PROGRAM BOOK
The 3rd Asia-Pacific Water Summit～Water Security for Sustainable Development～

11th-12th December, 2017
SEDONA Hotel Yangon, Myanmar

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar
The Asia-Pacific Water ForumContents:
The 3rd APWS Outline
Programme Day1, Day2
Session Outlines
Venue
Sponsors

The 3rd Asia-Pacific Water Summit (APWS)
Outline:
Theme

Water Security for Sustainable Development

Date

11th-12th December 2017

Venue

SEDONA Hotel Yangon, Myanmar

Organizer

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar and Asia-Pacific Water Forum (APWF)

Invitees and Participants -Heads of states and governments-Ministerial-level dignitaries-High-level delegates from international organizations-Experts in the field of water

Objectives

In Pursuit of the SDGs, the 3rd APWS is held:
 to set out a course for the sustainable development of the Asia-Pacificregion with a perspective on water.
 to provide and share concrete actions, solutions, innovation toward
transboundary and multi-partnership cooperation for integrated water
resources management, water-based economy and implementation of
globally agreed agendas.

Outcomes



A Message/Declaration will be shared in relevant international water
conferences such as the 8th World Water forum held in Brazil on 18th-23th
march 2018.

Sessions

1. Reviving Hydrological Cycles: Rainwater Harvesting and Sustainable
Groundwater Management
2. Governance for Sustainable Urban Water Supply
3. Better Governance: Inclusive Approach through good practices on water
governance and IWRM
4. Water and Disasters in the Context of Climate Change –From the Mountains
to the Islands 5. Water, Energy, Food and Ecosystems
6. Improving Sanitation and Wastewater Management
7. Roles of Women and Youth in Water Security and SDGs
8. Financing Implementation of Water-Related Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs)
9. Working Together: Multi-Stakeholders Partnership for Regional Cooperation
10. Source-to-Sea opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region

Websitehttp://apwf.org/summit/myanmar2017

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Programme:
Day1: Monday, 11th December
Open -

Registration / Networking

9:30
9:30-

Opening Plenary at Grand Ballroom, Level 1

12:00

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Welcoming and Opening Remarks from the summit level Representative Myanmar

Welcome Speech from APWF PresidentPhoto Session

Keynote Addresses- by Chair of National Water Resource Committee, the Republic of the Union Myanmar- by Heads of Government in Asia-Pacific Region- by Heads of non-government institutions

12:00-

Lunch

13:30
13:30-

Parallel Thematic Sessions

15:00

Session1:
Reviving Hydrological
Cycles: Rainwater
Harvesting andSustainable
Groundwater
Management

Session 2:
Governance for
Sustainable Urban
Water Supply

Session 3:
Better Governance:
Inclusive Approachthrough good practices
on water governanceand IWRM

Session 4:
Water and Disasters
in the Context of
Climate Change –From the Mountains
to the Islands-

at Grand Ballroom

at Grand Ballroom

at Grand Ballroom

at Mindon Room,

Section I, Level 1

Section Ⅱ, Level 1

Section Ⅲ, Level 1

Level 2

15:00-

Coffee Break

15:30
15:30-

Parallel Thematic Sessions

17:00

Session 5:
Water, Energy, Foodand Ecosystems

Session 6:
Improving
Sanitation andWastewater
Management

Session 7:
Roles of Women andYouth in Water Security
and SDGs(continue)Session 4

at Grand Ballroom

at Grand Ballroom

at Grand Ballroom

at Mindon Room,

Section I, Level 1

Section Ⅱ, Level 1

Section Ⅲ, Level 1

Level 2

19:00-

Welcome Reception2

Day2: Tuesday, 12th December
Open

Registration / Networking- 9:00
9:00-

Parallel Thematic Sessions

11:00

Session8:
Financing Implementation of theWater-Related Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs)

Session 9:
Working Together:
Multi-Stakeholders
Partnerships for Regional
Cooperation

Session10:
Source-to-Sea opportunities
in the Asia-Pacific region

at Grand Ballroom, Level 1

at Mindon Room, Level 2

at Inyra Room, Level 11

11:00-

Coffee Break

11:30
1130-

Leaders Statement toward Water Security for Sustainable Development

13:00

at Grand Ballroom, Level 1

1300-

Lunch

14:00
14:00-

Recap of Discussion in the 3rd APWS

at Grand Ballroom,

16:00(Report back from each parallel thematic session )Level 1

Closing Plenary

19:00-

The 3rd APWS Key Messages and Outcomes

Adoption of the 3rd APWS Declaration

Closing Remarks from APWF

Closing Remarks from Myanmar

Farewell Cocktail

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Session: Reviving Hydrological Cycles: Rainwater Harvesting and Sustainable Groundwater
ManagementthDate: 11 December 2017, Time: 13:30 -15: 00
Venue: SEDONA Hotel Yangon, Myanmar (http://www.sedonahotels.com.sg/yangon)

Session Lead: International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
Session Co Leads:
 Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) Japan, WRM Department
 Ministry of Education, Myanmar
 Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, Myanmar
Background
Springs in the hills and mountains and wells in plains are the basic ground water sources for domestic
and irrigation uses. Groundwater also plays an important role in sustaining ecosystem services as itprovides base flow to river systems. Groundwater source is increasingly drying up in many places as aresult of climate and other socio- economic, infrastructural and demographic changes. Ensuring
affordable and sustainable access to drinking and agricultural water with maintaining the environmental
flow, therefore, is a key challenge in the entire Asia Pacific region. It assumes even more significance inthe Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH) and the river basins that emanate from the HKH because these 10
rivers together support around 2 billion of Asia’s population, and support some of the most intensively
irrigated area in the continent.
Drying or decreasing groundwater sources can be revived through rainwater harvesting and increasing
infiltration that recharges aquifers, thus rainwater harvesting and groundwater management havestrong interlinkages and should always be promoted in tandem. Furthermore, with the viewpoint of“water cycle”, comprehensive and united approaches are required taking into consideration each fieldof water; forest, rivers, farmland, urban area, lakes and marshes, and coastal area.
Based on the backgrounds, ICIMOD was appointed to the session coordinator of the session ‘Reviving
Hydrological Cycles: Rainwater Harvesting and Sustainable Groundwater Management “with Ministryof Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) Japan, Ministry of Education and Ministry of
Border Affairs, Myanmar.
The session will deal with four aspects of rainwater harvesting and groundwater use: a) rainwater
harvesting for domestic and agricultural uses, b) rainwater harvest for aquifers recharge, c) groundwater use and its sustainable management in agricultural sector and d) holistic approach with the
viewpoint of “water cycle”.
Objectives of session:
To share state of the art knowledge on ongoing national/regional /local level water harvesting practices,
strategies and policies that contribute to

