Overview of
the Asia-Pacific Regional Process10th World Water Forum:
Asia-Pacific Regional Process
Leading coordinators:⚫ Asia-Pacific Water Forum (Secretariat: JapanWater Forum),⚫ Asia Water Council (Secretariat: K-Water) and⚫ Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Photo: AP Regional process consultation
2 OCT2023
meeting at 2nd Preparatory meeting,Asia-Pacific Regional Process
The Asia-Pacific Regional Process is divided into five sub-regions:• Northeast Asia,• Southeast Asia,• South Asia,• Central Asia & the Caucasus, and• Pacific Islands.

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To ensure cohesive multi-stakeholder discussions, the Asia-Pacific Regional Process firstestablished a 10-topic framework aligned with the six sub-themes and topics of the thematicprocess.
Each sub-region then selected the topics, and prioritized and has discussed specific issues,presents breakthroughs, and shares best practices to address challenges and enhance
effective water management practices tailored to local and cultural contexts.
3Sub-regional Coordinators (16 organizations)(Lead) Japan Water Forum(Co-lead) Changjiang Water Resources Commission (Agency of MWR)
North East Asia (Coordination supporting member) Korea Water Forum(Coordination supporting member) UNESCO Multi-Sectoral Office for East Asia(Lead) GWP Southeast Asia(Co-lead) The NOC and MPWH coordinated with The Ministry of National Development
Southeast Asia Planning/BAPPENASIntroductionof eachSub-regional
Coordinator(Coordination supportingmember)
KOMEC(Lead) GWP South Asia (/ Women for Water Partnership)(Co-lead) Smart WASH Solutions (Nepal)

South Asia

(Co-lead) International Water Management Institute (IWMI) <Centering on IWMI Nepal>

Central Asia

(support members) Gomal Damaan Area Water Partnership(GDAWP)(support members ) SaciWater(Lead) Chair of the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea(IFAS)(Co-lead) GWP Central Asia & Caucasus

Pacific Islands(Lead) Secretariat of Pacific Community (PICs)(Co-lead) AWP (PICs)

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Asia-Pacific Regional Process
Asia-Pacific Regional Process Sessions (17 in total)• 11 sessions at sub-regional level.
• 5 sub-regional synthesis sessions.
1. Reflecting their highlights, Asia-Pacific Regional Process Coordinators (APWF, AWC,ADB) will finally organize an Asia-Pacific Regional Process Synthesis Session anddeliver our comprehensive key messages, breakthroughs, and pathways aligned with 5
guiding principles: Building Resilience and Adaptive Capacity;

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3.
4.
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Promoting Inclusiveness and Gender Equality;
Embracing Environmental Sustainability and the Circular Economy;
Improving Governance and Catalysing Finance; andFostering Innovation and Technological Advancement.

◆ We also make the Asia-Pacific Regional Synthesis Report based on the above sessions.

5Asia-Pacific Regional Process:11 Sub-regional Session ScheduleMay 21 10：20 -11:50
BNDCC 2, GROUND FLOOR, MENGWI 7-8
Incorporating Sociocultural Dimensions in Water ResourcesMay 21 13：00 – 14：30
2Northeast Asia
Management: Policies, Practices, and Challenges
BNDCC 2, GROUND FLOOR, MENGWI 7-8
May 21 14：50 – 16：20
3 Smart Water Management: Opportunity and Challenges
Southeast Asia
BICC, 1st FLOOR, JAKARTA A-B
Climate-resilient sanitation in Pacific Small Island Developing
May 21 14：50 – 16：20
11Pacific Island Countries
States
BNDCC 1, MEZZANINE FLOOR, KINTAMANI 3
May 21 16:40 – 18:10
Pacific Island.9 Water security and Pacific SIDSBNDCC 1, MEZZANINE FLOOR, KINTAMANI 3Countries
Mobilizing Water Finance for Climate Resilience in Central Asia
May 21 16:40 – 18:10
４Central Asiaand the Caucasus
BICC, 1st FLOOR, NUSANTARA 1May 22 8:30 – 10:00
Strengthening engagement in water security to support Pacific
10Pacific Island Countries
BNDCC 1, MEZZANINE FLOOR, KINTAMANI 6
resilience
Strengthening Resilience: Capacity Building for GenderMay 22 10：20 – 11:50
８South Asia
Inclusive Proactive Disaster Risk Reduction
BICC, 1st FLOOR, NUSANTARA 3
Mobilizing Water Finance for Climate Adaptation and DisasterMay 22 13：00 – 14：30
7Southeast Asia
Risk Management
BICC, 1st FLOOR, JAKARTA A-BTransboundary Water Cooperation in the Aral Sea basin for a
May 22 13：00 – 14：30
8Central Asia
better future
BICC, 1st FLOOR, NUSANTARA 3
May22 14：50 – 16：20
Climate resilient WASH service delivery with a particular
BICC, 1st FLOOR, JAKARTA A-B
6 focus on inclusive sanitation management for marginalized
South Asia

