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| Monday, 9 December | ||
| 08:00 - 08:30 | Registration | |
| Opening Session | Muhammad A. Mannan (Chair) Director Agriculture, Environment, and Natural Resources Division South East Asia Department | |
| 09:00 - 09:15 | Welcome Remarks | Bradford R. Philips Director Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Social Sectors Division Regional and Sustainable Development Department |
| 09:15 - 10:30 | Water Week Overview ADB participation in the 3rd World Water Forum Water and Poverty Initiative Plenary Discussion |
Wouter Lincklaen Arriens Lead Water Resources Specialist Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Social Sectors Division Regional and Sustainable Development Department |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Photo session and morning break | |
| Awarding of ADB Water Prize | Jan P.M. van Heeswijk (Chair) Director General Regional and Sustainable Development Department | |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Opening Remarks Presentation of ADB Water Prize |
Tadao Chino ADB President |
| 11:30 - 12:15 | Presentation by the ADB Water Prize Awardees Mr. Javed Iqbal Chaudhry Project Director Housing, Urban Development, and Public Health Engineering Department Government of Punjab Lahore, Pakistan Ms. Gul Fareen Yaqoob President Community Based Organization Punjab Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Scheme Village Thathi Gujran Tehsil Fateh Jang District Attock Ms. Nadia Saeed Community Based Mobilizer Punjab Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project Attock Sub Division Office District Attock |
Assisted by Shakeel Ahmad Khan Urban Development Specialist Social Sectors Division South Asia Department |
| 12:15 - 13:30 | Lunch Break | |
| Promoting National Water Policies and Sector Reforms | Edward Haugh (Chair) Director Social Sectors Division South Asia Department | |
| 13:30 - 15:30 | Introduction to national water policies and sector reforms | Akmal Siddiq Project Economist Agriculture, Environment, and Natural Resources Division Mekong Department |
| Case study 1: Pakistan | Tim Hannan Team Leader Halcrow Ahmad Tahir Malik Chief Engineer Advise r Ministry of Water and Power Government of Pakistan | |
| Case study 2: Sri Lanka | K.S.R. de Silva Director General Water Resources Secretariat / Interim National Water Resources Authority | |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Afternoon Break | |
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Panel and plenary discussion on promoting national water policies and sector reforms | Tim Hannan, K.S.R. de Silva, Etienne van de Walle, Alfred Birch, Wouter Lincklaen Arriens, Angel Alejandrino |
| 17:00 - 19:00 | Cocktail Reception | Hosted by Jan P.M. van Heeswijk |
| Tuesday, 10 December | ||
| Fostering Integrated Management of Water Resources in River Basins | C. R. Rajendran (Chair) Director Agriculture, Environment, and Natural Resources Division Mekong Department | |
| 08:30 - 10:30 | Introduction to water resources management in river basins | Peter M. Smidt Principal Project Implementation Officer Viet Nam Resident Mission |
| Case study 3: Nam Ngum River Basin, Lao | Akmal Siddiq Project Economist | |
| Case study 4: Red River Basin, Viet Nam | Alfred Birch Team Leader National Coordination for Water Resources Management TA3528-VIE | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Morning Break | |
| Fostering Integrated Management of Water Resources in River Basins (continuation) | Wouter Lincklaen Arriens (Chair) Lead Water Resources Specialist | |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Case study 5: Water quality & environmental improvement | Nancy Convard Sr. Project Specialist (Water Sector and Urban Development) Pacific Operations Division |
| 12:00 - 13:30 | Lunch Break | |
| Peter.N. King (Chair) Director Pacific Operations Division | ||
| 13:30 - 15:30 | Introduction to flood management | Ian. Fox Principal Project Specialist (Portfolio Management) Agriculture, Environment, and Natural Resources Division Mekong Department |
| Case study 6: Yellow River flood management | Binsar Tambunan Project Specialist Agriculture, Environment, & Natural Resources Division East and Central Asia Department | |
| Case study 7: Mekong flood management initiatives | Joern Kristensen Chief Executive Officer Mekong River Commission | |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Afternoon Break | |
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Panel and plenary discussion on fostering integrated management of water resources in river basins, including water quality, environmental improvement, and flood management | Joern Kristensen, Ian Fox, Nancy Convard, Binsar Tambunan, Akmal Siddiq, Alfred Birch |
