Inception Meeting for the Asian Water Development Outlook and the Asia-Pacific Water Summit Media Strategy
17-18 April 2007;
Singapore
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At the 4th World Water Forum in Mexico in March 2006, water ministers from the Asia-Pacific sought the establishment of a new network that will address water challenges in the region. Several development agencies supported the proposal and the Asia Pacific Water Forum (APWF) was conceived and officially launched at the Conference on ADB's Water Financing Program in September 2006.
APWF is working to increase the region’s access to improved water supplies and sanitation, protect and restore river basins, and reduce people’s vulnerability to water disasters. Its initial task is to organize an Asia-Pacific Water Summit (APWS) in December 2007. The summit, to be held in Oita Prefecture, Japan, will focus on measures that will ensure the effective delivery of adequate and safe water supply to critical areas in the region.
As a key supporter of the APWF, ADB recently approved a $1 million grant to support the Water Summit and other APWF activities. The grant will also commission the Asian Water Development Outlook (AWDO), ADB’s new flagship product that will serve as investment decision making guide for top-level leaders and policy makers, to be launched during the Summit. An AWDO Team, guided by 2006 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate Professor Asit Biswas and supported by a panel of eminent resource persons, has been constituted to prepare the AWDO .
This inception meeting served as a brainstorming session among eminent persons to discuss initial plans for the AWDO and APWS.
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The objectives of the meeting were to:
- Discuss the objectives, key messages, and the broad contents of the Asian Water Development Outlook
- Develop media strategies and activities for the AWDO and the APWS
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The meeting was organized by the Asian Development Bank.
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The AWDO Team and representatives from ADB, APWF, and other partner organizations attended the event.
View the list of participants.
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The meeting was held at the Water Hub, Public Utilities Board in Singapore.
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K.E. Seetharam
Principal Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist, ADB
E-mail: water@adb.org
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