access to safe drinking water during dry season for domestic and agricultural uses,
increase infiltration to recharge aquifer that provides water to springs and wells for domestic
and agricultural uses,

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share success stories where groundwater, coupled with rainwater harvesting for recharge has
led to increase in agricultural production, andFoster sound water cycle through the coordination among various stakeholders of water.

Outcome of the session:
To consolidate actionable good practices/strategies and policies on rainwater harvesting and groundwater use and management that have been widely adopted in the region with their implementation
processes, lessons learned, and approaches taken, and to recommend for mainstreaming suchknowledge in national plans and policies.
Programme:
Session Chair (s)name:Potential
Presenters/
Panelists

Ravi Narayanan, APWF (Chair)
U Hla Baw, NWRC/ GWP Asia (Co-Chair)
Presenters (short 7 min presentation each):
1. U Aung Khaing Moe, Assistant Director, Irrigation and Water Utilization
Management Department (IWUMD), MOALI: presentation title TBC
2. Dr. Thura Oo, Rector, Ministry of Education (MOE): presentation title TBC
3. Mr. Madhav Dhakal, Associate Hydrologist, ICIMOD: Rainwater harvestingin Shan State, Myanmar
4. Mr. Tsutomu Nagata, Director, Water Conservation Division, Environmental
Promotion Department, Environment Bureau, Kumamoto City, JAPAN:
Sustainable Groundwater Preservation in Kumamoto.
5. Dr. Shahbaz Khan, Director, UNESCO Asia Pacific Regional Bureau for
Science: Threats and Opportunities for Integrated Water Harvesting and
Groundwater Management
6. Dr. Aditi Mukherji, Theme Leader, Water & Air, ICIMOD: Step wise spring
revival protocols for mountains
7. Dr. Paul Pavelic, IWMI, Laos: Innovative underground solutions toaddressing water variability and climate change
Panelists:
Facilitator : Dr. John Dore, Advisor, DFAT
1. U Than Zaw, Assistant Director, Irrigation and Water Utilization
Management Department (IWUMD), Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and
Irrigation (MOALI).
2. Mr. Joern Kristensen, Executive Director, Myanmar Institute for Integrated
Development (MIID)
3. Prof. Dr. Khin Ni Ni Thein, Secretary, NWRC-Myanmar
4. Dr. Toshio Okazumi, Councilor, Secretariat of Water Cycle Policy
Headquarters, Cabinet Secretariat, JAPANClosing Remarks:
Summary and conclusion by Mr. Keiichi Ishii, Minister of Land,
Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, JAPAN.

Contact Person:
Dr. Aditi Mukherji (aditi.mukherji@icimod.org) and Mr. Madhav Dhakal (madhav.dhakal@icimod.org)
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD).
GPO Box 3226, Kathmandu Nepal, Tel: + 977 1 5003222, Fax: +977 1 5003277

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Governance for Sustainable
Urban Water Supply
Background Information:
Time and date:
12/11 13:30- 15:00
Lead Organizer:
JICA
Co-lead Organizer:
YCDC
Session Chairs:
H.E. Dr. Maung Maung Soe(Mayor of Yangon)
Mr. Kunihiro Yamauchi(Director General, Global
Environment Department,
JICA )
Presenters/Panelists

Overview
Referring to the case of Cambodia, which has drastically improved its water
governance in recent years, and the case of Myanmar, where strengthening ofgovernance is an urgent issue, we will discuss the key principles necessary
for strengthening governance and the approaches for achieving SDGs target
6.1.

Discussions
To achieve the target of SDGs, governance such as establishing andimplementing national water supply policy and water supply law isimportant. Governance is deeply influenced by the historical and social
background, and institutions of each country, as well as the stage ofdevelopment. Therefore, in this session while capturing the principle of good
governance, we will also have a panel discussion keeping in mind of theperspective that appropriate governance can differ according to thecircumstances of each country.

Presenters-

Prof. Satoshi Takizawa(The University of Tokyo,
Japan)-

H.E. Ek Sonn Chan
(Secretary of State,
Ministry of Industry andHandcraft, Cambodia)

contribution to the drastic reform of Phnom Penh Water
Supply Authority (PPWSA), where he gave his fullcommitment as General Director to rehabilitating thistroubled public utility, bringing safe drinking water to amillion people in Cambodia’s capital city.

