REGIONAL PROCESS SESSION DESCRIPTION FORM 2.
10TH WORLD WATER FORUM
This Regional Session Description Form 2 is for the specified program of the session. Please complete
this form no later than 10th of March 2024.
*The Regional session description 1 (online form) is separately requested for the Regional session
coordinators to deliver a concise session outline with the contact info and the logistical requests.
Regional Session Code and Title:
RP4
Mobilizing innovative financing for inclusive/green and climate resilience services for all
Session: 22 May, 13.00 - 14.30
Venue: BICC, 1st floor, Nusantara 1

Regional Session Coordinators (Name, Position, Organization, email, mobile number):
Fany Wedahuditama/Regional Coordinator/GWPSEA/fany.wedahuditama@gwpsea.org
Ms. Minkyeng Park/Manager/ KOMEC/min58@kwater.or.kr
Mr. Muhammad Irfan Saleh/Director/BAPPENAS/mirfans@bappenas.go.id /Mr. Isnaeni/Deputy Director/MPWH isnaeni.hartanto@pu.go.id
Sub-Regional Session Description including objectives and expected outcomes (500 words maximum):Water scarcity is a growing issue. According to several UN reports, it will directly affect nearly 20% of thehuman population by 2025. By 2040, roughly 1 in 4 children worldwide will be living in areas of extremely
high-water stress. This is not limited to developing countries.
Inadequate WASH services and poor wastewater management are responsible for as much as 10% of the
global disease burden, contributing to nearly two million preventable deaths each year. Poor services alsomean that women and girls, in particular, miss out on school or opportunities to earn their own income
because they bear more of the burden when it comes to unpaid care and collecting water.
Sustainable water use in agriculture has a key role to play in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs), the Paris Agreement and other policy objectives. This will require a substantial increase in financeand better targeting of existing financing flows. Significant additional capital is needed to support thetransition towards sustainable agriculture, including investment in innovation, infrastructure, water use
efficiency improvements and capacity building. In a larger context, policy for financing water management
also focuses on spending efficiencies through effective project management and strategic investment plan.
This session will discuss the strategic directions and a customizable roadmap for the public sector, private
sector, international organizations, intermediaries, and others to collaborate towards catalyzing greater
financing and innovation for the water sector. We must fundamentally re-align the trillions of public andprivate financial flows and investment with adaptation and resilience goals. To re-align the trillions of public
and private financial flows and investments, one of the key factors is to enhance the public sector so that it
can deliver and review a sound project business case.
The objectives of this session are:a.
b.

To identify and examine out-of-the-box innovative financing mechanisms that can catalyze theacceleration of water security goals at country and regional level.
To investigate the existing leverages that can help to re-align trillions of public and private
financial flows and investments for resilience and sustainable water security at the country andregional level.

Outcomes:
Increased water investment from multi funding windows especially the private sector in Southeast Asia toaccelerate the achievement of SDGs
Possible Concrete solutions:SEA Water Portfolio Fund Coalition (supported by existing donors such as GCF, Adaptation Fund, GEF,
Climate Fund, etc.) This platform aims to help to synchronize and synergize existing water portfolio
fundings of various donors agencies to ensure strategic impact in SEA (this coalition is NOT aimed to create
another water funding window platform, but rather to aligned the different funding platforms toaddress the same water security targets).
Follow up linkages with events:●●SEA Water Financing Coalition Funding High-Level Discussion (TBC – end of 2024)
SEA Water Financing Coalition Funding Technical-level discussion (TBC – End of 2024)

Detailed Regional Session Plan:
ESTIMATED TIMINGITEM DESCRIPTION / ROLE

01”

Welcoming remarks

03”

Opening remarks

09”

Keynote speech 1: Water
Financing schemes and its
challenges in Southeast Asia
countries
Keynote Speech 2 :Mandatory disclosure that
leads to increased financial
flows towards water security
Financing Water: Public,
private and Climate Finance

00”

10”
10”

Performance Based Grants
Program

10”

Value-based Infrastructure
Financing
Water Resilience Coalition
investment Portfolio

10”
10”
10”
05”

Southeast Asia Partnershipfor Adaptation throughWater (SEAPAW)
Moderated Q&A session on
Innovative Financing andMobilization platforms
Summary & Closing

SPEAKERS
MC (Mrs. Louise Desrainy – GWPSEA)
Mr. Christopher Matthew Ilagan,
Chairman of GWP SEA
Prof. Eduardo Araral, Jr. - Vice
Chair of Asia Pacific Water
Forum

SPEAKERS STATUS(OK OR TBC)
Confirmed
Confirmed (video)

Confirmed

Ms. Patricia Calderon, Global
Head of Water, CDP

Confirmed

Mrs. Sumila Gulyani, Water
Practice Manager, for the South
Asia region, the World Bank
Mr. Gerard Cheong, First
Secretary – Australia Embassy DFAT
Mr. Alex Nash, Senior Urban
Development Specialist, ADB
Mr. Gary White - Co-Founder,
Board Chairman, and CEO ofWater Equity
Mrs. Corinna Chan - CEO ofSingapore International
Foundation (SIF)
Mr. Fany Wedahuditama - GWP
SEA

Confirmed

Dr. Mohammad Irfan Saleh,
Director of Water Resources,
Ministry of Planning of Republicof Indonesia/ BAPPENAS

Confirmed

Confirmed
Confirmed
Confirmed
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