10th Governing Council Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Water Forum
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1. Outline
| Date & Time | Tuesday, 29 November 2011, 10:00-16:00 |
| Venue | Learning Oasis Room, PUB WaterHub, Singapore Address: 80 & 82 Toh Guan Road East |
| Organizer | Asia-Pacific Water Forum (APWF) |
| Participants | Chair and Vice-chairs of the APWF Governing Council, Representatives of the APWF lead organizations and sub-regional coordinators, APWF members, Representatives of the Thai Government (34 people) |
II. Agenda
Chair: Prof. Tommy Koh, Chair of the APWF Governing Council
| 10:00-16:00 | 1. Chairmanship of the Meeting 2. Adoption of the agenda 3. Search Committee 4. Invitation process for the 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit (a) Invitation Process for the 2nd APWS: Thai Government 5. Logistics of the 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit (a) Logistics of the 2nd APWS: Thai Government 6. Outline of the Focus Area Sessions (a) Economic, Food and Water Security: FAO (b) Urban Water Security:UN-HABITAT (c) Household Water Security: ESCAP (d) Water Risks and Resilience: ICHARM (e) IWRM Process for a Water Secure World: UNESCO 7. Activities leading to the 6th World Water Forum (a) Preparation for the 6th World Water Forum: APWF Secretariat 8. Discussion on agenda 4. to 7. (Lunch Break) 9. Documents for the 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit (1) APWF Completion Report for the Governing Council’s term 2006-2011 (2) Message from Bangkok (a) Drafting Process for Message from Bangkok: APWF Secretariat (3) Asian Water Development Outlook 2012 10. Follow up of the APWF concrete initiatives (a) Singapore International Water Week 2012, Singapore, 1-5 July 2012: PUB 11. Other matters 12. Closing of the session |
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Asia-Pacific Regional Target Coordinators Meeting for the 6th World Water Forum
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| Date & Time | 9:30 – 16:00, September 20, 2011 |
| Venue | Korea UNESCO House, Seoul, Korea |
| Organizer | Asia-Pacific Water Forum (APWF) |
| Host | Korea Water Forum |
| Participants | Vice-chairs of the APWF Governing Council, Chair of Regional Process Commission, International Forum Committee, AP Target Solution Group (TSG) and APWF Secretariat Total 20 participants |
II. Agenda » Agenda
Co-chairs: Mdm. Erna Witoelar and Mr. Ravi Narayanan, Vice Chairs of the APWF Governing Council
| 9:30-9:40 | Opening |
| 9:40-10:10 | » Presentation on the 6th World Water Forum by Dr. Eun-kyung Park, Chairman, Regional Process Commission, International Forum Committee |
| 10: 10-10:20 | » Presentation on current status of the Asia-Pacific regional process for the 6th World Water Forum by the APWF Secretariat |
| 10:20-12:00 | Presentation by TSGs (4x15 min.) and Q&A with TSGs (4x5 min.) » Ms. Ermina Sakou, ESCAP » Dr. Kulwant Singh, UN Habitat » Ms. YoonJin Kim,, KWF » Mr. Toshihiro Sonoda, UNESCO |
| 13:00-13:30 | » Information on possible funding for TSG activities by the APWF Secretariat |
| 13:30-13:45 | » Presentation on the 6th World Water Forum’s online “Platform of Solutions” by the APWF Secretariat |
| 13:45-14:45 | » Presentation on the target-specific session at the 6th World Water Forum by the APWF Secretariat |
| 15:15-15:30 | » Presentation on the next step toward the 6th World Water Forum by the APWF Secretariat |
| 15:30-16:00 | Summary and Closing |
Leader's Dialogue: Ensuring Water Security in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond
Eye on Asia, 2011 World Water Week in Stockholm
Date and Time: 23 August 2011, 16.00-17.30 (Warming-up Session at 15:50)
Venue: Room T4, Stockholmsmässan
Convener: Asia-Pacific Water Forum (APWF) and Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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Chair: Mr. Ravi Narayanan, CBE, Vice-Chair, APWF Governing Council and former Chief Executive of Water Aid, International Mentor of the Japan Water Forum (JWF)
Program| Welcome and Introduction | Mr. Ravi Narayanan | |
| Presentation | Professor Toshio Koike, Chair of the APWF Steering Committee on Water and Climate Change | |
| Panel Dialogue |
Chair: Mr. Ravi Narayanan Panelists: •Ms. Margaret Catley-Carlson, Patron of the Global Water Partnership (GWP) •Professor Toshio Koike, Chair of the APWF Steering Committee on Water and Climate Change(PDF, 72KB) •Professor Xiaoliu Yang, Executive Secretary of the Research Center for IRBM, Peking University •Mr. Stuart Orr, Manager, WWF International Freshwater Team, WWF International •Mr. Andre Dzikus, Chief, Water and Sanitation Section II, UN-Habitat Closing |
Links:
» 1st Announcement for the 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit(PDF, 431KB)
