The 2^nd International WEPA Forum
International Forum on Water Environmental Governance in Asia

The 2^nd International WEPA Forum was an open event held on 3-4 December 2007 in Beppu City, Oita Prefecture, Japan as part of the 1^st Asia Pacific Water Summit. There were 42 presentations related to the forum topics presented by invited speakers and speakers selected based on submitted papers.
Through presentations and discussions, participants came to the mutual understanding that there is a need for an improvement of water environmental governance in this region. The participants also recognised that the sharing of knowledge and the establishment of relevant stakeholder networks can be a driving force that promote good environmental governance, and they reaffirmed that WEPA will provide opportunities to share information. The summary of the forum was submitted to the 1^st Asia- Pacific Water Summit.

 Summary of the 2^nd International WEPA Forum (PDF 664KB)

For details of the 1^st Asia- Pacific Water Summit
 http://www.apwf.org/

Date

3-4 December 2007 (Monday and Tuesday for two days)
Day One: 9:30-18:00, Day Two: 9:15-16:00

Venue

Oita New Life plaza, Beppu, Oita, Japan
Organisers

Organiser

Ministry of the Environment Japan

Supporting Organisations: Oita Prefecture, Beppu City, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

Language

English

Programme

Monday, 3 December 2007

TIME	PROGRAM
9:00	Registration
9:30	OPENING CEREMONY [Room A] Master of Ceremonies: Dr. Kensuke Fukushi, Associate Professor, University of Tokyo
	Opening Remarks Mr. Junichi Shiraishi, Director General for Water Environment, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
	Welcome Remarks Mr. Yoshiyuki Nakano, Director, Living and Environmental Department, Beppu City
	Briefing on the Purposes of the Forum Dr. Mitsumasa Okada Professor, Hiroshima University
9:45	KEYNOTE SPEECH
	“Development of Sustainable Sanitation System: How can We Contribute to Achieving Millennium Development Goals?� Dr. Naoyuki Funamizu Professor, Hokkaido University Presentation(3.8MB)
10:45	BREAK
	PARALLEL SESSIONS
	[Room A]	[Room B]
11:00 -   13:00	Session 1: Strategic Management of Water Resources Chair: Mitsumasa Okada   Hirokazu Iwasaki	Session 2: Pollution Control Case Studies Chair: So Kazama   Tetsuo Kuyama
11:00	Extended Field Trial of Household Iron Removal Plants to Remove Arsenic From Groundwater Thai Ha Le (Viet Nam) Presentation(276KB) Paper(220KB)	Agricultural Methods of Alleviating Sediment Runoff in the Case of Red-Soil Erosion and Runoff Problem in Okinawa Keigo Noda (Japan) Presentation(484KB) Paper(134KB)
11:30	Groundwater Quality Management in Japan Akiko Nishimae (Japan) Presentation(784KB) Paper(182KB)	Sustainability in the Water Polluting Plating Industry Wang Chengwen (China) Presentation(681KB) Paper(147KB)
12:00	Water Resources Management in the Philippines Vilma T.Cabading (Philippines) Presentation(410KB) Paper(113KB)	Emerging Public and Corporate Roles in Addressing Water Pollution in China Rebecca Nelson (China) Presentation(273KB) Paper(142KB)
12:30	Overview of Water Environmental Pollution in Vietnam Nguyen Thi Hue (Viet Nam) Presentation(2.9MB) Paper(184KB)	Contaminant Removal Mechanism in Wastewater Treatment Concept, Application and Utilities Shubha Sudheendra (Singapore) Presentation(752KB) Paper(185KB)
13:00	LUNCH BREAK (13:00 - 14:30)
	[Room A]	[Room B]
14:30 -   16:30	Session 3:Water Resource Management Policy Chair: Masahisa Nakamura   Naoyuki Funamizu	Session 4: Wastewater Treatment Processes for Asian Countries Chair: Katsuki Kimura   Kensuke Fukushi
14:30	The Effect of On-Site Inspection and Effluent Examination in Fukuoka Prefecture Namiko Honda (Japan) Presentation(705KB) Paper(134KB)	Upflow Constructed Wetland for On-Site Industrial Wastewater Treatment Kazuaki Yamagiwa (Japan) Paper(196KB)
15:00	Policy and Implementation on Water Environment in Thailand Wijarn Simachaya (Thailand) Presentation(954KB) Paper(121KB)	Low Cost Community Based Treatment Unit for Floating Food Vendors and Slum Community in Thailand Sandhya Babel (Thailand) Presentation(517KB) Paper(190KB)
15:30	Domestic Wastewater Services and Facilities in Indonesia: Policy and Regulation Role Dwina Roosmini (Indonesia) Presentation(126KB) Paper(184KB)	Small-Scale Domestic Wastewater Treatment Technology in Japan, and the Possibility of Technology Transfer Motoyuki Mizuochi (Japan) Presentation(1.1MB) Paper(482KB)
16:00	Water Environment Protection Legislation and Policies in China Guo Jinlong (China) Presentation(340KB) Paper(124KB)	Membrane Bioreactors (MBR) for Wastewater Reuse Takao Murakami (Japan) Presentation(1.4MB) Paper(252KB)
16:30 -   18:00	Session 5: Regional Water Environmental Management Chair: Salmah Zakaria   Kyoko Matsumoto	Session 6: Review of Water Management System Chair: Carlos Pascual   Tsuyoshi Imai
16:30	Current State of Water Environment in Malaysia Ahmad Rizal Khalit (Malaysia) Presentation(578KB) Paper(96KB)	Status of Improvement of Water and Sanitation Facilities in Metro Manila Maria Rebecca A. Campos (Philippines) Presentation(313KB) Paper(123KB)
17:00	Korean Water Quality Standards for the Protection of Human Health and Aquatic Life Youn-Joo An (Republic of Korea) Presentation(920KB) Paper(320KB)	Local Trade of Water Rights in Pre-Modern Japanese Irrigation System Mikiko Sugiura (Japan) Presentation(1.0MB) Paper(265KB)
17:30	Water Environmental Management in Cambodia Phet Pichhara (Cambodia) Presentation(475KB) Paper(154KB)	Development of Klongs (Canals) and History of Sewage Works in Bangkok Chanchai Vitoonpanyakij (Thailand) Presentation(637KB) Paper(502KB)
9:00	CLOSURE OF THE DAY