| Wednseday, 11 December | ||
| Fostering Stakeholder Participation | Hun Kim (Chair) Principal Urban Economist Social Sectors Division South Asia Department | |
| 08:30 - 10:30 | Introduction to fostering community, gender, and NGO participation | Grant Curtis NGO Specialist, NGOC |
| Case study 8: India | Jyoti S. Macwan Secretary, Self Employed Women's Association | |
| Case study 9: Bangladesh | K. Zohurul Islam Vice President, RUPANTAR | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Morning Break | |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Panel and plenary discussion on fostering stakeholder participation | Jyoti Macwan, K. Zohurum Islam, K.E. Seetharam, Grant Curtis, Kusum Athukorale, Ava Shrestha |
| 12:00 - 13:30 | Lunch Break | |
| Developing Partnerships | Wouter Lincklaen Arriens (Chair) Lead Water Resources Specialist | |
| 13:30 - 15:30 | Introduction to water partnership opportunities Presentations by other multilateral development banks, bilateral funding agencies, and international organizations | |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Afternoon Break | |
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Roundtable discussion among development partners | |
| Thursday, 12 December | ||
| Improving Water Services in Irrigation and Drainage | Frederick. C. Roche (Chair) Director Agriculture, Environment, and Natural Resources Division South Asia Department | |
| 08:30 - 10:30 | Introduction to improving irrigation and drainage services | M. Jamilur Rahman Principal Project Specialist Agriculture, Environment, and Natural Resources Division South East Asia Department |
| Case study 10: Philippines (based on the 1668-PHI Southern Philippines Irrigation Sector Project) | Tetsuro Miyazato Senior Water Resources Specialist Agriculture, Environment, and Natural Resources Division South East Asia Department | |
| Case study 11: Bangladesh (based on the 1381-BAN Small Scale Water Resources Development) | Kenichi Yokoyama Project Engineer Agriculture, Environment, and Natural Resources Division South Asia Department | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Morning Break | |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Panel and plenary discussion on improving water services in irrigation and drainage | Tetsuro Miyazato, Kenichi Yokoyama, Intizar Hussain (IWMI), Armand Evers (Netherlands Embassy, Bangladesh) |
| 12:00 - 13:30 | Lunch Break | |
| Improving Water Services in Water Supply and Sanitation with Private Sector Participation | Alfredo Pascual (Chair) Director Infrastructure Finance Division Private Sector Operations Department | |
| 13:30 - 15:30 | Introduction to improving water supply and sanitation services with private sector participation | Ma.Teresa Kho Senior Investment Officer Infrastructure Finance Division Private Sector Operations Department |
| Case study 12: Chengdu Water Supply Project | Bernard Poignant International Finance Project Director Vivendi Environment | |
| Case study 13: MWSS concessions | Antonino Aquino President Manila Water Company | |
| Case study 14: Jakarta concession (East) | Richard Fairweather Financial Controller Thames Pam Jaya | |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Afternoon Break | |
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Panel and plenary discussion on improving water supply and sanitation services with private sector participation | Bernard Poignant, Antonino Aquino, Richard Fairweather |
| Friday, 13 December | ||
| Promoting Regional Cooperation | William Fraser (Chair) Senior Director Social Sectors Division East and Central Asia Department | |
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Introduction to regional cooperation and networking Recommendations for networking on research and capacity building |
Wouter Lincklaen Arriens and Angel Alejandrino |
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Presentation of ADB Water Service Awards to staff | Myoung-Ho Shin ADB Vice-President |
| 09:30 - 10:30 | Case study 15: Regional water cooperation in Central Asia | Tumurduvaa Bayarsaihan Project Economist Agriculture, Environment, and Natural Resources Division East and Central Asia Department |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Morning Break | |
| Lessons learned from case studies and recommendations | Wouter Lincklaen Arriens (Chair) Lead Water Resources Specialist | |
| 11:00 - 11:45 | Summary of lessons learned from the case studies and discussions | Thomas Panella, Cesar Yniguez Rapporteurs Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Social Sectors Division Regional and Sustainable Development Department |
| 11:45 - 12:00 | Closing Remarks | Bradford R. Philips Director |
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