Water

Registration

Opening Session

• Welcome Remarks
  • Ramon B. Alikpala
    Executive Director, National Water Regulatory Board (NWRB)
  • Dolora N. Nepomuceno
    Assistant General Manager, Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA)
  • Dr. Basuki Hadimuljono
    Chair, Network of Asian River Basin Organizations (NARBO)
• Opening Remarks
  • Urooj S. Malik
    Director, Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Southeast Asia Department, ADB
• Introduction
  • Michio Ota
    Director, Japan Water Agency (JWA)

Break

Draft Technical Paper (DTP)
Water Rights: Issues and Challenges for River Basin Organizations in Asia

• Presentation of the DTP
  Jeremy Bird, ADB Consultant

• Roundtable Discussion on the DTP
  Participants

Lunch

Water Rights in Indonesia, Lao PDR and the Philippines

• Discussion Materials on Water Rights, PJT 2, Indonesia
• Water Rights in the Philippines
• Guided Discussion
  Participants

Break

Water Rights in Japan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam

• Experiences on Water Rights System in Japan
• Water Rights Comparative Study - Country Summary, Viet Nam
• Guided Discussion
  Participants

Announcements

Field Visit 1 and 2: NWRB-granted Water Rights

• Tagaytay City Water District
• Irrigation Water Rights (National Irrigation Administration)

Lunch

Field Visit 3: LLDA-granted Water Rights

• Water Rights System for Ayala Land Management Corporation, (LLDA)
• Alabang Waterworks Operation (Ayala Property Management Corporation)

Reflections from Day 1 and 2

• ADB Reflections
  Jeremy Bird, ADB Consultant
• Participants’ Reflections

Country Sessions
Matrix of RBO functions now and in 2015 and 3 action points

Break

Breakout Group Discussions on RBO Role on Water Rights

Open Forum on Key Messages from Workshop

Synthesis and Next Steps

• Ian Makin, ADB

Closing Session

• Closing Remarks
  • Michio Ota
    Director, JWA
  • Wouter Lincklaen Arriens
    Lead Water Resources Specialist, ADB