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Doubling Water Financing and Results
Conference on ADB's Water Financing Program 2006-2010

26-28 September 2006; ADB Headquarters


Program

DAY 1 – Tuesday, 26 September 2006
8:45 - 9:00 Registration and Refreshments
9:00 - 9:40 Opening Session - Plenary
  • Conference Program and Objectives

    Speaker: Arjun Thapan, Chair, ADB Water Committee
    Speech | Presentation [PDF | 15KB]

    Chair: Bindu Lohani, Director General, Regional and Sustainable Development Department (RSDD)
9:40 - 10:30 Photo Session and Break
10:30 – 11:30 Session 2 - Plenary
  • Country Water Financing Highlights
    Highlights to be shared by heads of delegations from India, Viet Nam, Pakistan, Philippines, and Indonesia

    Chair: Shyam P. Bajpai, Deputy Director General, RSDD

    Presentations:
    - India [PDF | 545KB]
    - Viet Nam [PDF | 483KB]
    - Pakistan [PDF | 238KB]
    - Philippines [PDF | 489KB]
    - Indonesia [PDF | 246KB]
11:30 – 12:00 Session 3 – Plenary
  • What Barriers Are Holding Back Country Water Investment Programs?

    Speakers:
    Arjun Thapan, Chair, ADB Water Committee; Deputy Director General, Southeast Asia Department (SERD)
    Wouter Lincklaen Arriens, Lead Water Resources Specialist, RSDD
    Presentation [PDF | 44KB]

    Chair: Xianbin Yao, Deputy Director General, Central and West Asia Department (CWRD)
12:00 – 1:15 Lunch
1:15- 3:15 Session 4 - Country Dialogues
  • Key Barriers to Water Investment Programs
    Country delegations to discuss major barriers for urban, rural, and basin water investments with ADB country teams

    Co-Chairs: Heads of Country Delegations and ADB Country Directors
3:15 – 3:30 Break
3:30 - 5:30 Session 5 - Plenary
  • Appreciation of Practical Solution Strategies to Overcome Water Programming Barriers
    • Film Showing: China’s Water Challenge (22 min)
    • National Water Reforms and Regional Cooperation by Wouter Lincklaen Arriens, Lead Water Resources Specialist, RSDD
      Presentation [PDF | 57KB]
    • Good Practices in Basin Water by Katsuji Matsunami, Director, Agriculture, Environment, and Natural Resources Division, CWRD (CWAE)
      Presentation [PDF | 344KB]
    • Good Practices in Rural Water by Frederick Roche, Director, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Social Services Division, South Asia Department (SARD)
      Presentation [PDF | 84KB]
    • Good Practices in Urban Water by Amy Leung, Principal Urban Development Specialist, Social Sectors Division, EARD (EASS)
      Presentation [PDF | 31KB]

  • Q & A

    Chair: Kunio Senga, Director General, SARD
5:45 Pre-Dinner Cocktails and Dinner hosted by Arjun Thapan, Chair, Water Committee
Executive Dining Room

DAY 2 – Wednesday, 27 September 2006
08:30 - 09:15

Session 6 - Plenary

  • Summary of First Day’s Sessions
  • Introduction of ADB’s New Products and Services

    Speakers:
    Werner Liepach, Principal Director, Office of Cofinancing Operations (OCO)
    Presentation [PDF | 183KB]
    Jo Yamagata, Principal Structured Finance Specialist, Infrastructure, Finance Division 2, Private Sector Operations Department (PSOD)
    Presentation [PDF | 53KB]

    Chair: Arjun Thapan, Chair, ADB Water Committee; Deputy Director General, SERD
09:15 - 10:30 Session 7 - Country Dialogues
  • Practical Solution Strategies for Doubling Water Financing and Results

    Co-Chairs: Heads of Country Delegations and ADB Country Directors
10:30 – 10:45 Break
10:45 - 12:00 Session 8 - Country Dialogues
  • Identifying Joint Opportunities for Increasing Water Investments

    Co-Chairs: Heads of Country Delegations and ADB Country Directors
12:00 – 1:15 Lunch
1:15 - 2:45 Session 8 - Country Dialogues (Continued)
  • Identifying Joint Opportunities for Increasing Water Investments

    Co-Chairs: Heads of Country Delegations and ADB Country Directors
2:45 – 3:00 Break
3:00 – 3:45 Session 9 - Plenary
  • Results of Country Investment Opportunities Dialogues:
    Presentations by ADB Rapporteurs of the Country Dialogues
    Chair: Rajat Nag, Director General, SERD

    • Pakistan
      Katsuji Matsunami
      Director, CWAE
    • Indonesia
      Urooj Malik
      Director, SEAE
    • India
      Hun Kim,
      Director, SAUD
    • Philippines
      Rudolf Frauendorfer
      Senior Urban Development Specialist,
      Infrastructure Division, SERD (SEID)
    • Viet Nam
      Hubert Jenny
      Senior Project Engineer (Urban
      Infrastructure), SEID
3:45 - 4:15 Closing Session - Plenary
  • Summary and Closing Remarks by ADB Vice-President Lawrence Greenwood

    Chair: Bindu Lohani, Director General, RSDD
4:15 – 4:45 Break
4:45 – 5:45
  • Launch of the Asia-Pacific Water Forum (APWF)

    Chair: ADB Vice-President Liqun Jin
    Launching Ceremony Video

    Welcome Remarks
    - Mr. Yoshiro Mori, President of Japan Water Forum
    - APWF Governing Council

    Greetings
    - ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda
    - Subregional Coordinators

    Remarks
    - Host municipality for the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit

    Launch of the APWF Web site

    Closing Remarks
    - ADB Vice-President Liqun Jin
5:45 Cocktail Reception hosted by ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda

DAY 3 – Thursday, 28 September 2006
8:30 – 12:00 Field Visit for Conference Participants
10:00 – 12:00 First Meeting of the Governing Council of the Asia-Pacific Water Forum
2:00 – 4:30 Donors Dialogue for the Water Financing Partnership Facility

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