» "Ministers for Water Security" Initiative in the Asia-Pacific Region (PDF, 38KB)
2nd Asia-Pacific Regional Synthesis Meeting for the 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit and the 6th World Water Forum
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I. Outline
| Date & Time | 9:00 – 13:00, 9th July 2011, Saturday |
| Venue | PUB Water Hub, Singapore |
| Host | -Public Utilities Board (PUB), Singapore -Asia-Pacific Water Forum (APWF) |
| Participants | Chair and vice-chair of the APWF Governing Council, Representatives of the lead organizations, sub-regional coordinators and their partner organizations, Department of Water Resources, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Kingdom of Thailand (MNRE) and International Forum Committee(IFC) for the 6th World Water Forum, Total 30 participants |
II. Agenda » Agenda (PDF, 43KB)
Co-chairs: Mdm. Erna Witoelar and Mr. Ravi Narayanan, Vice Chairs of the APWF Governing Council
9th Governing Council Meeting of the Asia Pacific Water Forum
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I. Outline
| Date&Time | Friday, 8 July 2011, 10:00-3:00 |
| Venue | Learning Oasis Room, PUB WaterHub, Singapore Address: 80 & 82 Toh Guan Road East |
| Organizer | Asia-Pacific Water Forum (APWF) |
| Participants | Chair and Vice-chairs of the APWF Governing Council, Representatives of the lead organizations and sub-regional coordinators, APWF members, Representatives of the 6th World Water Forum (35people) |
II. Agenda
Chair: Prof. Tommy Koh, Chair of the APWF Governing Council
| 10:00-13:00 | 1. Chairmanship of the Meeting 2. Adoption of the agenda 3. Activities of the president of the APWF (a)Report on the activities of the president of the APWF, Mr. Yoshiro Mori:APWF Secretariat 4. Search Committee 5. Final program of the 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit (a) Final program of the 2nd APWS: Thai Government 6. Draft session guideline for the Focus Area Sessions of the 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit (a) The draft session guideline for the Focus Area Sessions of the 2nd APWS: APWF Secretariat 7. Documents for the 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit (a) Proposed documents for the 2nd APWS: APWF Secretariat (b) Draft Concept note for the 2 APWS: APWF Secretariat (c) Asian Water Development Outlook 2011: ADB (d) Draft outline of the APWF Completion Report for the Governing Council’s term 2006-2011: APWF Secretariat/ Lee KuanYew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore 8. Discussion on agenda 5. to 7. 9. Activities leading to the 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit and 6th World Water Forum (a) Activities leading to the 2nd APWS: Thai Government and APWF Secretariat 10. 2nd Asia-Pacific Regional Synthesis Meeting (a) The agenda to be provided at the 2nd APRSM: APWF Secretariat 11. Follow up of the APWF concrete initiatives (Time permitting) 12. Other matters (Time permitting) 13. Closing of the session (lunch time) |
An Invitation to nominate a chair and a vice-chair of the Asia-Pacific Water Forum's Governing Council
The Search Committee has determined that the nomination of candidates for a chair and a vice-chair of the Asia-Pacific Water Forum's Governing Council will be open to the Lead Organizations, Sub-regional Coordinators and governments in the region. Nomination should be submitted by e-mail (contact address: nomination@waterforum.jp) only by those invited organizations by March 31st, 2011.
» Nomination guidelines
» Terms of Reference of the Chair and Vice-Chair of the APWF's Governing Council
» APWF Rules and Procedures
» Countries of APWF
8th Governing Council Meeting of the Asia Pacific Water Forum
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I. Outline
| Date&Time | Monday, 6 December 2010, 10:00-18:00 |
| Venue | Learning Oasis Room, PUB WaterHub, Singapore Address: 80 & 82 Toh Guan Road East |
| Organizer | Asia-Pacific Water Forum (APWF) |
| Participants | Chair and vice-chair of the APWF Governing Council, Representatives of the lead organizations and sub-regional coordinators, APWF members (32 people) |
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Request for Public Comments: Framework Document on Water and Climate Change Adaptation
The Steering Group on Water and Climate Change has released the draft Framework Document for public comments. The document is available at APWF website. After receiving comments, the Steering Group will submit the document to the Governing Council of the Asia-Pacific Water Forum for its endorsement, in December 2010. Comments should be submitted via e-mail to Mr. Koichi Takano at the Asian Development Bank (ktakano@adb.org) not later than the close of business on Friday, 26 November 2010.