RP 1 River Basin Management under Changing ClimategroupsNortheast Asia

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Note:
RP11 Session room is
KINTAMANI 3

Asia-Pacific Regional Process:5 Synthesis of Sub-regional Session Schedule
Pacific Island Country
May 22 14:50- 16:20
Sub-Regional
BNDCC 2, GROUND FLOOR, MENGWI 7-8
Coordinators
May 22 14:50-16:20
Resilient and Sustainable Water Scarcity FAORAP
Southeast Asia SubBNDCC 1, MEZZANINE FLOOR,Management in Southeast Asia
regional Coordinators
KINTAMANI 6
May 22 16:40-18:10
Towards the International Year of Glaciers’
ESCAP
BNDCC 2, GROUND FLOOR, MENGWI 7-8
Preservation 2025: Cooperation, Governance, APWF
and Priority-setting for Climate Action andSouth Asia Sub-Regional
Resilience-building to Glacial Melt in Asia
Coordinator
May 22 16:40-18:10
Central Asia andSynthesis of Paths towards Water Security inCaucasus Sub-regional BICC, 1st FLOOR, NUSANTARA 3
Central Asia and Caucasus
Coordinators
Northeast Asia SubMay 23 8:30-10:00
1,MEZZANINEFLOOR,
Youth Session: Promoting intergenerational Regional Coordinators BNDCC（JWF, UNESCOKINTAMANI 2
initiatives for achieving sound water cycle
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Northeast Asia, KWF）
Water security and the resilience of small
island communities

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10WORLD WATER FORUMREGIONAL PROCESS
Towards the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation 2025:
Cooperation, Governance and Priority-setting for
Climate Action and Resilience building to Glacial Melt in Asia
22 May 2024 (16.40 – 18.10)
Bali, Indonesia
Meeting Room: Mengwi 7&8, Theatre , Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center

AGENDA
16.40 - 16.55

OPENING• Opening Remarks: Ms. Hitomi Rankine, Chief, Environment and Development Policy Section,Environment and Development Division, ESCAP• Keynote Address: H. E. Mr. Shoimzoda Jamashed Shodi, Deputy Minister of Energy and Water
Resources, Tajikistan

16.55 - 17.20

PANEL: State of knowledge and scientific cooperation• Moderator: Dr. Changhua Wu, Chair of the Governing Council, Asia-Pacific Water Forum• Panelists⚬ Dr. Abou Amani, Director, Water Sciences Division and Secretary, Intergovernmental HydrologicalProgramme, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization⚬ Dr. Mohsin Hafeez, Director, Water, Food and Ecosystems, International Water Management
Institute

AGENDA
17.20 - 17.55

17.55 - 18.10

PANEL: Sub-regional perspectives on transboundary collaboration• Moderator: Ms. Hitomi Rankine, Chief, Environment andDevelopment Policy Section, Environment and Development Division,ESCAP• Panelists⚬ Central Asia: Mr. Gamzat Khairov, Deputy Chairman, Executive
Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea⚬ Hindu-Kush-Himalaya region: Dr. Senaka Basnayake, Director,
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center⚬ South-East Asia: Dr. Truong Hong Tien, Deputy Director General,Viet Nam National Mekong Committee Secretariat
COMMENTARY AND DISCUSSION
CLOSING23 May 10:20-11:20
BNDCC 1, 1st FLOOR, SINGARAJA 1

Asia-PacificRegional Process
Synthesis Session(joint among
APWF, AWC, ADB)

Reflecting on the outcomes of 16 sessions, deliver ourcomprehensive key messages, breakthroughs, andpathways aligned with 5 guiding principles:
1. Building Resilience and Adaptive Capacity;
2. Promoting Inclusiveness and Gender Equality;
3. Embracing Environmental Sustainability and the
Circular Economy;
4. Improving Governance and Catalysing Finance;and5. Fostering Innovation and TechnologicalAdvancement.
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High Level Panel Involvement

HLP8HLP3

HLP2

HLP11May 20
Status of Early Warnings for All
13：00 – 14：30
ST3 + Asia & Pacific
BNDCC 1, MEZZANINE(EW4All) initiative
KINTAMANI 6May 22
ST1, 4Global water governance:
14：50 – 16:20+ Asia & Pacific,
BNDCC 2, GROUND
What’s next?
Mediterranean
PECATU 5May 23
Climate-Water-Energy-Food-Ecology
13：00 – 14：30
ST2 + Asia & Pacific
BICC,
GROUND
System of Systems
AUDITORIUM
May 23Nature for Water: the business case for
14：50 – 16：20
ST2 (TNC),
Nature to deliver value for water
BICC,
GROUND
Asia & Pacificsecurity
AUDITORIUM

FLOOR,FLOOR,FLOOR,FLOOR,
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