The 18th WEPA Annual Meeting
8 February 2023, Siem Reap, Cambodia (+ online)

WEPA Activity Plan in 2023-2024
8 February 2023

Kazuyuki YAGIWEPA secretariat
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)WEPA Activity Plan in 2023-2024
1. Support for implementation of the Action Programin Lao PDR
2. Assessment on Water Environmental Governance in
WEPA Partner Countries
3. Compilation of the WEPA Phase IV Final Report andconsideration of the next business policy
4. The 19th WEPA Annual Meeting and Workshop
5. Others• Information dissemination in the WEPA website/database• Advance preparation for participation in the 10th World
Water Forum• Distribution of WEPA News22

1. WEPA Action Program in Lao PDR
Development of Guidelines for the selection ofappropriate decentralized domestic wastewater
management systems in Lao PDR

Implemented by the Department of Natural Resources andEnvironment Inspection, Ministry of Natural Resources andEnvironment (MONRE), Lao PDR
Objective To provide scientific basis to develop the standard for septic
tanks and decentralized wastewater management systems
Plans
 Water quality survey in three cities
in the rainy season
 Develop training materials
 Organize annual workshops(training) and stakeholder meetings
using the above training materials

32. Assessment on Water Environmental Governance Based on the results of the surveys conducted during theWEPA Phase IV, we will confirm and summarize the status of
the establishment of water environment governance in WEPA
participating countries, its challenges and necessary efforts
for improvement; The results of the survey on water environment governancewill be integrated into WEPA database, as well as incorporate
in “the WEPA Phase IV Final Report”;
 This information will be used as the basis for the compilationof the WEPA Phase IV and the consideration of the next
project policy.

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Priorities of the 1st and 2nd phases
Overall goal: Enhancement of Water Environmental
Governance in Asia
1st Phase (2004-2009)

Development of an Information Platform ofWater Environmental Management

2nd Phase (2009-2014)

Knowledge 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

Issues Identified in the 2nd Phase5

Priorities and Activities of the 3rd and 4th Phase (2014-)
Priority of the 3rd and 4th Phase: Actions for the Solutions
Framework of the Activities
Identifying and addressing critical issues
through sharing experiences and providing
technical support

Facilitating knowledge exchange anddialogues, thereby building capacity
Group workshops

Annual Meetings

Bilateral Dialogues
Action Program

Facilitating cooperation with international organizations and donor agencies

OutreachWebdatabase

WEPA Outlook+ Other Publications
6Inputs to international conferencessuch as the World Water Forum
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WEPA basic policy in the 4th Phase
The 4th Phase： Steady implementation of problem-solving actions（Priority issue： Compliance with regulations）
1. Period： from April 2019 to March 2024
2. Purpose： Complete compliance with regulations to achieve water quality
environmental standards
3. Basic Policy： Capacity enhancement of government officials to ensure compliancewith regulations→Establishment of autonomous water environment administration
through the following PDCA cycle
Set water environmental
conservation goals(Set water quality
environmental standards)
Grasp water quality status(Planning, implementation andevaluation of monitoring)

Identification of pollution sources(Estimation of pollution loadby sector)

Evaluation of results ofcountermeasures, policy review

Implement pollution source measures(Domestic and industrial wastewatermeasures)• Assessment of compliancewith regulations• Complete implementationof measures to comply withregulations• Review of appropriatenessof the standards
73. WEPA Phase IV Final Report and the next business policy
 Preparation of WEPA Phase IV Final Report
Expected Contents:• Status and progress of water environment governance in
the Asian region accumulated during the WEPA Phase IV• Information and analysis results on specific waterenvironment management issues (e.g., wastewatermanagement) and advanced case studies for solving suchissues• WEPA Action Program Content and Outcomes• Feedback from WEPA Partner Countries
 Based on the results of WEPA's Phase I-IV activities, prepare adraft policy for the next phase of WEPA activities.
• The WEPA Secretariat will prepare a draft policy for thediscussion among partner countries and WEPA advisors.
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WEPA Annual Meetings
 WEPA inception workshop, 2004
 1st,6th, 9th, 14th Annual meeting 16th , 17th Annual Meetings (Online) 11th Annual meeting 5th, 12th Annual meetings
 2nd, 15th Annual meetings
 8th, 18th Annual meetings

 7th Annual meeting 4th Annual meeting 10th Annual meeting9 13th Annual meeting94. Plans for the 19th WEPA Annual Meeting
Outline of the event: Date: End of FY2023 (around February to March 2024)
 Location: in Japan (Tokyo or its vicinity) Duration: 3 days (including about 1 day for site visit) Size of event: Approx. 40 participants (2 invited from eachpartner country)
Contents:
 WEPA Activity Report for FY2023
 WEPA Phase IV Final Report Update Reports from WEPA Partner Countries
 WEPA’s Phase V Basic Policy
 Workshop to be held in conjunction (the theme to bedetermined, but assumed to be related to the summary ofWEPA's 4th phase and the activity plan for the 5th phase)5. Other(1) Information dissemination in the WEPA database• Enhancing the contents of the website that wasrenovated in the previous fiscal year
(2) Advance preparation for participation in the 10th World
Water Forum• Make necessary arrangements to introduce WEPA
activities at the 10th World Water Forum to be held inBali, Indonesia, May 18-22, 2024.
(3) Distribution of WEPA News

11Thank you!