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2nd Southeast Asia Water Forum29 August - 3 September 2005
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| Theme | Advancing National Water Agenda |
| Session | Leading National Water Reforms and Water Governance |
| Date | 29 August 2005 |
| Time | 2:30 - 6:30 PM |
| Venue | Nusantara 1, Bali International Convention Center |
In the Asia and Pacific region today, 700 million people do not have access to safe drinking water and 2 billion live without adequate sanitation. Reforms at the sub-national or project levels-from stronger community involvement to growing private sector interest in service delivery, from establishment of river basin organizations to institutional development of public water providers-have already yielded positive results. But ensuring that these benefits are enjoyed by as large a segment of the country's population as possible requires widespread national water sector reforms that create the enabling environment for these initiatives.
National water sector reforms refer to the country's entire set of policies, planning, implementation, and supporting activities to improve water management. Their ultimate objectives are to manage and conserve scarce water resources and improve water services to sustain human and economic development.
The national reform agenda covers a wide ground, among them the following:
| 2:30 - 3:00 | Opening Program
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| 3:00 - 3:30 | Film Presentation and Discussion: ADB Water Policy Video |
| 3:30 - 4:30 | Panel 1: Investing More, Doing Better-- How have national
reforms helped? The discussion focused on the challenges involved in implementing national water sector reforms, how reforms have or have not led to better water management, and whether reforms have led to higher investments in the sector. Panelists:
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| 4:30 - 4:45 | Coffee Break |
| 4:45 - 5:30 | Panel 2: Participation in Water Management- Rhetoric
or Reality? The session discussed particular reforms from different perspectives. Discussion focused on the quality and results of participation in these reforms (what went right, what went wrong, what's the status in SEA, how has it facilitated better services, are the venues for participation adequate, etc). Panelists:
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| 5:30 - 5:45 | Closing Program
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Panel members were selected on the basis of the following: a) strong views on a particular topic; b) DMC experience in the reform in question; and c) professional affiliation (private sector, public sector, civil society)
Prior to the panel discussion, each panel member was given 3-5 minutes to express his/her response to the main question. A moderated discussion with the active involvement of the audience followed immediately after.
Media was involved as panelist to provide an outsider's perspective on the issues discussed.
Wouter Lincklaen Arriens
ADB Lead Water Resources Specialist
Phone: +632 6326754
Fax: +632 6362444
E-mail: water@adb.org
Postal address: 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City
1550 Metro Manila, Philippines
Mai Flor
ADB Water Governance Specialist (Consultant)
Phone: +632-633-4444 local 70161
Fax: +632-636-2444
Email: mmflor@adb.org; maiflor@info.com.ph
Postal address: 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City
1550 Metro Manila, Philippines
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