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Ms. Daw Thi Thi Khaing
National Water Resource
Committee (NWRC)/
Deputy Director at
Department of Urban andHousing Development,
Ministry of Construction(Myanmar)-Ms. Daw Hlaing Maw Oo
Secretary, Yangon City
Development Committee(YCDC) (Myanmar)

Awards (Recent):
2004 ADB Water Prize (PPWSA)
2006 Ramon Magsaysay Prize for Government Service
2010 Récipient of Chevalier dans l’Ordre de la Légion d’Honneur of French Président
2010 Stockholm Industry Award (PPWSA)
Employment (Recent):
2013‐ present Secretary of State, Ministry of Industry & Handicraft (MIH)
2012‐2013 Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Industry, Mines & Energy
1997‐2012 General Director, Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA)
1993‐1997 Director, Municipal Water Supply

H.E. Ek Sonn Chan
H.E. Ek Sonn Chan is well known for a large

Prof. Satoshi Takizawa
Dr. Takizawa is one of the leading experts of waterworks
engineering in Japan. For long years he has been enthusiasticallyengaged in research and projects for urban water systems in theworld, particularly in the Asian region and made a big
contribution to its improvement. Also Dr. Takizawa wasseconded to the Environmental Engineering Programme, Asian
Institute of Technology in Thailand as a JICA Expert from 1997
to 1999.
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Ms. Daw Thi Thi Khaing
Ms. Daw Hlaing Maw Oo
Ms. Daw Hlaing Maw Oo is Secretary of
Ms. Daw Thi Thi Khaing, Deputy
YCDC and former Director (Architect) of
Department of Human Settlement and Housing
Development under Ministry of Construction.
She has strong initiative for the improvementof water supply sector and other urban
infrastructure development of Yangon City.

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Director at Department of Urban andHousing Development, Ministry ofConstruction, has been leading urban
water supply and sanitation in housing
projects since 2000.

Chair
H.E. Dr. Maung Maung Soe
H.E Dr. Maung Maung Soe is Chairman of YCDC and Mayor of Yangon. He is also
Minister for Yangon Region Development Affairs and a former professor of Applied
Economics Department at Yangon Institute of Economics as well. YCDC is responsible
for water supply management of Yangon City. He has a great desire to fulfill increasing
demand for safe water of the people in Yangon City and also other urban and rural areasin Yangon Region as well.
Educational Background:
Ph.D University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszow, Poland
Doctor of Ministry Manila, Master of Ministry Manila
Master of Development Studies, ISS Hague

Key Messages

 The roles of the central and local governments are essential for supplying safe and sustainable drinking
water for the entire nation. The central government needs to establish standards to be met by the watersupply utilities, enforce them, and conduct monitoring.

 Sharing information with other countries, learning effective measures and good practice, and referringto the different situation of each country are important.

 For the case of Myanmar, the central government needs to designate the ministry and the division
responsible for urban water supply, which shall improve governance by enacting the water supply law,developing various standards and guidelines, establishing a monitoring system, and so forth.

Schedule
Time

Title

Presenter

13:30-13:35
13:35-13:55

Duration

Opening: Explanation of the Theme
Keynote Presentation
Governance and Institution for Water Supply
13:55-14:10
Case study 1 :画像またはグラフィックを説明したキャプション
Water Supply Governance in Cambodia
14:10-14:20
Case study 2
Water Supply Governance in Myanmar
14:20-14:30
Case Study 3
Water Supply Governance in YCDC
14:30-14:55
Panel Discussion
Essential elements for Water Governance

YCDC
Prof. Satoshi Takizawa(The University of Tokyo)
H.E. Ek Sonn Chan (MIH)

5 min
20 minMs. Daw Thi Thi Khaing(NWRC)
Ms. Daw Hlaing Maw Oo(YCDC)
Moderator: JICA
Panelist: Speakers of keynote
presentation and case studies

10 min

14:55-15:00

JICA

5 min

Closing: Summary of the Session

Total time7

15 min10 min25 min90 minBetter Governance：Inclusive Approach through good practices
on water governance and IWRM
I.

Background and outline of the session
Water needs to be managed successfully with consideration of ecosystem and biodiversity forsustainable development. Concept of Ecohydrology which is an interdisciplinary study on
relationship with water and ecosystem to improve water security is now discussed. To make it
happen, integrated and holistic approaches such as Integrated Water Resources Management(IWRM) has discussed and implemented for the last few decades. The success of suchinterventions rely on our ability to address and solve complex problems, taking into account thecontributions and views of all stakeholders concerned and empowering all levels to take required
action in a coordinated manner and applying appropriate and applicable approach in structural andnon-structural- in other words, on our ability to ensure effective and equitable Water Governance.
Based on these backgrounds, Network of Asian River Basin Organizations (NARBO) together
with National Water Resources Committee (NWRC), Organisation for Economic Co-operation andDevelopment (OECD) and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO) convene the session on ‘Better Governance：Inclusive Approach through good practices
on water governance and IWRM’ on 13:30-15:00, 11 December, 2017 in Yangon, Myanmar as oneof the thematic sessions of the 3rd Asia-Pacific Water Summit (3APWS). The session explores Asian
Water Governance which fits with Asian conditions and assist achieve SDGs 6, especially 6.5 andpractical actions on Water Governance in the field by consideration of ‘OECD Principles on Water
Governance’ through the discussions.

II.

Expected outcome
Recommendations and commitment with 3 key messages will be agreed aiming to boost

implementation of practical actions on Water Governance in the field and contribute to ‘Yangon
Statement’ which is a summary document of the 3APWS. It will be also delivered to the 8th World
Water Forum as one of the voices of Asia-Pacific region. “IWRM Guidelines for Practitioners(Provisional title)” with good practices which applied appropriate and applicable approach will be
released later day as a concrete action to substantiate what was agreed at the session. Morediscussions and opportunities of peer-review about the proposed guideline will be held as a‘Follow-up workshop’ on 13 December, 2017 in Yangon, Myanmar.

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Program
The session is co-chaired by the Chairperson of NARBO and the Secretary of NWRC. Following

the presentations by the speakers from Asian countries and International organizations, plenary
discussion with question and answer for identifying recommendations wit 3 key messages will besummarized by the moderator. To follow-up the discussions to create concrete achievement as“IWRM Guidelines for Practitioners”, ‘Follow-up Workshop’ will be held on 13 December, 2017.

