Reflection of the 2nd Phase of WEPA
So Kazama
Professor, Tohoku University
WEPA Advisor

Objective of WEPA
 To strengthen water environmental

governance that is a key to address water
envionmental problems.

Definition of Water Environmental
Governance in WEPA
Enhancement of efficiency and effectiveness in planning andimplementation of policy and legislation for improvement of water
environmental problems and also maintain sound water environment.
The elements of water environmental governance is, for example,
legislation, systems to secure implementation, organisational arrangement,
human capacity, financial capacity, partnership and communication withcommunity.
2Concept of WEPA (1st Phase to 2nd Phase)
1st Phase

2nd Phase

Establishment ofKnowledge Platform

Knowledge Sharing forSolution Finding
Water
Environmental
Management
Review

Domestic
Wastewater
Treatment

ClimateChange andWater
Environment
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Basics of the WEPA 2nd Phase
1. Project Duration: April 2009 – March 2014
2. Partner countries: 13 countries (Cambodia, China, Lao
PDR, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar,
Nepal*, Philippines, Sri Lanka*, Thailand, Viet Nam,Japan) * new partners since 2nd Phase
3. Main Activities:(1) Literature Review/Survey(Questionnaire, Interview)(2) Bilateral Meeting, International Workshop, Thematic
Workshop(3) Publication/Inputs to the International Discussion4

Reflection of the WEPA 2nd Phase
Reflecting the WEPA 2nd Phase from the following
viewpoints: Knowledge Sharing for Solution Finding

1. Accumulation of Knowledge (How?,What?)
2. Sharing of Knowledge (How? Whom?)
3. Comments from Policy Maker/Expert
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1. Accumulation of KnowledgeTopics(1) Water Environmental Management(Overall)‐ Progress and Issue Identification‐ Comparison of Different Frameworks in Different Countries(2) Water Environmental Management(Industrial
Wastewater Management)‐ Current Situation and Issue Identification(3) Domestic Wastewater Treatment‐ Current Situation and Issue Identification‐ Good Practices(4) Climate Change and Water Environment‐ Current Situation and Issue Identification‐ Latest Results of Existing Study

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1. Accumulation of Knowledge
Methodology
Items

Water
Environmental
Management(Overall)Water
Environmental
Management(Industrial
WastewaterManagement)

Domestic
Wastewater
Management

Climate Changeand Water
Environment

Literature
Review

PresentationsQuestionnaire
SurveyInterview
Survey

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1. Accumulation of Knowledge
Outcomes (Water EnvironmentalManagement)
1. Overview of Water Environmental
Management Frameworks in 13
WEPA Partner Countries
2. Recent Development in Water
Environmental Management andChallenge
3. Common Challenges among 13
WEPA Partner Countries81. Accumulation of Knowledge
Outcomes (Domestic Wastewater Treatment)
1. Current Situation and Issue on
Domestic Wastewater Treatment in
13 WEPA Partner Countries
2. Good Practices (25 cases)‐‐

Strategic and Programmatic level ofexperience on domestic wastewater
treatment ((1) Implementation Issues inwastewater treatment, (2) Alternative options
to large scale of sewerage treatment plant)
Technology and Management Frameworks ofDecentralized Domestic Wastewater
Treatment

Policy Brief(To beprepared)

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1. Accumulation of Knowledge
Outcomes (Climate Change and Water
Environment)
1. Impact of Climate Change on Water
Quality and Aquatic Ecosystem
2. Adaptation Policies/Strategies of
WEPA Partner Countries
3. Potential for Climate Change Impact
Study to Lead to Development ofPolicies for the Water Environment
4. Latest Result of Existing Study on
Climate Change Impact andAdaptation

102. Sharing of Knowledge
How to share(1) Presentation in Meeting (among WEPA partners)‐ Bilateral meetings (3 times: Indonesia, Nepal and Sri Lanka)‐ International workshops (4 times: Hanoi, Tokyo, Manila and Siem Reap)‐ Thematic workshop on domestic wastewater treatment (1 time: Jakarta)(2) Inputs to International Discussion‐ Workshop (co‐organized with SCA) at ASPIRE/IWA (Tokyo, 2011)‐ Session and Side Event at 6th World Water Forum (Marseille, 2012)‐ Technical Workshop at 2nd Asia‐Pacific Water Summit (Chiang Mai,2013)(3) Publication‐ WEPA Outlook 2012 (English and Japanese)‐ Policy Brief (to be uploaded to WEPA database in 2014)(4) WEPA database11

2. Sharing of Knowledge
Number of Knowledge Recipient(Networking)
Cumulative total of 393 persons in 8 meetings/workshops
NGOs
Private 3%
SectorLocal
3%
Government
5%

Others6%

Other Experts
2%
CentralGovernment
59%

University
8%
ResarchInstitute14%Type of Participant12

2. Sharing of Knowledge
Outlook 2012 (English version)‐ number of booklet distributed: 423‐ number of CD distributed : 500‐ number of softcopy (pdf) downloaded
from website: 4,003 (until Dec 2013)

Outlook 2012 (Japanese version)‐ number of booklet distributed: 322‐ number of softcopy (pdf) downloaded
from website: 1,888 (until Dec 2013)13

3. Comments from WEPA partners
Questions to WEPA Partners(Policy Maker/Expert)
1.Useful activities/information provided by WEPA
2.Appropriateness of theme selection
3.WEPA database (Experience, Improvement Point)

143. Comments from WEPA partners
Questions to WEPA Partners(Policy Maker/Expert)
1.Useful activities/information provided by WEPA
2.Appropriateness of theme selection
3.WEPA database (Experience, Improvement Point)
Answered by 11 Partners in 10 countries15

3. Comments from WEPA partners
Answers to Questions 1
Number of Answers

1.Useful activities/information provided by WEPA
1098765432
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WorkshopAnnual Meeting

Workshop and Bilateral Meeting
Annual Meeting

Activities* WEPA bilateral meeting in Sri Lanka was useful for Sri Lanka because it wasbenefitted to existing wastewater discharge regulation amendment process163. Comments from WEPA partners
Answers to Questions 2
1.Appropriateness of theme selection: Appropriate(100%)

Answers to Questions 3
1.Experienced to access WEPA database in 2nd
Phase: Yes (100%)
2. Improvement point of WEPA data base
‐ Regulatory updated‐ More information (regulatory detail, Policy,Technology)‐ Additional database sub‐component needed17

3. Comments from WEPA Advisor
Although there are achievements satisfied, more efforts
and desirable activities are as follows,
1. More PR of WEPA for general people in each country,
Homepage of each country in own language
Collection of local people voices
2. Analysis of data, andObjective aspect
Participation to academic society
3. Brains for each country.
Own advisors18