Water

Opening Session

• Opening/Welcoming Remarks
  Emilio Gabbrielli, Executive Director, GWP
  Tadashi Kondo, Country Director, India Resident Mission, ADB
• Keynote Address
  Ashok Chawla, Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs
  Ministry of Finance, Government of India
• Individual introduction of participants and expectations

Introduction to the ADB-GWP Water Operators Partnership (WOP) Program

• Arjun Thapan, Chair, ADB Water Committee

Presentation of South East Asian Water Utilities Network (SEAWUN)

• Vu Kim Quyen, Executive Director, SEAWUN

Coffee Break/Networking

Case Studies from Southeast Asia—Best Practices in Water Utilities

• Public Utilities Board of Singapore
• Manila Water Company
• Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority

The Broader IWRM Context and Links to Financing

• Global Water Partnership (GWP)

Lunch

Discussions on aims, scope and clarification of objectives of proposed Water Utilities Network and WOP program for South Asia

Views from SEAWUN on the value of a South Asia Water Utilities Network (SAWUN)

Group discussions on how to develop SAWUN and twinning arrangements

Workshop Summary

Afternoon Coffee Break

Discussion on twinning arrangements

Views from South Asian utilities and twinning partners on how to structure twinning arrangements

End of Day One

Workshop Dinner

Presentations by selected South Asian utilities on immediate needs and benefits from working with other utilities

Morning Coffee Break

Group discussion on how model water utilities will initiate, benefit from, and contribute to twinning and water utility networking arrangements and how the global community and donors can support these arrangements

One working group will discuss interest and possible follow-up activity in the Central Asia and China regions.

Lunch

Discussion on:

• Process for setting up
  • South Asia Water Utility Network
  • Twinning arrangements—objectives, structure, funding, operational aspects, key success indicators.
• Ideas for the larger public meeting in 2007 to launch SAWUN and WOP program
• Indication of commitment from participants to continue the process of setting up SAWUN and WOP Program

End of Meeting / Afternoon Coffee Break / Farewell Networking