1. Session on ‘Better Governance’
11 December 2017 13:30-15:00, GRANDBALL ROOM, Sedona Hotel, Yangon, Myanmar

Time

Contents

13:30-13:40

Opening & Welcome by NARBO, UNESCO and NWRC

13:40-14:40

Presentations (Topic Provide)
Approximately 10 delegations from Asian countries and International Organizations

14:40-14:55

Plenary Discussion

14:55-15:00

Closing

2. Follow-up workshop on ‘Better Governance’
13 December 2017, Yangon, Myanmar
Time

Contents

07:45-08:15

Registration at Sedona Hotel

08:15-12:00

Excursion to Field (Thilawa Special Economic Zone)

12:00-14:30

Luncheon Workshop

14:30-16:30

Back to Sedona Hotel after excursion in Yangon* Schedule of the Field Visit and program of the workshop are subject to be changed.
* Capacity of the Field Visit will be 60 participants. Registration procedure will be announced soon.

IV.

Contact Person
Tadashige KAWASAKI (Mr.)
Secretariat, Network of Asian River Basin Organizations (NARBO)
Deputy, Director, International Affairs Division, Japan Water Agency (JWA)
E-mail : tadashige_kawasaki@water.go.jp, info@narbo.org
Tel: +81-48-600-6553 / Fax : +81-48-600-6509

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Thematic Session at the 3rd Asia-Pacific Water Summit (3rd APWS)

Water and Disasters in the Context of Climate Change- From the Mountains to the Islands 1. Objective and expected outcome of the session
Asia-Pacific countries are closely related through water and its many phenomena. Water supports
Asia-Pacific lives and livelihoods, aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, and the economic benefits ofagriculture, fisheries, industry, transportation and commerce. The interaction of water through atmosphere,
land and ocean nurtures and enriches society and culture, and supports our region’s continuing development.
Water also brings hazards, experienced through extreme events such as drought and floods (including tidal
surges in the coastal areas and glacial lake outburst floods in the Hindu Kush Himalayas). These hazards areexacerbated by climate change, inflicting increasing human and economic impacts from our mountains
through to our coasts and small islands. Climate change impacts are compounded by the effect of sea level
rise on our region’s coastal communities, posing an existential threat to low-lying Pacific Island Countries
due to coastal inundation and impacted water resources.
The commonality and inter-connection of our region’s water issues opens the opportunities for a holistic
approach to be applied, from the region’s mountains to its islands. Such an approach is only possible througheffective sharing and collaboration on data collection and analysis, knowledge development, policy-making
and the application of successful action on the ground.
This session presents a unique platform for high-level leaders of Asia-Pacific States to meet together in an
inclusive way to: discuss water-related disaster and environmental risks intensified by climate change;
explore common challenges and their solutions; and collaborate on the development of effective frameworks
for action.
It is expected that the session’s dialogue will reinforce the regional partnership and promote concrete
actions towards three major accords: the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (Sendai
Framework) the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change (Paris
Agreement), and the United Nations International Decade (2018-2028) for Action – Water for Sustainable
Development, mainly focusing on water and disasters, and will contribute to the Asia-Pacific Water Summit
Yangon Statement.
2. Session summary
The Asia-Pacific region is especially vulnerable to water-related disasters, however by collaborating tobetter understand the geo-meteorological and socio-economic drivers or water-related disaster risks, theregion can build an effective platform to reduce risk, mitigate damage and effectively “build back better”.
3. Program (tentative)
Date:
Monday, December 11, 2017 (Day 1)
Venue: MINDON ROOM, 2nd Floor, SEDONA HOTEL, YANGON[PART 1] Keynote speeches by the world’s high-level leaders in water and disasters
Moderator: Dr. David Molden, Director General, ICIMOD
13:30-13:35
Briefing by Moderator
13:35-14:15
Keynote Speeches (10 minutes *4)
 H. E. Dr. José Ramos-Horta, Minister of State and Counsellor for National Security ofthe democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
 H.E. Dr. Ir. M. Basuki Hadimoeljono, Minister of Public Works and Housing,Indonesia
 H. E. Mr. Keiichi Ishii, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism,Japan Dr. Swarnim Wagle, Vice Chair of Nepal Planning Commission, Nepal
Summary and closing by Moderator
14:15-14:20
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[PART 2] Presentations on water-related disaster and environmental issues in the context of climate change,
focusing on science, governance, implementation and capacity
Moderator: SPC
14:30-15:50
Presentations from Asia-Pacific countries (8~10 minutes * 8 countries) Myanmar:- Dr. Kyaw Moe Oo, Director General, Department of Meteorology and Hydrology,
Ministry of Transport and Communications- U Kyaw Myint Hlaing, Director General, Irrigation and Water Utilization
Management Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation- Dr. Ko Ko Naing, Director General, Relief and Resettlement Department,
Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement- U Ko Ko Oo, Deputy Director General, Directorate of Water Resources andImprovement of River Systems, Ministry of Transport and Communications
 Bhutan:
Ms. Tenzin Wangmo, Chief Environment Officer, National
Environment Commission
 Indonesia:
Mr. Imam Santoso, Director General, Directorate of Water Resources,
Ministry of Public Works and Housing Japan:
Dr. Akiyuki Kawasaki, Project Associate Professor, Department ofCivil Engineering, The University of Tokyo Korea:Dr. Hong Ilpyo, Researcher Fellow, Korea Institute of Civil
Engineering and Building Technology
 Pakistan:
Mr. Ahmed Kamal, Chief Engineering Adviser / Chairman, Federal
Flood Commission
 Sri Lanka:
Mr. Wasantha Bandara Palugaswewa, Director of Irrigation (Water
Management & Training), Irrigation Department
 Pacific Island country[PART 3] Panel Discussion focusing on the water problems from the mountain to the island responding to
the points raised by Part 1 and Part 2 for making systematic outputs to input to the Yangon
Statement
Co-Chair:Dr. Kyaw Moe Oo, Director General, Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, Ministry ofTransport and Communications
Prof. Toshio Koike, Director, International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management, Public
Works Research Institute16:00-16:10
Briefing by Co-Chair
16:10-16:55
Statement by Panelists and Floor Discussion
 ICIMOD (Dr. Mandira Shrestha) SPC (Mr. David Hebblethwaite)
 UNESCO-Jakarta (Dr. Hans Thulstrup)
 GRIPS (Vice President, Prof. Atsushi Sunami)
16:55-17:00
Closing by Co-Chair
4. Contact persons
 ICHARM Dr. Tetsuya Ikeda
te-ikeda@pwri.go.jp
 ICIMOD Dr. Mandira Singh Shrestha mandira.shrestha@icimod.org
 SPC
Mr. David Hebblethwaite DaveH@spc.int

