Purpose of today’s session
Tetsuo Kuyama (WEPA Secretariat)
Manager (Water Resource Management)
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

Outline of My Presentation• What is Water Environmental
Partnership in Asia(WEPA) ?
• The purpose of today’s session andagenda

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What is WEPA?

Water Environmental Partnership in Asia (WEPA)
Recognizing the improvement of water environmental governance isessential to solve water pollution problems in the Asian region, the Water Environmental
Partnership in Asia (WEPA) was launched in 2004 by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan.
WEPA conducts its activity on a 5-year cycle and the third phase started in April 2014

WEPA consists of partners in

13 Asian countries

1. Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka)
2. Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (Nepal)
3. Japan (Japan)
4. Kingdom of Cambodia (Cambodia)
5. Kingdom of Thailand (Thailand)
6. Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR)
7. Malaysia (Malaysia)
8. People's Republic of China (China)
9. Republic of Indonesia (Indonesia)
10. Republic of Korea (Republic of Korea)
11. Republic of the Philippines (Philippines)
12. Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (Viet Nam)
13. Union of Myanmar (Myanmar)

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Who is WEPA members?

Focal Points of WEPA
Ministry of Environment , Cambodia

Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation,
MyanmarMinistry of Environmental Protection,
China

Water and Energy Commission,
Nepal

Ministry of Environment, Indonesia
Department of Environment andNatural Resources, Philippine
Ministry of the Environment, Japan

National Institute of Environmental
Research, Korea
Ministry of Natural Resources andEnvironment, Lao PDR
National Hydraulic ResearchInstitute of Malaysia
4Ministry of Natural Resources andEnvironment, Thailand
Central Environmental Agency, SriLanka

Vietnam Environment Administration
Vientnam4

Basic Concept of 1st and 2nd phase of WEPA

Purpose of WEPA (2004-2013)
1st Phase of WEPA：

2nd Phase of WEPA：

Development of Information Platform ofWater Environmental Management

Knowledge Sharing for Solution Finding

Water Environmental
Management Review

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WEPA database www. wepa-db.net

Domestic
Wastewater
Treatment

Climate Changeand Water
Environment

Identified Issue for 2nd Phase55

Basic Concept of 3rd Phase of WEPA

Purpose of WEPA (2014-)

3rd Phase of WEPA：Actions for Issue Solution

Identifying critical issues, supporting
resolution thereof and sharing
experiences related thereto

Facilitating knowledge exchange anddialogues, thereby building capacity
Group workshop

Annual Meetings

Bilateral Dialogues
Action program

Facilitating cooperation with international organizations and donor agencies

Outreach
Webdatabase

Outlook + OtherPublications
6Inputs to international conferencessuch as WWF
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WEPA Action Programs
WEPA Action Programs(AP)• WEPA Action Programs are aimed to resolve specificproblems and there by improve water

environmental conservation in a country.

With support from WEPA, an action program isdeveloped by WEPA partner country andimplemented during the third phase of WEPA.

• Practical lessons that the country learns from theprogram will be shared with other WEPApartner countries.

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Nominated Action Programs
1. Viet Nam (2015-):

Pig Farming Waste
Management in Viet Nam

2. Sri Lanka (2017-):Groundwater Pollution due toIndustrial Discharges in Gampaha District
8How to share knowledge among WEPA partners

Organization of International Workshop and Bilateral
Meeting

9International Workshop(at Cambodia in 2013)

Bilateral Meeting(at Nepal in 2010)99

Topics of WEPA Workshops in Previous Two Years• WEPA Workshop on Wastewater(Domestic/Industrial) Management
on February 2015 in Colombo, Sri Lanka• WEPA Workshop on Industrial Wastewater

Managementon January 2016 in Vientiane, Lao PDR

10How to disclose knowledge to publicInformation sharing by website and publications

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Websitehttp://www.wepa-db.net/

WEPA Publications
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Today’s session

Groundwater Pollution Control
to prevent and mitigate impacts ofindustrial activities

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The purpose of today’s session

The purpose of today’s session
To share the cases and policy framework ofgroundwater pollution control toprevent and mitigate impacts of industrial
activities in selected seven WEPA countries
among participants (Policy Makers andResearchers in Asia ) in order to learn thelessons from them13

Cuntry
Surface Water

Ratio of surface water withdrawal andgroundwater withdrawal in Asian countries
BhutanTurkmenistan

Viet Nam

Malaysia

Philippines

Kyrgyzstan

Kazakhstan

Azerbaijan

MyanmarUzbekistan

Japan

Republic of Korea

Afghanistan

Indonesia

ThailandChina

Tajikistan

Armenia

PakistanGeorgia

India

Iran (Islamic Republic of)LebanonJordanYemen

IsraelBangladesh

Mongolia

Saudi Arabia

United Arab Emirates

Qatar

Oman

KuwaitBahrain% of Waetr Withdrawal

Groundwater Use vs Surface water Use in Asia
100806040200

Groundwater

Source: Aquastat, FAO

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China
Pakistan
Iran (Islamic Republic of)Bangladesh
Saudi Arabia
Indonesia
ThailandJapan
Uzbekistan
Republic of Korea
Philippines
Afghanistan
Myanmar
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Tajikistan
Viet Nam
Oman
Kazakhstan
IsraelAzerbaijan
LebanonGeorgia
Armenia
JordanMongolia
KuwaitKyrgyzstan
Turkmenistan
Bahrain
Qatar
Malaysia
BhutanGroundwater withdrawal (billion m3/year)

Volume of Groundwater Withdrawal in Asia
250200150

100500Country

Source: Aquastat, FAO

Volume of groundwater withdrawal in Asian countries
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Agenda
13:30
Framing Presentation
Mr. Tetsuo Kuyama, Task Manager (Water Resource Management), Natural Resources andEcosystem Services Area, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
13:50
Keynote Presentation: Groundwater Pollution: Importance, Issues andOpportunities in Asia
Dr. Sangam Shrestha, Associate Professor, Water Engineering and Management, School ofEngineering and Technology, Asian Institute of Technology
14:30
Prevention and Mitigation of Groundwater Pollution caused by Inadequate
Industrial Wastewater/Waste Management (1)• Mr. Masaki Suehisa, Deputy Director, Water Environment Division, Environmental
Management Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan• Dr. Chayawee Wangcharoenrung, Director of Industrial Wastewater Division fromWater Quality Management Bureau, Pollution Control Department, Ministry ofNatural Resources and Environment, Thailand• Dr. Moon Su Kim, Senior Researcher, Soil and Groundwater Division, National Instituteof Environmental Research, Republic of Korea
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Agenda for today’s session
Agenda15:40

Coffee Break

16:00
Prevention and Mitigation of Groundwater Pollution caused by Inadequate
Industrial Wastewater/Waste Management (2)• Ms. Duong Quynh Anh, Staff, Water Management Department, Ministry of NaturalResources and Environment, Viet Nam• Mr. Ismail Hj. Tawnie, Senior Research Officer, Water Quality and Environment
Research Center, National Hydraulic Research Institute of Malaysia (NAHRIM), Ministryof Natural Resources and Environment, Malaysia• Dr. Jia Yongfeng, Assistant Professor, Institute of Water Environment, Chinese Research
Academy of Environmental Science, China• Mr. IiM Ibrahim, Section Head of Water Pollution Control for Processing Industries,
Directorate for Water Pollution Control, Ministry of Environment and Forestry,
Indonesia
17:30

Summary by the Facilitator

17:40

Closure of the Meeting17Thank you for your active participation

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