Asia-Pacific Regional Sessionat the 5th World Water ForumAsia-Pacific Ministerial Meeting for Water Security

on March 20, 2009Sadabad Hall, Regions Bloc

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AgendaAsia-Pacific Regional Session at the 5th World Water ForumAsia-Pacific Ministerial Meeting for Water Security

Co-chairs:Mr. Yoshiro Mori, President of APWFMs. Erna Witoelar, Vice Chair of APWF Governing Council

Part 1: Asia-Pacific Ministerial Panel on Water Security

9:00-9:10 Opening by Mr. Yoshiro Mori, President of APWF

9:10-9:20Remarks by Mr. Siva Thampi, Director of Environment and Development Division, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

9:20-9:30Remarks by Mr. Wouter Lincklaen Arriens, Lead Water Resources Specialist, Asian Development Bank

9:30-10:30

Asia-Pacific Ministerial Panel on Water Security

a. Representative of each sub-region

b. Host of leadership meeting in the region

10:30-11:00 Break

Part 2: Asia-Pacific Challenges to Achieve Water Security

11:00-11:10Launching and presentation of the Asia-Pacific Regional Document by Ravi Narayanan, CBE, Vice-Chair of APWF Governing Council

11:10-11:45 Statement on national water security issues by ministers for water

11:45-11:55Statement by the representative of the G8 Experts Group on Water and

Sanitation

11:55-12:40 Panel Discussion by APWF partners and leaders

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AgendaPart 1: Asia-Pacific Ministerial Panel on Water Security

9:00-9:10 Opening by Mr. Yoshiro Mori, President of APWF

9:10-9:20Remarks by Mr. Siva Thampi, Director of Environment and Development Division, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

9:20-9:30Remarks by Mr. Wouter Lincklaen Arriens, Lead Water Resources Specialist, Asian Development Bank

9:30-10:30

Asia-Pacific Ministerial Panel on Water Security

a. Representative of each sub-region Northeast Asia: Mr. Chen Lei, Minister for Water Resources, People’s 　 Republic of

China Central Asia: Mr. Saidi Yokubzod, Minister of Land Reclamation and Water Resources,

Tajikistan Caucasus: Mr. Giorgi Khachidze, Minister of Environment and Natural Resources

Protection, Georgia South Asia: Mr. Ramesh Sen, Minister for Water Resources, Bangladesh Southeast Asia: Mr. Djoko Kirmanto, Minister of Public Works, Indonesia Pacific: Mr. Faumuina Liuga, Minister for Natural Resources and Environment, Samoa

b. Host of leadership meeting in the region Dr. Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister of the Environment and Water Resources, Singapore Mr. Yasushi Kaneko, Senior Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and

Tourism, Japan

10:30-11:00 Break

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AgendaPart 2: Asia-Pacific Challenges to Achieve Water Security

11:00-11:10Launching and presentation of the Asia-Pacific Regional Document by Ravi Narayanan, CBE, Vice-Chair of APWF Governing Council

11:10-11:45

Statement on national water security issues by ministers for water Dr. James Horne, Deputy Secretary, Department of the Environment, Water Heritage and the Arts, Australia Mr. Pehin Dato Abdullah Bakar, Minister of Development, Brunei Darussalam Mr. Veng Sakhon, Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology, Kingdom of Cambodia Mr. Ben Eliezer Binyamin, Minister of Water and Energy, Israel Mr. Do-Youp Kwon, Vice Minister of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs, Republic of Korea Mrs. Khempheng Pholsena, Minister to the Prime Minister's Office and Head of the Water Resources and

Environment Administration, Lao People's Democratic Republic Mr. Luimediin Gansukh, Minister of Environment and Tourism, Mongolia Mr. Athaullah Ahamed Lebbe Marikkar, Minister of Water Supply and Drainage, Sri Lanka Mr. Shavkat Khamraev, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, Republic of Uzbekistan

11:45-11:55Statement by the representative of the G8 Experts Group on Water and Sanitation by Mr. Akihiko Furuya, Ambassador for Global Environmental Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

11:55-12:40

Panel Discussion by APWF partners and leaders Facilitator: Ms. Margaret Catley-Carlson, Chair of World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Water

Security, Member of UNSGAB Mr. Djoko Kirmanto, Minister of Public Works, Indonesia Prof. Saifuddin Soz, Minister of Water Resources, India Dr. Alexander Muller, Assistant Director General of the Natural Resources and Environment Department, FAO Dr. Andreas Schild, Director General, ICIMOD Dr. Kuniyoshi Takeuchi, Director, ICHARM