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3rd Asia-Pacific Water Summit (3rd APWS)
Session Proposal: Water, Energy, Food and Ecosystems
11 December 2017, 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Short Summary:Water, energy, land and ecosystems are essential for satisfying basic human needs and development.
Access to these resources and their sustainable management are the basis for smart, equitable andsustainable development.1
Sector policies regarding water, energy, land and ecosystems have deep and consequential
relationships. Policies from one sector often entail consequences – externalities – for the other threesectors, be on a local, national, regional or global scale.
With the world population predicted to reach 9.6 billion people by 2050, with 8.3 billion people
living in developing countries.2 There is a recognition that the nexus relationships will add to current
pressures on water, energy, food and ecosystems. At a base, we will be required to increase foodproduction by 60% during the next 40 years in order to feed the growing world population.1
Meanwhile, there is little room for increasing the amount of irrigated water against competitive
water demands (OECD Environmental Outlook 2050 (2012)).3 In addition, the risk of natural disasters
such as climate change, extreme weather events, drought and flooding is increasing. Subsequently,
the uncertainties of food production/supply are increasing.
The objective of this session is to contribute to the development of the agricultural sector in the
Asia-Pacific region through discussing measures to better manage and further promote awareness of
the relationships between water, energy, food and ecosystems.
Key Messages:Achieve food security and promote sustainable agriculture through secure and equal access toagricultural water, farm land and other productive resources

Ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that
increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity
for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters

Increase water-use efficiency with supporting and strengthening the participation of local
communities in agricultural water management

Ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater
ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands
Contact persons: Louise Whiting (FAO): Louise.Whiting@fao.org
Hidefumi Murashita (MAFF): h_murashita900@maff.go.jp

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DIE (2015). Post 2015: Why is the Water-Energy-Land Nexus Important for the Future Development Agenda? Found at:https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/830Post-2015_DIE_BP%203.2013.pdf
2World Population Prospects: The 2014 Revision (2015)
3
OECD Environmental Outlook 2050 (2012)

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Closing Remarks

Panelists

Panel Introduction

Opening Presentations

Mr. Mitsuo Ishijima, Director, Overseas Land Improvement
Cooperation Office, Rural Development Bureau, MAFF, Japan

5 mins50 mins

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

MOALI: Dr. Zaw Lwin Tun
MAFF: Mr. Hidefumi Murashita
FAO: Louise Whiting
K Water: Dr. Choi
RRI: Ranil Senanayake

5 mins2 min break – Front panel table reconfiguration

Dr. Alex Smajgl, Managing Director, MERFI

4.
5.

3.
35 mins

Opening

ICIMOD: David Molden, CEO (7 mins)
U Tun Min Thein, Assistant Director, Ministry of Electricity andEnergy (MOEE) (7 mins)
Dr. Toe Toe Aung, Assistant Director, Ministry of Natural
Resources and Environmental Conservation(MONREC) (7mins)
JIID: Mr. Akira Hashimoto, Research Leader (7 min)World Bank: Daryl Fields, Senior Water Resources Specialist (7mins)

5 minsProf. Dr. Khin NiNi Thein (Mrs.) Secretary, Advisory Group, National
Water Resources Committee (NWRC), Myanmar

1.
2.

2 minsDr. Alex Smajgl, Managing Director, MERFITime

Short IntroInteractive Panel
SessionDetailed Session Program:

Water, Energy, Food and Ecosystems

Alex Smajgl, Managing Director, MERFIDr. Khin NiNi, NWRC, Myanmar
David Molden, CEO, ICIMODU Tun Min Thein,MOEE)
Dr. Toe Toe Aung (MONREC)
Mr. Akira Hashimoto, JIID
Daryl Fields, World Bank

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Dr. Alex Smajgl, MERFIDr. Zaw Lwin Tun, Director, MOALIMr. Hidefumi Murashita, MAFF
Louise Whiting, FAO
Dr. Choi, K Water
Ranil Senanayake, Chairman, Rainforest Rescue
International
Mr. Mitsuo Ishijima, MAFF

7 Seat Panel Table at the Front of the room.
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Room Set Up3rd Asia-Pacific Water Summit
Yangon, Myanmar - 11-12 December 2017

IMPROVING SANITATION & WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT– Preparatory Event for the 8th World Water Forum –Session organized by:

Japan Sanitation Consortium (JSC)

Co-organized by:

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT); Japan
Ministry of the Environment (MOE); Japan

MONDAY 11 DECEMBER 2017 ▪ 15.30 – 17.00
Yangon, Myanmar ▪ Sedona Hotel

The Asia-Pacific region has problems related to both sanitation and wastewater
management. On the one hand, there is a large proportion of its population without
access to basic sanitation, particularly in rural areas, but, for some countries, thisproblem is not limited to rural areas but can also be found in some parts of urban areas.
On the other hand, the pollution of the water environment is worsening in the rivers,
lakes and coastal waters of a great majority of countries, which is particularly threatening
the sustainable and healthy development of their urban economy.
The session will review the current situation of sanitation and wastewater
management in the Asia-Pacific region and highlight the challenges faced in both urban
and rural contexts by introducing concrete examples of how administrations, utilities andoperators, civil society organizations are responding to the challenges in the following
areas:
1. Institutional framework for sewerage systems
2. Urban sewerage system development
3. PPP introduction for urban wastewater management, including septage
management
4. Rural sanitation, particularly behavior change
5. Securing human resources for sanitation and wastewater management for bothoff-site and on-site sanitation
It is expected that the importance of mainstreaming wastewater management in thedevelopment agenda together with continuous efforts for sanitation improvement,
through initiatives such as the establishment of the Asia Wastewater Management
Partnership (AWaP), will be discussed and agreed in the session.
The results of the session will be reported for the Asia-Pacific Regional Process of the 8thWorld Water Forum.

