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National Conference for Small Water Service Providers

9-10 August 2007; Manila, Philippines
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Day 1 Thursday, 9 August
08:00 - 08:30 Registration
08:30 - 09:30 Opening Ceremony
  • Invocation and National Anthem
  • Welcome Remarks
    Ruben S. Reinoso, Jr.,
    Assistant Director General, National Economic Development Authority (NEDA)
  • Recognition of Participants and Presentation of Objectives
    Leonardo Q. Liongson, Philippine Water Partnership (PWP)
  • Message
    Nileema Noble
    Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
  • Keynote Speech
    Domingo Panganiban,
    Secretary General, National Anti-Poverty Commission
09:30 - 10:00 Opening of Exhibit / Tour / Break
10:00 - 10:15 Building Partnership to End Water Poverty
  • Ramon B. Alikpala,
    Executive Director, National Water Resources Board (NWRB)
10:15 - 11:00 Small Piped Network Systems: The ADB Pilot project
  • Antonio de Vera, Asian Development Bank (ADB) RETA Coordinator
11:00 - 11:45 Household and SSWPs Survey in Metro Manila
  • Roberto Demigillo, ADB Consultant
11:45 - 12:30 Plenary Discussion
12:30 - 13:30 LUNCH BREAK
13:30 - 13:45 Summary of Pre-Conferences
13:45 - 14:00 Workshop Mechanics
   
14:00 - 16:00 Enabling Environment Workshop (Policy Recommendations)

     A. Working with Formal Utilities
     B. Other forms of service provision

Workshop Groups and Convenors

  • Technology
  • Financing
  • Management
  • Regulation
16:00 - 16:30 Break
16:30 - 17:30 Plenary and Open Forum on Workshop Results
17:30 Cocktails

Day 2 Friday, 10 August
09:00 - 10:30 Plenary Presentations
  • Synthesis of Day 1
  • Sanitation and Water Services Provision
    Lisa Lumbao, LINAW-USAID
  • Performance Improvement thru Benchmarking
    Cesar Yniguez, EcoAsia
10:30 - 12:30 Break-Out Session: Best Practices Presentations and Discussions
  • Financing and Business Opportunities (including sanitation)
  • Performance Improvement Planning
  • Technology Options
    • Wastewater Management
    • Sanitation Management Options
  • Partnerships for Service Delivery
12:30 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK
14:00 - 15:30 Partnership building
15:30 - 16:30 Next Steps/ Way Forward
Conference Declaration
16:30 Closing Ceremony