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Inception Meeting for the Asian Water Development Outlook and the Asia-Pacific Water Summit Media Strategy

17-18 April 2007, Water Hub, Public Utilities Board, Singapore

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DAY 1 – Tuesday, 17 April
9:30 - 10:30 AM

Opening session

  • Welcome and Background on APWF, Summit, and AWDO
    K.E. Seetharam, Principal Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist, ADB
  • Preliminary remarks by Team members
    Arjun Thapan, Water Committee Chair and Director General, Southeast Asia Regional Department, ADB
    Professor Asit Biswas, Lead Expert for AWDO

 

10:30 – 11:00 AM

Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:30 PM

Session 1 – Outline Table of Contents of AWDO

  • Key messages in AWDO
    Arjun Thapan, Water Committee Chair and Director General, Southeast Asia Regional Department, ADB
    Professor Asit Biswas, Lead Expert for AWDO
  • Who are the audience?
    Indrajit Banerjee, Media Strategy expert
  • What is the format of presentation?
    Stephen Logan, Publishing expert
12:30 – 02:00 PM Working lunch and visit to the Water Hub
02:00 – 03:30 PM

Session 2 Annotated table of contents

  • Overview chapter
    Professor Asit Biswas, Lead Expert for AWDO
  • Issues chapter
    Arthur McIntosh, Water supply and sanitation sector expert
    Olli Varis, IWRM sector expert
  • Country chapters
    K.E. Seetharam, Principal Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist, ADB
    Geoff Bridges, Water supply and sanitation sector expert
3:30 – 04:00 PM Coffee Break
04:00 – 5:30 PM

Session 3 Water sector performance indicators

  • Short list of indicators
    Bhanoji Rao, Advisor on Indicators
07:00 – 8:30 PM

Working Dinner


DAY 2 – Wednesday, 18 April
09:30 - 10:30 AM

Session 4 Media strategy for AWDO and APWS

  • Proposed activities under the media strategy
    Indrajit Banerjee, Media Strategy expert
    Kalinga Senevirtane, Facilitator
10:30 – 11:00 AM

Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:30 PM

Session 5: Implementing arrangements

  • Detailed tasks and schedule of activities for each team member
12:30 – 02:00 PM Working Lunch
02:00 – 03:30 PM

Final session

  • Wrap up and next steps—all team members
  • Other matters
  • End of Meeting

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