1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit- Water Security: Leadership and Commitment -May, 2007
Asia-Pacific Water Forum Secretariat(Japan Water Forum)1. History of the Asia-Pacific WaterForum
2. Objectives of the Asia-Pacific WaterSummit
3. Draft outline of the 1st Asia-PacificWater Summit
4. Expected outcomes
5. After the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit

Asia-Pacific Water Summit• Once in every 2 -3 years as one of the major
activities of the Asia-Pacific Water Forum (APWF)• Target top-level leaders from various sectors,
including heads of government• Heads of governments are expected to showcase
tangible water sector results from the perspectiveof the “significance of water for social andeconomic development”• Governing Council of the APWF will report on thekey findings from the APWF process to the toplevel leaders at the Summit

History of APWF
March 1997 1st World Water Forum (Marrakech, Morocco)
March 2000 2nd World Water Forum (The Hague, The Netherlands)
July 2000
Establishment of the Secretariat of the 3rdWorld Water Forum
March 2003 3rd World Water Forum (Kyoto, Shiga and Osaka, Japan)
April 2004
Establishment of the Japan Water Forum
March 2006
March 21, 2006 in Mexico
4th World Water Forum
Announcement of the Establishment of theAsia-Pacific Water Forum as regional network(Mexico City, Mexico)
September 27, 2006 in Manira
Launching of the Asia-Pacific Water Forum(JWF as Secretariat)

December 3-4, 2007 in Beppu, Oita
1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit

What is APWF?
A network of the water stakeholders in
Asia-Pacific region for thesolution of the water issues in the region
as well as in the world
http://www.apwf2.org/Discussion on the weblog

Asia-Pacific Water Summit• Once in every 2 -3 years as one of the major
activities of the Asia-Pacific Water Forum (APWF)• Target top-level leaders from various sectors,
including heads of government →Why?
• Heads of governments are expected to showcase
tangible water sector results from the perspectiveof the “significance of water for social andeconomic development”• Governing Council of the APWF will report on thekey findings from the APWF process to the toplevel leaders at the Summit

Objectives of theAsia-Pacific Water Summit
To create the opportunity for the leaders of theregion to recognize the significance of waterissues for achieving MDGs

WHY?
Water is not just the issue of one particularsector, such as environment, agriculture, industry
or the aid issue. But it is the fundamental issue
related to the human security and social andeconomic development of the nations.
Therefore, the strong leadership of the national
leaders are essential.

Asia-Pacific Water Summit• Once in every 2 -3 years as one of the major
activities of the Asia-Pacific Water Forum (APWF)• Target top-level leaders from various sectors,
including heads of government• Heads of governments are expected to showcase
tangible water sector results from the perspectiveof the “significance of water for social andeconomic development” →Outline and program• Governing Council of the APWF will report on thekey findings from the APWF process to the toplevel leaders at the Summit

Outline of 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit
1.

Title：1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit

2.

Date: December 3rd and 4th, 2007

3.

Venue： B-con plaza http://www.b-conplaza.jp/
Beppu Convention Center in Oita Prefecture, Japan

4.

Organizer：Asia-Pacific Water Forum &Steering Committee of the 1st Asia-PacificWater Summit

Outline of 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit
5.

Overall Theme
Water Security: Leadership and Commitment
6. Priority Theme
A) Water FinancingB) Water related Disaster Management
C) Water for Development and Ecosystem
7. Expected participants
Leaders of the Countries of Asia and the Pacific
Stakeholder Representatives

Proposed contents of the
1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit
Summit (invitees only)
OpeningMemorial Speech
Summit Plenary
Priority Thematic Meeting
Closing

Open Events (open to public)→Application will open in end of May
Water technology presentation
Poster presentation by citizensSeminars and symposia
Youth/Children/Students
Summit, etc….

Draft Program
3 Dec. Mon.
11:

4 Dec. Tue.
AMOpening

Plenary 2・00

Keynote Speech by Head of Govt
(Water Champion Panel)

Memorial Speech

Sessions(if necessary)

PMPM

Plenary 1・Keynote Speech by Head of Govt
(Water Champion Panel)

Priority Theme Meeting
Theme A

Theme B

Theme C

Closing
Sessions(if necessary)

Welcome Reception

Farewell Cocktail

12/1-12/5 Open Event (a series of events in Japan)*Open Event: one A4 page summary to be submitted (option)

Asia-Pacific Water Summit• Once in every 2 -3 years as one of the major
activities of the Asia-Pacific Water Forum (APWF)• Target top-level leaders from various sectors,
including heads of government• Heads of governments are expected to showcase
tangible water sector results from the perspectiveof the “significance of water for social andeconomic development”• Governing Council of the APWF will report on thekey findings from the APWF process to the toplevel leaders at the Summit→Expected outcomes of the 1st APWS

Expected outcomes of the1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit
1. Outcome documents1st APWS Recommendation• Chair’s Summary (including individualcommitments, resolutions, concretedinitiatives, etc..)• APWF Policy Brief 2007
• Report on the Plenary Meeting• Report on the Priority Thematic Meetings• Report on the Special Sessions
Beppu Joint Message

Expected outcomes of the
1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit
2. Initiatives (Examples)
Establishment of the APWF Trust Fund
Support to promote the networking of local
water operators in Asia-Pacific region
Creation of the Water Ministers’ Council of
the Asia-Pacific (WAMCAP）
Creation of Asia-Pacific Water Museum
Inputs to the 2008 G8 Hokkaido Toyako
Summit in Japan

From the 1st APWS to G8 Summithttp://www. apwf.org/