Asia Wastewater Management Partnership (AWaP)
The First General Meeting and the Inaugural Symposium of AWaP
- Date
- 25th July, 2018
- Venue
- Kitakyushu International Conference Center (Kitakyushu City, Japan)
- Partner Countries
- Cambodia – Ministry of Public Works and TransportIndonesia – Ministry of Public Works and HousingJapan – Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)Ministry of the Environment (MOE)Myanmar – Ministry of ConstructionPhilippines – Department of Public Works and HighwaysVietnam – Ministry of Construction
- International organizations/Development assistance organizations
- Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)World Health Organization (WHO)Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- Other Organizations
- Water Environmental Partnership in Asia (WEPA)Japan Sewage Works Agency (JS)Japan Sanitation Consortium (JSC)
In September 2015, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted in The United Nations Sustainable Development Summit. The Target 6.3 of SDGs stipulates that “by 2030, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater” should be accomplished.
Based on that, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), Japan and Ministry of the Environment (MOE), Japan proposed the establishment of “Asia Wastewater Management Partnership (AWaP)” at The Third Asia-Pacific Water Summit (11th and 12th December, 2017 in Yangon, Myanmar).
This partnership consists of government officials from Asian countries engaged in policy-making on sewage treatment, and others. The main objective of the activity is to organize regular meetings, share information on wastewater management, and discuss on solutions for the future.
At the Preparation Workshop on the Asia Wastewater Management Partnership (AWaP), which was held on the following day of the Third Asia-Pacific Water Summit, the participant countries had a common understanding of the challenges to achieve SDGs target, exchanged views on the necessary activity of the partnership, and agreed that AWaP would be established in the summer of 2018.
At this first general meeting, AWaP has been officially established, its Implementation Guidelines were confirmed and work plan was discussed.
Also, after the meeting, a symposium open for general audience including Japanese interested parties was held, where each AWaP participant country presented its current efforts in wastewater management, as well as its work plan to achieve SDGs by 2030 and intended contribution to AWaP.
<Objectives of the First General Meeting>
- Based on the establishment agreement in December 2017, to share the Implementation Guidelines outlining AWaP’s operational policy and the management structure among the participant countries.
- To discuss the work plan of AWaP, and to set specific goals to be targeted.
- To organize the Kitakyushu Statement which describes the establishment of the Asia Wastewater Management Partnership (AWaP) and its work plans for a few years ahead.
Objectives of the Symposium
To share information about each AWaP partner country’s current efforts and work plan towards achieving SDGs through their presentations, to the interested parties and the general public.
Morning part: First General Meeting of Asia Wastewater Management Partnership (AWaP)
- Time
- 9:00- 11:55, 25th July 2018,
Chairperson: Dr. Taku Fujiwara, Professor, Faculty of Agriculture and Marine Science, Department of Agriculture, Forestry, Bioresource and Environmental Sciences, Kochi University Moderator: Mr.Pierre Flamand, Manager, International Affairs, Japan Sanitation Consortium(JSC)
Opening
Welcome Remarks
Mr.Yasuhiro Morioka Director-General, Sewerage and Wastewater Management Department, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Session 1: Discussion on the Implementation Guidelines and Work Plan
Explanation of the AWaP Implementation Guidelines and Work Plan
Mr. Natsuki Hisaoka
Director for Overseas Projects of Sewerage, Sewerage Planning Division, Sewerage and Wastewater Management Department, Water and Disaster Management Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Each Country’s Opinions on the Work Plan
Presentation from each country on the draft workplan
Session 2: How to Carry out Monitoring of Wastewater Management?
Introduction of Global Monitoring of SDGs 6.3.1
Mr. Rifat Hossain
Department of Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health (PHE), World Health Organization(WHO)
Introduction of the Pilot Survey in Vietnam on the Monitoring of SDGs 6.3.1
Mr. Mitsuo Kitagawa
Senior Advisor for Sewage Works and Water Pollution Control, Global Environment Department, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Planning for wastewater management based on results of monitoring, Japanese experience
Mr. Tatsuhiro Ueda
Director, International Affairs Office, Japan Sewage Works Agency
Afternoon part: The Inaugural Symposium of Asia Wastewater Management Partnership(AWaP)
- Time
- 13:00 - 15:00, 25th July 2018,
Chairperson: Dr. Taku Fujiwara, Professor, Faculty of Agriculture and Marine Science, Department of Agriculture, Forestry, Bioresource and Environmental Sciences, Kochi University Moderator: Ms. Risa Urasoko, “Water for Life” in the Miss Japan Contest in 2018
Opening
Welcome remarks
Mr.Yoshihiro Yamamoto Director-General, Environmental Regeneration and Material Cycles Bureau, Ministry of Environment Mr. Kenji Kitahashi Mayor, Kitakyushu-City, Japan
Speech
“Monitoring of wastewater management towards achievement of SDGs and expectations for AWaP”
Mr. Rifat Hossain Department of Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health (PHE), World Health Organization(WHO)
“Roadmap towards achievement of SDGs and wastewater management in the Asia-Pacific region”
Mr. Curt Garrigan
Chief, Sustainable Urban Development Section, Environment and Development Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific(UNESCAP)
“JICA’s efforts and the outcome towards achievement of SDGs in wastewater management”
Mr. Mitsuo Kitagawa
Senior Advisor for Sewage Works and Water Pollution Control, Global Environment Department, Japan
International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
AWaP’s efforts towards achievement of SDGs target6.3 (Panel discussion)
Japan
Mr. Natsuki Hisaoka
Director for Overseas Projects of Sewerage, Sewerage Planning Division, Sewerage and Wastewater Management Department, Water and Disaster Management Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Japan
Ms. Mai Itakura
Section Chief, Office for Promotion of Johkasou, Waste Management Division, Environmental Regeneration and Material Cycles Bureau, Ministry of the Environment
Cambodia
Mr. Chao Sopheak Phibal
Director, Sewerage Management & Construction Department, Ministry of Public Works and Transport,Cambodia
Indonesia
Mr. Suharsono Adi Broto, ST, MM
DGHS, Head of Sub-Directorate for Wastewater Management, Ministry of Public Works and Housing, Indonesia
Myanmar
Ms. Su Nandar TIN
Staff Officer, Water and Sanitation Division, Building Department, Ministry of Construction
Philippines (absent due to urgent matter)
Department of Public Works and Highways, Philippines
Vietnam
Dr. Mai Thi Lien HUONG,
Director General, Administration of Technical Infrastructure, Ministry of Construction, Vietnam
Mr. Rifat Hossain
Department of Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health (PHE), World Health Organization (WHO)
Mr. Curt Garrigan
Chief, Sustainable Urban Development Section, Environment and Development Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
Mr. Mitsuo Kitagawa
Senior Advisor for Sewage Works and Water Pollution Control, Global Environment Department, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)