Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Overview of the Objectives and Activities Plan

13th December 2017

Norihide Tamoto

Sewerage and Wastewater Management Department

Water and Disaster Management Bureau

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)

Preparation Workshopon the Asia Wastewater Management Partnership (AWaP)

Contents

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1. Background and Concept of Asia Wastewater Management Partnership (AWaP)

2. Draft Activities Plan

Contents

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1. Background and Concept of Asia Wastewater Management Partnership (AWaP)

2. Draft Activities Plan

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Background why we need AWaP?

6.2 By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open

defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable

situations

6.3 By 2030, improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release of

hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater and

substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse globally

6.a By 2030, expand international cooperation and capacity-building support to developing countries in

water- and sanitation-related activities and programmes, including water harvesting, desalination,

water efficiency, wastewater treatment, recycling and reuse technologies

Status Quo of the Water Environment and Wastewater Management in (Southeast) Asia

Water pollution load from municipal

wastewater is increasing due to the rapid

growth of city population

Population coverage of municipal

wastewater treatment is under 5% in many

ASEAN countries including Myanmar

Awareness on preventing water pollution is

still low in the countries

66%

23%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

Malaysia

Thailand

Vietnam

Philippines

Myanmar

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Laos

Srilanka

Under 5% population

coverage of

sewerage

Increasing pollution load due to

rapid urbanization and

industrialization

Gap

To achieve the SDGs Target, it is necessary to fill the GAP by 2030

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Discussion in Nagoya 2016 “Conference on Watershed Management for Controlling Municipal

Wastewater in Southeast Asia” held in Nagoya last year.

6 Countries (Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia, Myanmar, Philippines

and Japan) participated.

Agreed on the “Effectiveness of information-sharing by the attending

countries as a first step to solve common challenges among

countries and necessary to hold the conference periodically”.

This Workshop is the first step of the information sharing activity

among countries.

Mainstreaming is the Key Concept

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Achievement of SDGs by 2030

Wastewater Related Institutions and Infrastructures are in well Established and Operated Status

“Mainstreaming Wastewater Management” =“Wastewater management is incorporated in various socioeconomic activities

from national policy to the level of civic life”

→ It is necessary to involve/outreach various stakeholders

Prioritize wastewatermanagement in gov. policy

Establish Institution and education of human resources

Financing

Government Private Civil Society

Reduction of pollution load in the industry

Development of applicable technology and business

Encourage awareness on the conservation of water environment through environmental education etc.

Outcome

Activity to fill the gap

Necessary knowledge, know-how will be shared in Asia Wastewater Management Partnership (AWaP)

Inclusive and Sustainable

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Ultimate Goal of the Mainstreaming of Wastewater Management is Inclusive and Sustainable Development

-Activities-

Information Sharing

and Co-Projects of

on Mainstreaming

of WWM

• Human

Resources

Development

• Development of

Appropriate

Technology

• Awareness

Raising and

Education

-Body-

AWaPPrevention of

Epidemic

Diseases

Wastewater

Related

industry

Job Creation

Involvement of

Citizens,

Creation of

Comfortable City

Environment

(Examples from Japanese Experience)

-ultimate goal/concept-

Inclusiveand

SustainableDevelopment

Contents

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1. Background and Concept of Asia Wastewater Management Partnership (AWaP)

2. Draft Activities Plan

Organizational Structure

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Secretariat(financed by MLIT/MOE Japan)

Development and Financial

Organizations

JICA (Japan International

Cooperation Agency)

Technical and Institutional Advisors

JSC(Japan Sanitation Consortium)

GCUS (Global Center for Urban

Sanitation)Japan

Cambodia Indonesia

Myanmar Philippines Vietnam

Partner Network

WEPA(Water Environment

Partnership in Asia)

Partner Countries(under discussion)

Partner Countries work together to promote wastewater treatment in Asia.

Partner Organizations give needed resources.

Secretariat manages the Partnership with funds of Japanese government.

Draft

Ref: Collaboration of WEPA and AWaP

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Institution for Wastewater Management

Construction and Operation of

Facilities

Environment/Effluent

Standard

Water Env. Monitoring

Improvement of Water

Environment

AWaPAsia Wastewater management Partnership

WEPAWater Environment Partnership in Asia

Mainstreaming of

WastewaterManagement

Collaboration of WEPA and AWaP is essential to achieve the

common goal

Intended Activities

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Intended Activities

of AWaP

Information Sharing

and Networking

through meetings

Provide Practical

Knowledge and

Know-how through

Information Platform

Conduct Co-Projects

to Tackle with

Common Issues

Holding conferences

among partner countries

regularly

Discuss about the theme

necessary for

mainstreaming wastewater

management with a focus

on raising awareness,

legislation, organization,

technology and finance

Building web-based

platform to share practical

knowledge on wastewater

management in Asia

Utilizing technical and

legislative information of

JICA/MLIT/MOE projects

To tackle with common

technical/legislative

challenges of partner

countries, establish

collaborative project to

discuss and prepare

guidelines and manuals

Three main components for the AWaP core activities

Appreciate your comment/inputs in your presentation

Draft

Activity Plan

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2017 2018 2019 2020-

Preparation

1. Information Sharing

and Networking

through meetings

2. Provide Practical

Knowledge and Know-

how through

Information Platform

3. Collaborative

Projects

First Regular Conference in Japan

Building Web-based information platform

Formulation of co-projects

Identification of common issues

Second

Regular Conference

Knowledge sharing through

platform

We would like to launch the partnership in the summer next year

Preparation WS in Yangon

Draft

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Let’s Work Together to Mainstream Wastewater Management and Achieve

SDGs Targets