OUTLINE OF
WEPA SECOND PHASE
FINAL REPORT
21 January 2014
WEPA Annual Meeting
By Y. Kataoka, IGESWEPA SECRETARIATBACKGROUNDWEPA publications in the past
 WEPA Outlook, which is produced every three years andlaunched at the occasion of the World Water Forum.
 WEPA Outlook contains “country information” and “thematicchapters“. WEPA Outlook covers three thematic topics (domestic
wastewater, water environment management, and waterenvironment and climate change).
 In 2014, Web‐based WEPA briefs will be launched.

IN ADDITION TO THOSE PUBLICATIONS,“THE FINAL REPORT” will produced by March 2014.

Goals of the Final Report
TO OVERVIEW WEPA ACTIVITIES IN THE SECOND PHASE‐ Concise but provides enoughinformation to know “WEPA”
and its achievements in thesecond phase.
‐ Important findings and messages
are presented in one publication.

TO EMPHASIZE “PARTNERSHIP”
WEPA PROMOTED‐ By showing “faces” and “voices” ofour partners.

TARGET AUDIENCE
Decision makers and policy makers
In partner countries
EXPERTSWho are interested in water environmental issues in Asia

Table of Contents
 Introduction : the Water Environment in Asia
 Message from MOE Japan & WEPA Advisor
 “What is WEPA?” and the objective of the 2nd phase Summary of 2nd phase activities
 Comments from Partners – partner countries and experts*
 Thematic Topics (approx. 2‐page summary of each focal topic)
 Progress of policy for water environmental management inpartner countries (water environmental governance) Domestic wastewater treatment
 Industrial wastewater management
 Climate change and the water environment
In Total,approx.
 Appendix60 pages.
 List of Focal Point List of 2nd phase activities(Chronological table)

ASKING YOUR INPUTS
1. Elements to be included in the concerted message
from WEPA group‐ in introductory parts‐ in summary page
2. Inputs to draft final findings/messages in eachthematic topic part.
3. Your comments have been edited by theSecretariat. Please confirm the contents while yourstay in Japan!

ELEMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN
THE WEPA MESSAGE(IN INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY)
1. Roles of WEPA to improve water environmental management‐ knowledge sharing and lesson learning amongpartner countries‐ as a common platform to discuss the issue
2. Water environment and sustainable development (SD)Sound water environment is a basis for SD from various
aspects – safe drinking water, well‐being, satisfying necessary
water quality for different use, etc.

ANY OTHER POINTS TO BE INCLUDED?

THEMATIC TOPIC (1)WATER ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT• SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN THE PAST DECADESWEPA partner countries have been tackled with water environmental
issues in their own countries and we saw the development of water
environmental management scheme in each country, but the level ofprogress differs from country to country.
• A COMMON CHALLENGE: HOW TO ENSURE IMPLEMENTATION ANDCOMPLIANCE• INFORMATION IS THE KEY
to strengthen implementation and compliance.
‐ Information on “current status” (e.g. ambient water, effluent)‐ Information sharing among different stakeholders/line agencies‐ Store and utilize information of data
+ information of good and bad practices in different countries

9THEMATIC TOPIC (2) DOMESTIC WASTEWATER• DOMESTIC WASTEWATER – A COMMON CHALLENGE
but levels of implementation and enforcement are quite different
among partner countries.
• GOVENMENTAL SUPPORTS AS AN ENCOURAGEMENT
for proper installation and operation in terms of “technology”,“standardization”, “financing”, “outsourcing” and “education”.
• KEY TO SUCCESS of DECENTRALIZED SYSTEM
Systems of operation and maintenance is the key. Charging andperiodical monitoring are the major elements.
• STAKEHOLDER INVOVLEMENTS
Different roles but need actions of all stakeholders with proper
coordination• VISION OF DEVELOPMENT
Choices of technologies need “vision” of development.

10THEMATIC TOPIC (3)INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER• THERE ARE POLICIES AND MEASURES of CONTROLDeveloped to some extent, but need updates/improvements• THREE GAPSa) Capacity gap
Lack of staff capacity of staff, equipment, and knowledge
to implement legal procedureb) Information gap
a.Not enough baseline information for promoting enforcement
b.Hugging of the data (no or less info. sharing mechanisms)c.Doubts on “reliability” of datac) Institutional gap
Weak coordination• FILLING GAP THROUGH CRITIAL REVIEW
in consideration of different industrial structure and politicalsystems in partner countries.

11THEMATIC TOPIC (4)CLIMATE CHANGE AND WATER ENVIRONMENT• INCREASE OF ATTENTION TO “ADAPTATION”
Only water quantity? NO. ‐ Water quality aspects needappropriate attention. (e.g National Adaptation Plan)• DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE FOR FUTURE DECISION
MAKING
By strengthening current water quality management especially inwater monitoring and data management• UTILIZATION OF LOCAL EXPERIENCE and KNOWLEDGE
A way to know “what happens” and “how to adapt to change”• INTEGRATED “MITIGATION” AND “ADAPTATION” IN WATERENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTMitigation measures in wastewater treatment +Adaptation to changes in water quality (adaptive management)

Comments from partners
Who provided comments?
In total, comments from more than 17 persons will be shown in thereport.
‐ Focal point persons (We are waiting for inputs from China,
Myanmar, Philippines, and Viet Nam)
‐ Selected experts who are participated in the past WEPA meetings

What were asked?
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Responsibility (tasks) of the person
The state of water environment
What gained from WEPA and how they are utilized
Expectation to WEPASpecific questions to the exeprts related to domestic wastewater
5. State and observation of the impact of domestic wastewater to water environment
6. How WEPA contributed to the improvement of domestic wastewater treatment

ASKING YOUR INPUTS (refrain)
1. Elements to be included in the concerted message
from WEPA group‐ in introductory parts‐ in summary page
2. Inputs to draft final findings/messages in eachthematic topic part.
3. Your comments have been edited by theSecretariat. Please confirm the contents while yourstay in Japan!

IF TIME PERMITS…
We welcome your comments for WEPAOUTLOOK 2015 to be prepared from April 2014.
‐ how to differentiate this “Final Report” andnext “outlook”‐ Any topics or analytical points you think thenext outlook need to cover‐ Comments for “country profile” part.

THANK YOU!!!