kiribati
H.E. Lyonpo Dr. Kinzang Dorji, Prime Minister, Kingdom of Bhutan
Hon. Mr. Lim Kean Hor, Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology, Kingdom of Cambodia
Mr. Hu Siyi, Vice-Minister of Ministry of Water Resources, People's Republic of China

Rapporteur
Ms. Erna Witoelar, Vice-Chair of the Governing Council of the Asia-Pacific Water Forum
Mr. Ravi Narayanan, Vice-Chair of the Governing Council of the Asia-Pacific Water Forum

15:10-16:40 Speeches by the heads of government [Int'l Conference Rm (3F)]


H.E. Mr. Emomali Rahmon President, Republic of Tajikistan » Address by the President of the Republic of Tajikistan	H.E. Mr. Tommy Esang Remengesau Jr President, Republic of Palau	H.E. Mr. Anote Tong President, Republic of Kiribati


H.E. Mr. Ludwig Scotty President, Republic of Nauru	H.E. Mr. Emanuel Mori President, Federated States of Micronesia	Hon. Mr. Mititaiagimene Young Vivian Prime Minister, Niue


Hon. Mr. Apisai Ielemia Prime Minister, Tuvalu	H.E. Lyonpo Dr. Kinzang Dorji Prime Minister, Kingdom of Bhutan	H.E. Mr. Dosbol Nur ulu Vice Prime Minister, Kyrgyz Republic

Concluding remarks of speeches by the heads of government

Mr.Koichiro Matsuura
Director-General of UNESCO

16:40-17:00 Coffee Break

17:00-18:30	Climate Change, Glaciers, and Water Resources in the Himalayan Region »Session Summary (PDF, 45KB)	CEOs Mandate for Action in Water » Session Summary (PDF, 36KB)	Monitoring of Investment and Results in Water » Session Summary (PDF, 12KB)
17:00-18:30	[Conf. Rm (1F)]	[Rehearsal Rm (B2F)]	[Meeting Rm2&3 (B1F)]

Climate Change, Glaciers, and Water Resources in the Himalayan Region

CEOs Mandate for Action in Water

Monitoring of Investment and Results in Water

18:45- Welcome Reception hosted by Oita Prefectural Committee of the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit[Reception Hall (2F)]

[Tuesday, December 4]

9:00-10:30	Regional Launch of the International Year of Sanitation (IYS) 2008 [Conf. Rm (1F)] » Concrete Initiative: World Sanitation Project Map (Water Web Projects on Google Map / Earth)	The Small Islands' Dialogue on Water and Climate [Conf. Rm (1F)] » Session Summary (PDF95KB)	Commitment for Ensuring Water Security in the Aral Sea Basin ? Cooperation versus Competition [Int'l Conf. Rm (3F)] » Session Summary (PDF, 69KB)
10:30-10:50		Coffee Break
10:50-12:20		Water-related Disaster Management [Conf. Rm (1F)] » Session Summary (PDF, 15KB)	Water for Development and Ecosystems [Int'l Conf. Rm (3F)] » Session Summary (PDF, 13KB) » Concrete Initiative: International organizations launch initiatives for sustainable water use in Asia Pacific

Regional Launch of the International Year of Sanitation (IYS) 2008 [Philharmonia Hall (B1F)]

12:20-14:00 Lunch [Reception Hall (2F)]

14:00-15:30

Leadership for Ensuring Water Security in the Asia-Pacific Region:
Knowledge, Financing, and Capacity Development
[Int'l Conf. Rm (3F)]
» Concrete Initiative: Message from the Regional Consultation Meeting on Developing Knowledge and Lessons

Increasing Capacity for Local Actions
[Conf. Rm (1F)]

Leadership for Ensuring Water Security in the Asia-Pacific Region: Knowledge, Financing, and Capacity Development

Increasing Capacity for Local Actions

16:00-17:30 Closing Ceremony [Int'l Conf. Rm (3F)]

Reports from Sessions
- Session Organizers

Presentation of Message from Beppu & Chair's Summary
- Rapporteurs of the 1st Asia-Pacific Summit

Invitation to the 5th World Water Forum

From other regions (Africa, North & South America, Arabia and Europe)

Greetings by the Japanese Government
- Mr. Tetsuzo Fuyushiba, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Government of Japan

Closing Remarks
- Mr. Yoshiro Mori, Chair of Steering Committee of 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit/ Former Prime Minister of Japan

18:00- Farewell Cocktail and Dinner Party hosted by Chair of Steering Committee of the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit [Convention Hall (B1F)& Reception Hall (2F)]

About APWF

Reference

*1
In 2002, approximately 669 million people in the region were still without access to safe drinking water and 2 billion people still lacked access to improved sanitation facilities.

*2
The Asian and Pacific region accounted for 91% cent of the world's total deaths due to natural disasters and 49% of the world�fs total damage due to natural disasters in the last century.