Purpose of today’s session
Tetsuo Kuyama (WEPA Secretariat)
Manager (Water Resource Management)
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
1What is WEPA?
Recognizing the improvement of water environmental governance isessential to solve water pollution problems in the Asian region, the Water Environmental
Partnership in Asia (WEPA) was launched in 2004 by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan.
WEPA conducts its activity on a 5-year cycle and the third phase started in April 2014

WEPA consists of partners in13 Asian countries

1. Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka)
2. Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (Nepal)
3. Japan (Japan)
4. Kingdom of Cambodia (Cambodia)
5. Kingdom of Thailand (Thailand)
6. Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR)
7. Malaysia (Malaysia)
8. People's Republic of China (China)
9. Republic of Indonesia (Indonesia)
10. Republic of Korea (Republic of Korea)
11. Republic of the Philippines (Philippines)
12. Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (Viet Nam)
13. Union of Myanmar (Myanmar)

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Who is WEPA members?

Ministry of Environment , Cambodia

Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation,Myanmar

Ministry of Environmental Protection,
China

Water and Energy Commission,
Nepal

Ministry of Environment, Indonesia
Department of Environment andNatural Resources, Philippine
Ministry of the Environment, Japan

National Institute of Environmental
Research, Korea
Ministry of Natural Resources andEnvironment, Lao PDR
National Hydraulic ResearchInstitute of Malaysia
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Ministry of Natural Resources andEnvironment, Thailand
Central Environmental Agency, SriLanka

Vietnam Environment Administration
Vientnam3

Basic Concept of 1st and 2nd phase of WEPA
1st Phase of WEPA：

2nd Phase of WEPA：

Development of Information Platform ofWater Environmental ManagementKnowledge Sharing for Solution Finding

Water Environmental
Management Review

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WEPA database www. wepa-db.net

Domestic
Wastewater
Treatment

Climate Changeand Water
Environment

Identified Issue for 2nd Phase45

Basic Concept of 3rd Phase of WEPA

Purpose of WEPA (2014-)

3rd Phase of WEPA：Actions for Issue Solution
Facilitating knowledge exchange anddialogues, thereby building capacity
WorkshopAnnual Meetings

Bilateral Dialogues
Action program

Facilitating cooperation with international organizations and donor agencies

Outreach
Webdatabase

Outlook + OtherPublications
6Inputs to international conferencessuch as WWF
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How to share knowledge among WEPA partners

7International Workshop(at Cambodia in 2013)

Bilateral Meeting(at Nepal in 2010)67

Topics of WEPA Workshops in the 3rd Phase• WEPA Workshop on Wastewater(Domestic/Industrial) Management
on February 2015 in Colombo, Sri Lanka• WEPA Workshop on Industrial Wastewater

Management

on January 2016 in Vientiane, Lao PDR

7What is the facts identified ?
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China (COD)
Japan/Tokyo Bay (COD)
Phillippines (BOD)
Malaysia (BOD)
Thailand (BOD)
Indonesia/Jatunseluna River Basin(BOD)
DomesticIndustrial

Agricultural

Other

BOD/COD Pollution Load from Different Sectors in
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Selected WEPA Countries

9What is the facts identified ?
Establishment of Effluent Water Standard in WEPA Countries910

Challenges inIndustrial
Wastewater
Regulation to be
identified basedon Interviews
and Literature
Review
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What is the fact NOT identified?

For the future discussion about problem solution,
following fact is needed.
• What is the status of compliance regarding
industrial wastewater quality standards in WEPA
countries?
• If there is a gap between the standard and itscompliance, what is the reason for this?
• What is the type of industry commonly
issued in the respect of wastewater management
among WEPA countries?

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The purpose of today’s session

Industrial Wastewater Management in
Asian countries
The purpose of today’s session
To have an overview of monitoring methods andstate of compliance regarding wastewater quality

standards. Industries which face challenges inmeeting those standards will be highlighted. The
status and issues for those industries will beshared, and the next steps will be discussed.
12Agenda for today’s session
Agenda9:15

Keynote Presentation (1)9:45

Keynote Presentation (2)Professor Motoyuki Suzuki, WEPA Special Advisor

Professor Koich Fujie, WEPA Advisory Board Member

10:15 Framing Presentation

Mr. Tetsuo Kuyama, Task Manager (Water Resource Management), Natural
Resources and Ecosystem Services Area, Institute for Global Environmental
Strategies (IGES)

10:50 WEPA Country’s Presentation(20 min presentation + 5 min Q&A)
• Cambodia• China• Indonesia• Japan13

Agenda for today’s session
Agenda13:30 WEPA Country’s Presentation(20 min presentation + 5 min Q&A)
9 countries presentation including coffee break• Lao• Malaysia• Myanmar• Nepal• Philippine• Republic of Korea• Sri Lanka• Thailand• Vietnam

17:30 Overall Discussion
18:00 Closing

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The contents of WEPA country’s presentation

Overview of industrial wastewater regulations- The existing types of industrial wastewater quality
standards (if they exist) and their outlines (Basis forregulation, target industries, target pollutants)- Industrial wastewater quality monitoring methods (e.g.
self-monitoring by industries, monitoring by publicentities)- Challenges in monitoring- The situation of compliance regarding industrialwastewater quality standards and industries which facechallenges in compliance
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The contents of WEPA country’s presentation

Situation and challenges for the problematic
industries and countermeasures- Overview of the problematic industry- Impact to the environment of wastewater emitted fromthe respective industry- The reason for non-compliance of the respective
industry and the problematic pollutant(s)- Current mitigation measures and the problems therein- Technologies and needs for addressing the challenges
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