Progress of WEPA Activities in 2020
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Framework of the WEPA Activities
Identifying and addressing critical issues
through sharing experiences and providing
technical support

Facilitating knowledge exchange anddialogues, thereby building capacity
Thematic workshops

Annual Meetings

Bilateral Dialogues
Action Program

Facilitating cooperation with international organizations and donor agencies

Outreach
Webdatabase

WEPA Outlook+ Other Publications

2Inputs to international conferencessuch as the World Water Forum2Snapshots of WEPA activities since 2004

3WEPA Annual meetings: 16
 WEPA inception workshop, 2004
 1st,6th, 9th, 14th Annual meeting 16th Annual Meeting (Online) 11th Annual meeting 5th, 12th Annual meeting 2nd, 15th Annual meeting 8th Annual meeting 7th Annual meeting 4th Annual meeting 10th Annual meeting4 13th Annual meeting

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WEPA Action Program
YearCountry

TitleOutcomes2014 Viet Nam~
2017

Waste and Wastewater
Management of Pig Farms inViet Nam

Establishment of Effluent
Standardfor Livestock Industry (QVCN622016/BTNMT)(2016)2015 Sri Lanka~
2019

Improving Industrial WasteandWastewater Management in
Gampaha District, Sri Lanka

Provision to legalise theindustrial
siting procedure as amendment
to National Environmental Act
No.47 of 1980 (planned)

2018 Indonesia~2020

Application of Total Maximum Regulation/guidelines for
Daily Loads (TMDLs) for
TMDLs (planned)
Effluent Discharge Permit andCapacity Building for Local
Officials to Implement theTMDLs in Indonesia
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WEPA Action Program
YearCountry

Title

Current status

Formulation of ambient water
quality standard and water quality
monitoring

Drafting ambient water
quality standard

2019 Cambodia Facilitating Comprehensive waterquality management plan in Tonle~
Sap Lake through capacity buildingof officers at Sub-national level

Conducting preliminary
study

2020 Myanmar~6

Main Activities in 20207

15th Annual Meeting
When: 8 February 2020
Where: Bangkok, Thailand• Discussed the WEPA basic policy in the 4th phase• Shared progress of WEPA activities and exchange updates of the water
environment governance in the WEPA countries• Discussed Future plan in FY2020

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2020 WEPA International Workshop
Theme: Industrial wastewater management in WEPA countries
When: 6 February 2020
Where: Bangkok, Thailand• Shared experiences on industrial wastewater
regulation from Thailand, Malaysia, Korea,
Philippines• Introduction of industrial wastewater treatment
technology applicable to Asian countries

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Action Program in Indonesia (follow up)‘Developing of the guideline of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for improving
the water quality of Indonesian Rivers’
WEPA Action Program follow-up in JFY2020
 Based on the Japan-Indonesia Environmental Policy Dialogue Joint Statement(August 2018), the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MOEF) of Indonesia
is leading follow-up activities to the Action Program as follows: Establishment of Task Force (MOEF, Bandung Institute of Technology)
 Review of the results of the Action Program Preparation of draft guidelines of TMDLs for municipalities to implement total
water quality reduction
 Hold stakeholder meetings with the participation of relevant ministries,agencies, local governments, etc.
→MOEF continues to work to finalize the draft guidelines

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Action Program in Myanmar
WEPA Action Program provides support for the "establishment and operationof water quality environmental standards".
 In developing a frame for setting water quality environmental standards (thebasic framework for setting standards for living environment, health, etc.),
WEPA provided advice on the conceptual basis and technical matters basedon Japan's experience considering local conditions and monitoring system.
• Review of existing water quality monitoring data
• Evaluation of the analytical capabilities of local laboratories (parameterswhich can be analyzed, analytical methods, analytical instruments,
certification systems, etc.)• Provide information on water quality environmental standards in WEPA
partner countries• Advice by WEPA advisors at WEPA technical meetings

1111WEPA Action Program (Cambodia)

 Through the close consultation with the Cambodian Ministry ofEnvironment, the WEPA Action Program for Tonle Sap Lake isunderdevelopment.
 The action program will be implemented in 2021.

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Other Activities(1) WEPA Outlook 2021
 Will be published soon with the aim of providing the most up-to-date anduseful information on water environment and its management in Asia
 The WEPA Outlook 2021 tries to improve the comparability of water
environmental governance information of WEPA countries and to enhance thedescription of "compliance with regulations" as stated in the 4th basic policy.
<Contents>
 WEPA message
 Outlook on water environmental management in WEPA countries: update
status of water pollution and its control including status of compliance withregulation in WEPA partner countries
 Country profiles of water environmental management in WEPA countries:
update country profiles in WEPA partner countries(2) Others• WEPA News
• Updating the WEPA database• Policy brief13

Framing presentation(Background and the purpose ofthe WEPA annual meeting)
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Outlines of the 16th WEPA Annual Meeting
This year’s Annual Meeting:
No International Workshop
Two-days (3 hours each) with particular theme<background>• The sewerage treatment coverage rates for domestic
wastewater are still low• Individual septic tanks for on-site treatment is very
common especially in urban areas.
→proper domestic wastewater treatment is still an
important issue in this region→necessity of regular information exchange
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Outlines of the 16th WEPA Annual Meeting
This year’s Theme:
Updates on domestic wastewater management in WEPA
partner countries
This year’s annual meeting:Discuss the latest situation and issues on domestic
wastewater management and measures for proper
domestic wastewater management especially focusing
on “compliance with regulations”(WEPA Basic Policy inthe 4th Phase)

16AgendaDay 1 (March 1)• Opening remarks• Progress of FY2020 WEPA Activities (WEPA Secretariat)• Keynote presentation: Institutional Approach to Spreading Appropriate
Decentralized Domestic Wastewater Treatment Facilities(Dr. EBIE, NIES)• Reports from each country (Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea)• Discussion
Day 2 (March 2)• Reports from each country (Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka,Thailand, Vietnam)• Discussion• WEPA Activity Plan in 2021-2022 (WEPA Secretariat)• Closing remarks
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Presentation by WEPA countries[Contents of presentations requested] Current status of domestic wastewater treatment
 Number of treatment facilities and their capacity, service coverage rates,etc.
 Regulatory framework for domestic wastewater treatment
 laws, regulations, guidelines, procedures for centralized anddecentralized wastewater treatment
 Issues and challenges, future targets/plans for proper domestic wastewater
management
 Discussion Points
 Points that the country would like to discuss/have advices with/fromother WEPA partner countries, WEPA Advisory Board18

Thank you
For further contact: WEPA Secretariat
Institute for Global Environmental
Strategies
2108-11 Kamiyamaguchi
Hayama, Japan 240-0115
E-mail: wepa-secretariat@iges.or.jp
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