Preparation Workshop
on the Asia Wastewater Management Partnership (AWaP)

Overview of theObjectives and Activities Plan
13th December 2017

Norihide Tamoto
Sewerage and Wastewater Management Department
Water and Disaster Management Bureau
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Contents

1. Background and Concept of Asia
Wastewater Management
Partnership (AWaP)

2. Draft Activities Plan

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Contents

1. Background and Concept of Asia
Wastewater Management
Partnership (AWaP)

2. Draft Activities Plan

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Background why we need AWaP?
To achieve the SDGs Target, it is necessary to fill the GAP by 2030
6.2

6.3

6.a

By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open
defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable
situations
By 2030, improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release ofhazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater andsubstantially increasing recycling and safe reuse globally
By 2030, expand international cooperation and capacity-building support to developing countries inwater- and sanitation-related activities and programmes, including water harvesting, desalination,water efficiency, wastewater treatment, recycling and reuse technologies

Gap
Status Quo of the Water Environment and Wastewater Management in (Southeast) Asia
 Water pollution load from municipal
Increasing pollution load due towastewater is increasing due to the rapid
rapid urbanization andgrowth of city populationindustrialization
 Population coverage of municipal
wastewater treatment is under 5% in many
ASEAN countries including Myanmar
 Awareness on preventing water pollution isstill low in the countries

Srilanka
LaosCambodia
Indonesia
Nepal
MyanmarPhilippines
VietnamThailandMalaysia

Under 5% population
coverage ofsewerage
23%
66%0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

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Discussion in Nagoya 2016
 “Conference on Watershed Management for Controlling Municipal
Wastewater in Southeast Asia” held in Nagoya last year.
 6 Countries (Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia, Myanmar, Philippinesand Japan) participated.
 Agreed on the “Effectiveness of information-sharing by the attending
countries as a first step to solve common challenges among
countries and necessary to hold the conference periodically”.
 This Workshop is the first step of the information sharing activity
among countries.

5Mainstreaming is the Key Concept
Achievement of SDGs by 2030

OutcomeWastewater Related Institutions and Infrastructures are in well Established andOperated Status
Activity to fill the gap“Mainstreaming Wastewater Management”=“Wastewater management is incorporated in various socioeconomic activities
from national policy to the level of civic life”→ It is necessary to involve/outreach various stakeholders
Government

PrivateCivil Society Prioritize wastewater
management in gov. policy
 Establish Institution andeducation of human resources Financing

 Reduction of pollution load in
the industry
 Development of applicabletechnology and business Encourage awareness on theconservation of water
environment throughenvironmental education etc.

Necessary knowledge, know-how will be shared in
Asia Wastewater Management Partnership (AWaP)

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Inclusive and Sustainable
Ultimate Goal of the Mainstreaming of Wastewater Management
is Inclusive and Sustainable Development-Body-AWaP-ActivitiesInformation Sharing
and Co-Projects ofon Mainstreamingof WWM• HumanResourcesDevelopment• Development ofAppropriateTechnology• AwarenessRaising andEducation(Examples from Japanese Experience)-ultimate goal/concept-

InclusiveandSustainable
Development

Prevention ofEpidemic
Diseases
Wastewater
Relatedindustry
Job Creation
Involvement ofCitizens,Creation of
Comfortable City
Environment

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Contents

1. Background and Concept of Asia
Wastewater Management Partnership(AWaP)

2. Draft Activities Plan8Organizational Structure

Draft Partner Countries work together to promote wastewater treatment in Asia.
 Partner Organizations give needed resources.
 Secretariat manages the Partnership with funds of Japanese government.
Partner Countries(under discussion)Cambodia

MyanmarPhilippines

Indonesia
VietnamJapan

Secretariat(financed by MLIT/MOE Japan)

Development and FinancialOrganizations
 JICA (Japan International
Cooperation Agency)

Technical and Institutional Advisors
 JSC(Japan Sanitation Consortium)
 GCUS (Global Center for UrbanSanitation)

Partner Network
 WEPA(Water Environment
Partnership in Asia)

9Ref: Collaboration of WEPA and AWaP Collaboration of WEPA and AWaP is essential to achieve thecommon goal

AWaP

WEPA

Asia Wastewater management Partnership

Water Environment Partnership in Asia

Environment/
Effluent
Standard

Water Env.
Monitoring

MainstreamingofWastewater
Management

Institution forWastewater
Management

Construction andOperation ofFacilities

Improvementof Water
Environment

10DraftIntended Activities Three main components for the AWaP core activities
 Appreciate your comment/inputs in your presentation
Intended Activities
of AWaP

1

Information Sharingand Networking
through meetings
 Holding conferencesamong partner countries
regularly Discuss about the themenecessary formainstreaming wastewater
management with a focus
on raising awareness,legislation, organization,technology and finance2

Provide Practical
Knowledge andKnow-how throughInformation Platform Building web-based
platform to share practicalknowledge on wastewater
management in Asia Utilizing technical andlegislative information ofJICA/MLIT/MOE projects

3Conduct Co-Projects
to Tackle withCommon Issues
 To tackle with common
technical/legislative
challenges of partnercountries, establish
collaborative project todiscuss and prepare
guidelines and manuals

11DraftActivity Plan We would like to launch the partnership in the summer next year
2017

2018

2019

2020-Preparation
Preparation WS in Yangon
1. Information Sharingand Networking
through meetings

2. Provide Practical
Knowledge and Knowhow throughInformation Platform

3. CollaborativeProjects

First Regular Conference in Japan

SecondRegular Conference

Building Web-based information platform
Knowledge sharing throughplatform

Identification of common issues
Formulation of co-projects

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Let’s Work Together to Mainstream
Wastewater Management and Achieve
SDGs Targets

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