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3rd Asia-Pacific Water Summit
Yangon, Myanmar- 11-12 December 2017
PROGRAM

Session Chairs: - Prof. Dr. Satoshi Takizawa - The University of Tokyo; Japan- Mr. U Ko Ko Lwin - Permanent Secretary; Ministry of Industry; Myanmar
1. 15:30-15:35 (5 minutes) – Opening Remarks► Mr. Keiichi Ishii - Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT); Japan
2. 15:35-15:45 (5-10 minutes) – Keynote Speech► Dr. Maximus Johnity Ongkili - Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water (KeTTHA);
Malaysia
3. 15:45-15:55 (10 minutes) – Sanitation and Wastewater Management in Myanmar (tentative)► Dr. Aung Myint – Director; Ministry of Industry; Myanmar
4. 15:55-16:05 (10 minutes) – Institutional Framework for Sewerage Systems in Japan► Dr. Seiichiro Okamoto - Director for Watershed Management; Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism (MLIT); Japan
5. 16:05-16:15 (10 minutes) – Implementation of the Water Environment Improvement Project,
Tau Hu – Ben Nghe – Doi – Te Canal► Mr. Tran Huu Quoc Vi - Deputy Director; Water Environment Improvement Project 1 Division,
HCMC Urban – Civil Works Construction Investment Management Authority – UCCI; Vietnam
6. 16:15-16:25 (10 minutes) – Expansion of Used Water Services under a Public Private
Partnership (PPP) Agreement in Metro Manila► Mr. Mark Mulingbayan - Head of Sustainability; Corporate Operations Group; Manila Water
Company, Inc.; Philippines
7. 16:25-16:35 (10 minutes) – Quality at Scales – Rural Sanitation in India; Some Learnings► Mr. VK Madhavan - Chief Executive; WaterAid India
8. 16:35-16:45 (10 minutes) – Human Resource Development for Improving Sanitation andWastewater Management► Mr. Kazushi Hashimoto – Advisor: Japan Sanitation Consortium (JSC)
9. 16:45-16:55 (10-15 minutes) – Panel Discussion► Panelists (in addition to the speakers):▪ Mr. Yasumasa Watanabe – Director; Water Environment Division; Environmental
Management Bureau; Ministry of the Environment (MOE); Japan▪ Mr. Takayuki Matsuda – Director; Office for Promotion of Johkasou; Waste Management
Division; Environmental Regeneration and Material Cycles Bureau; MOE; Japan▪ Mr. U Thein Min - Deputy Head of Department; Yangon City Development Committee(YCDC); Myanmar▪ Mr. Fany Wedahuditam - Regional Coordinator; Global Water Partnership-Southeast Asia
▪ Mr. Mitsuo Kitagawa - Senior Advisor for Water and Water Pollution Control; Global
Environment Department; Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
10.16:55-17:00 (5 minutes) – Chairs’ Summary

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Roles of Women and Youth in Water Security and SDGs
MONDAY, 11 DECEMBER 2017, 15:30 – 17:00
25 years after the Rio-Dublin Principles for IWRM have been adopted at
the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED,
1992) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, there is still limited progress in translating
the principles of inclusive and participatory water governance into
effective action on the ground. At the same time, hundreds of millions ofdollars invested in physical infrastructure are effectively wasted because
provisions do not reach the intended beneficiaries and/or are notadequately maintained.
Objectives of this session are to bring to the fore the role of women andyouth in sustainable water use and governance, to make steps forward incooperation on inclusive water governance and gender sensitive
approaches in the region and to prepare key messages as input to the 8thWorld Water Forum, the outcome document of the High-Level Panel on
Water and the upcoming Water for Sustainable Development Decade.
Lead Organizer

Water Mothers Myanmar: Prof. Dr. Khin Ni Ni Thein

Co-Lead- International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

Organizer- Citizen’s Forum Commission of World Water Forum 8 (WWF8)- Global Water Partnership- Korean Water Forum and World Youth Parliament for Water (Asia Chapter)

Chairs- Dr. Anna Sui Hluan, Patron of Water Mothers- Dr. Claudia Sadoff, Executive Director of IWMI

Moderator- Drs. Alice Bouman-Dentener, Member of the Citizen’s Forum Commission of WWF8

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Program
15:30 -15:35

Welcome and introduction of the Speakers
Dr. Anna Sui Hluan, Chair

Keynote speech
15:35-15:45

Building a framework for inclusive water governance in Myanmar
Prof. Dr. Khin Ni Ni Thein, Secretary, Advisory Group, and Member, National
Water Resources Committee, Myanmar

Presentations
15:45-15:50

Think globally, act locally: linking local action to the implementation of SDG6
and the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development”
Ms. Salamatu Garba, Steering Committee Member, Women for Water
Partnership, and Coordinator on Participatory Water Governance, Citizen’s
Forum of WWF8

15:50-15:55

Developing a Women for Water approach in Central Asia
Dr. Barbara Janusz-Pawletta, Member, Technical Committee, Global Water
Partnership, and UNESCO Chair Holder in Water Management in Central
Asia, Kazakh-German University

15:55-16:00

Role of youth in achieving water security and SDGs
Ms. Asma Bachikh, President, World Youth Parliament for Water

16:00-16:05

AIRBM project: a springboard for Women and Youth participation in creating
good water governance
Ms. Aye Chan Myint, Young Water Professional and Acting Coordinator, AG

16:05-16:10

The role of youth in Asia-Pacific water affairs
Dr. Jaeheung Yoon, Secretary General, Korea Water Forum

