Thematic Session at the 3rd Asia-Pacific Water Summit (3rd APWS)

Water and Disasters in the Context of Climate Change- From the Mountains to the Islands Date:

Monday, December 11, 2017 (Day 1)

Time:

13:30-17:00 (PART 1: 13:30-14:20, PART 2: 14:30-15:50, PART 3: 16:00-17:00)

Venue: MINDON ROOM, 2nd Floor, SEDONA HOTEL, YANGON
Session Organizer:
International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management under the auspices of UNESCO(ICHARM), Public Works Research InstituteInternational Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)

Pacific Community (SPC)

High-Level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters (HELP)

Program:[PART 1] Keynote Speeches
Moderator: Dr. David Molden, Director General, ICIMOD
13:30-13:35

Briefing by Moderator

13:35-14:15

Keynote Speeches Hon. Mr. Baron Waqa, President of the Republic of Nauru H. E. Dr. José Ramos-Horta, Minister of State and Counsellor for National
Security of the democratic Republic of Timor-Leste H. E. Mr. Keiichi Ishii, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism,Japan Dr. Swarnim Wagle, Vice Chair of Nepal Planning Commission, Nepal

14:15-14:20

Summary and closing by Moderator[PART 2] Country Presentations
Moderator: Mr. David Hebblethwaite, SPC
14:30-15:50

Presentations from Asia-Pacific countries Myanmar:-Dr. Kyaw Moe Oo, Director General, Department of Meteorology andHydrology, Ministry of Transport and Communications-U Kyaw Myint Hlaing, Director General, Irrigation and Water Utilization
Management Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation-Dr. Ko Ko Naing, Director General, Relief and Resettlement Department,
Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement

-U Ko Ko Oo, Deputy Director General, Directorate of Water Resources andImprovementofRiverSystems,MinistryofTransportandCommunications
 Bhutan:-Ms. Tenzin Wangmo, Chief Environment Officer, National Environment
Commission

 Indonesia:-Mr. Hary Suprayogi, Director, Directorate of River and Coastal, Directorate
General of Water Resources, Ministry of Public Works and Housing Japan:-Prof. Akiyuki Kawasaki, Project Associate Professor, Department of Civil
Engineering, The University of Tokyo Korea:-Dr. Hong Ilpyo, Researcher Fellow, Korea Institute of Civil Engineeringand Building Technology

 Pakistan:-Mr. Ahmed Kamal, Chief Engineering Adviser / Chairman, Federal Flood
Commission

 Sri Lanka:-Mr. Wasantha Bandara Palugaswewa, Director of Irrigation (WaterManagement & Training), Irrigation Department

 Tonga-Mr. Paula Ma'u, Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Meteorology, Energy,Information, Disaster Management, Climate Change and Communications[PART 3] Panel Discussion
Co-Chair:Dr. Kyaw Moe Oo, Director General, Department of Meteorology and Hydrology,
Ministry of Transport and Communications, Myanmar
Prof. Toshio Koike, Director, ICHARM, Japan

16:00-16:10

Briefing by Co-Chair

16:10-16:55

Statement by Panelists and Floor Discussion
 Dr. Mandira Shrestha, ICIMOD
 Mr. David Hebblethwaite, SPC Dr. Hans Thulstrup, UNESCO-Jakarta
 Prof. Atsushi Sunami, Vice President, National Graduate Institute for Policy
Studies, Japan (GRIPS) Mr. Eugene Ban, Senior Executive and Director of Programs for the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers Pacific Ocean Division16:55-17:00

Closing by Co-Chair