16:10-16:15

Linking civil society to the WASH sector
Ms. Melita Grant, Research Principal at the Institute for Sustainable Futures,
University of Technology of Sydney (ISF-UTS)

16:15 -16:20

Capacity Development for Effective Institutional ReformDr. Dipak Gyawali, Former Minister of Water Resources, Nepal

16:20-16:50

Panel Discussion
Drs. Alice Bouman-Dentener, Moderator

16:50-17:00

Conclusions and wrap-up
Dr. Claudia Sadoff, Co-Chair

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Financing Implementation of theWater-Related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
09:00-11:00 hrs., 12 December 2017, Yangon, Myanmar
Financing resilient water infrastructure and services directly contributes to the implementation of the2030 Agenda and impacts attainment of a number SDG targets. According to Asian Development Bank
(2017), however, only 10 percent of water and sanitation infrastructure needs are currently being met in
Asia and the Pacific region. The region is experiencing an enormous pressure on water resources due tothe highly growing demand in agriculture and other sectors, low efficiency of water consumption,
increased urbanization trends, as well as impacts of climate change.
This session will focus on policy and actions, and in defining strategic framework to attain the SDGs byimproving the financial sustainability and resilience of water systems and infrastructure, and the need to
strategically mobilize public resources and augment opportunities for private investment.
Given the diversity of the countries in the region, this session is intended to discuss options, will highlightrich experiences of policy makers, recognizing that some countries have more developed financial systems
and are financing resilient water and sanitation utilities.
The session will identify common approaches that should provide guidance towards solutions for
improving the overall sustainability of the water sector. The discussions will cover the following potential
areas of regional interventions:(i) improving the planning and implementation processes by creating an overall
strategy and scenarios to address inter-sectoral issues with cross-thematicinterventions by enhancing the sustainable business models of water
infrastructure;(ii) bringing in commercial lenders and, where possible, the private sector as
participants to help attain water-related SDGs and in implementing impactful
investments from public and private sources; and(iii) creating funding and oversight programs and policy frameworks forincentivizing

decentralized

collaborative partnerships.

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management

financingsystemandTentative Programme
Opening Remarks (09:00-09:10 hrs.)••

ESCAP representative (5 min)Government of Myanmar (5 min)Moderator: Ms. Changhua Wu, Asia Pacific Water Forum, Governing Council Vice-Chair (Beijing)
Key note address (15 min) and key messages of the regional discussion paper on: “Financing the Implementationof the Water SDGs”, by Mr. Aldo Baietti, regional consultant, 8th WWF Secretariat (tbc)

Speakers: (09:25-10:45 hrs)
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H.E. Dr. Amy Khor, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Environment & Water Resources, Singapore(7min)
H.E. Mr. Lim Kean Hor, Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology, Chairman, Cambodia National
Mekong Committee, Kingdom of Cambodia (7min)
Mr. Jae Heyon Park, Assistant Minister, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Republic ofKorea (2min) and Mr. Sangwoo Park, Deputy Director, Water Resources Industry Team, Ministry ofLand, Infrastructure and Transport, Republic of Korea (5min)
Mr. Tomoyuki Okada, Director for International Coordination of River Engineering River Planning
Division, Water and Disaster Management Bureau Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport andTourism (MLIT), Japan. (7 min)
Mr. Greg Browder, Global Lead: Water Security & Water Resources Management, World Bank (7min)
Mr. Tom Panella, Chief of Water Sector Group, Sustainable Development and Climate Change
Department, Asian Development Bank (7min)

Discussants:••••

Professor Le Huu Ti, Danang University, Vietnam (5min)
Professor Eduardo Araral, Vice-Dean, Research, Co-Director, Institute of Water Policy and Associate
Professor of Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, Singapore (5min)
Dr. Apichai Sunchindakh, Independent Development Expert or Development Specialist, Thailand(former representative of ASEAN Foundation)-(5 min)Business Sector (5min, tbd)

Wrap up and Closing Remarks••

Moderator: Ms. Changhua Wu, APWF GC Vice-Chair
Mr. U Htun Lwin Oo, Secretary, National Water Resource Committee, Director General, Directorate of
Water Resources & Improvement of River Systems, Ministry of Transport & Communications,
MyanmarContact persons:••Dr. Wah Wah Maung, wwmaung@gmail.com, Director General, Ministry of Planning and Finance, Myanmar
Dr. Aida Karazhanova, karazhanova@un.org, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and thePacific, Environment and Development Division (Thailand)

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3rd Asia Pacific Water Summit
Parallel Session N. 9

Working Together: Multi Stakeholder
Partnerships (MSPs) for Regional Cooperation
Yangon, Myanmar
Tuesday 12 December, 09:00-11.00
Water is about people and institutions. The way theyinteract will determine decisions and investments that
influence development and impact on theenvironment.

@GWPnews

www.gwp.org@icimod

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development – together with the Paris
Agreement on Climate Change and the Sendai
Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction,
provide a renewed framework fordevelopment cooperation. MSPs arerecognized as crucial to leverage the interlinkages between the Sustainable
Development Goals to enhance theireffectiveness and impact.

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climate, disasters, economic development,
networking and building partnerships.
The objective of the session is to sharesuccessful examples of MSPs and theirimpacts on regional cooperation in the Asia
Pacific region to address common challenges.
The session will also highlight good examplesof transboundary data/knowledge sharing,transboundary river water sharing, flood
event information sharing, and regional
networks established for regional cooperation
where policy makers, experts, planners, andpractitioners can exchange ideas.

The Asia Pacific region has been experiencing
impacts of climate change such as frequent
floods, cyclones, droughts, water scarcity,
landslides, and other disasters. Regional
cooperation through river basin management
and economic integration mechanisms isincreasingly being sought.

Outcomes of the session are to contribute tobetter understanding of MSPs and their added
value in the Asia-Pacific context; torecommend mainstreaming such approaches
and strategies in national plans and policies;
and to make concrete recommendations for
the World Water Forum 8 political process.

These issues can be addressed through multistakeholder partnerships and effective
cooperation at the local to national andinternational level and by consolidating,analysing and sharing of knowledge on

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Programme

Chair: U Cho Cho, Chair of Advisory Group of National Water Resources Committee, Myanmar
Moderators: Dr. Yumiko Yasuda, GWP and Dr Aditi Mukherji, ICIMOD

9:00

Opening Words from the Chair

9:10

Key Note 1 from Dr David Molden, ICIMOD

9:20

Key Note 2 from Mr. Francois Brikké, GWP

9:30

Introduction to the Panel by the Moderators

9:35

Transboundary 1: The case of Bhramaputra with Dr Sucharita Sen, Saci Waters
Transboundary 2: The case of Mekong River with Dr Watt Botkosal,
Moderated discussion around key messages on MSP related to Transboundary Water

10:05 Regional Scope 1: The case of the APWF with Dr Ravi Narayanan, APWF
Regional Scope 2: The case of the One Belt One Road Initiative with Ms Yilin Ma, GWP China
Moderated discussion around key messages on MSP with Regional Scope
10:35 Civil Society 1: The case of NWRC with Dr U Hla Baw, MES
Civil Society 2: The case of Myanmar MSP with Dr Zaw Lwin Tun, MWP
Moderated discussion around key messages on MSP fostered by Civil Society
10:55 Conclusion by the Chair
11:00 End of the Session

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in the Asia-Pacific region

S2S

PLATFORM

12 December 2017, 9 am - 11 am ∙ Sedona Hotel (11th floor), Yangon
Co-organized by S2S Platform & FAO
Background | The Asia Pacific region hosts a large
variety of source-to-sea contexts, from widespread,transboundary river basins, large countries composedof many islands, to small island developing states, andrich marine life in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. At thesame time, millions of tons of plastic enter the ocean
from land-based sources every year. Nutrient loads fromagricultural runoff and inadequate wastewater treatment
continue to cause eutrophication and spread of deadzones in coastal and marine waters. Flows of some rivers
are so highly diverted that little water actually reaches thesea, robbing coastal ecosystems of the water, sedimentand nutrients they need. Coasts and oceans represent
enormous assets and opportunities for local and regional
economy that are jeopardized by the pressures posedfrom activities upstream. To better realize blue economic
opportunities, green investments in basins can help ensurethat healthy coastal and marine systems can continue tocatalyse economic development.

Efforts to achieve SDGs 6 and 14 have to be undertaken
in collaboration with stakeholders from a wide rangeof sectors, many of which are operating far upstream
from coasts and oceans. The freshwater community has
an important role to play in designing efforts to achieve
SDG 6 targets on freshwater in ways that contribute to
the well-being of the oceans.
Session purpose | This event will present experiencesfrom the Asia-Pacific region on how to instigate action
among upstream actors to reduce land-based impacts
on coastal and marine environments, drawing upon
experiences of S2S Platform members and other key
actors in the Asia-Pacific region.
The outcomes from the session will be brought to a highlevel panel on source-to-sea management at the World
Water Forum in Brazil, in 2018 and from there towards
the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) review of SDG 6.

The importance of improving fresh- and marine water
quality and reducing marine litter is recognized by several
goals in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The secretariat of The Action Platform for Source-to-Sea Management is hosted by the
Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI).

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PLATFORM

Programme
Draft
Programme
9:00-9:05

Welcome by the session co-chair, Torkil J. Clausen
Chair of the Action Platform for Source-to-Sea Management

9:05-9:10

Welcome by the session co-chair Professor Charlie Than
Member of AG, National Water Resources Council, President, Myanmar Engineering Council,
Rector(Rtd), Myanmar Maritime University

9:10-9:20

Keynote 1: H.E. Dr. Siti Nurbaya Bakar
Minister of Environment and Forestry, Republic of Indonesia (to be confirmed)

9:20-9:30

Keynote 2: Dr. Jakob Granit
Director General, Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (SwAM)

9:30-9:40

Keynote 3: Ranil Senanayake
Systems Ecologist, Chairman, Rainforest Rescue International and Chairman, Rainforest Trustof Sri Lanka

9:40-10:50

Panel discussion
Moderator: Torkil J. Clausen, Chair of the Action Platform for Source-to-Sea Management
Panelists:• Myanmar representative(s), to be determined• Adrian Ross, Executive Director, PEMSEA• Louise Whiting, Senior Water Management Expert, Food and Agriculture Organization• Louise Herrmann, First Secretary, the Swedish Embassy in Bangkok• Christopher Cox, Programme Officer, UNEP Global Programme of Action for theProtection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (GPA)• Dipak Gyawali, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology

10:50-11:00

Closing remarks by the session co-chair, Torkil J. Clausen, Chair of the Action Platform for
Source-to-Sea Management

11:00

End of session@S2SPlatform#S2Snews
www.siwi.org/source-to-sea

23Venue: SEDONA Hotel Yangon, Level 1Grand Ballroom- Opening Plenary- Session1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Leaders Statement- Recap of Discussion- Closing Plenary

Restaurant- Lunch <Invited Only>- Farewell Cocktail

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Venue: SEDONA Hotel Yangon, Level 2

Mindon Room
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Inya Room, Level 11,

Grand Ballroom Time Table

Day 1 ( 11th December )9:30-12:00

Opening Plenary
Section I

Section Ⅱ

Section Ⅲ

13:30-15:00 Session 1

Session 2

Session 3

15:30-17:00 Session 5

Session 6

Session 7

Day 2 ( 12th December )9:00-11:00

Session 8

11:30-13:00 Leaders Statement
14:00-16:00 Recap of Discussion
Closing Plenary

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Day 1 ( 11th December )13:30-17:00 Session 4
Day 2 ( 12th December )9:00-11:00

Session 9

Inya Room Time Table

Day 2 ( 12th December )9:00-11:00

Session 10

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