TIME	PROGRAM
9:00	Registration
	[Room A]	[Room B]
9:15 -   11:15	Session 7: Water Environmental Management Policy and Tools Chair: Yatsuka Kataoka   Jinlong Guo	Session 8:Community Activities I Chair: Futaba Kazama   Tomohide Watanabe
9:15	Water Environmental Governance in Asia-Pacific: Understanding the Policy Implications and Lessons of the Global Environmental Governance Process Jacob Park (USA) Presentation(258KB) Paper(101KB)	A Method of Water Quality Monitoring and Effective Use of the Results Takayuki Tsuge (Japan) Presentation(1.5MB) Paper(181KB)
9:45	A Fundamental Study on Reinterpretation of Wisdom through Project Risk Management for Water Environment Partnership in Asia Tsunemi Watanabe (Japan) Presentation(1.1MB) Paper(168KB)	Watershed Services Agreements: An Analysis of Benefits towards a Pro-Poor Reward Mechanism in Bakun, Philippines Grace B. Villamor (Philippines) Presentation(1.9MB) Paper(151KB)
10:15	Approaches toward Better Lake Water Environment in Japan with reference to the Concept of Integrated Lake Basin Management (ILBM) Motomu Uchimura (Japan) Presentation(1.4MB) Paper(87KB)	With Our Own Hands: Promoting Ecological Sanitation in Mindanao Cora Z. Sayre (Philippines) Paper(96KB)
10:45	Water Management Pollution Policy in Indonesia Tejalaksana Aksa (Indonesia) Presentation(518KB) Paper(134KB)	Public-Private and Community Participation in Water Resource Management :The Missing Dimension-The Power of Three Esera Tupepepa (Japan) Presentation(199KB) Paper(147KB)
11:15 -   12:45	Session 9:Mekong Watershed Management Chair: Mitsuharu Tokunaga   Kensuke Fukushi	Session 10:Community Activities II Chair: Sandhya Babel   Akiko Nishimae
11:15	Water Environmental Governance in the Mekong River Delta, Vietnam Le Anh Tuan (Vietnam) Presentation(1.3MB) Paper(325KB)	Collaboration Effort to Maintain the Water Resources Degradation at Batu Municipality, East Java, Indonesia Prayogo Tri Budi (Indoensia) Presentation(267KB) Paper(126KB)
11:45	Relevance of Payments for Environmental Services (PES) for Watershed Management in Northern Laos Phonexay Sengsoulychanh (Lao PDR) Presentation(2.2MB) Paper(359KB)	Community Activities Contribution to Water Environment Conservation of Inle Lake Mu Mu Than (Myanmar) Presentation(777KB) Paper(111KB)
12:15	Healthy Schools in Rural Areas of the Mekong River Delta in Vietnam Lukas Parker (Vietnam) Presentation(706KB) Paper(136KB)	Citizens' Activities toward Restoration of Lake Biwa Junko Kusakabe (Japan) Presentation(546KB) Paper(355KB)
12:45	LUNCH BREAK(12:45 - 14:15)
	[Room A]	[Room B]
14:15 -   15:50	Session 11:Watershed Management Case Studies Chair: Tsuyoshi Imai   So Kazama	Session 12: Sanitation Chair: Hiroyuki Katayama   Katsuki Kimura
14:15	The Water Quality Mesurement through PROKASIH Program as Water Environment Management Policy in Citarum River, West Java Province, Indonesia Winia Farida (Indonesia) Presentation(367KB) Paper(285KB)	Water and Risk Society: Water Management and Historical Understanding of Water in Japan Mika M.Merviö (Japan) Presentation(342KB) Paper(113KB)
14:45	Implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management in Malaysia: Some Issues and Challenges Tan Kok Weng (Malaysia) Presentation(948KB) Paper(462KB)	People-Centered Approaches in Sustaining Water, Food, and Environmental Sanitation in the Philippines: A Review Carlos M. Pascual (Philippines) Presentation(1.7MB) Paper(297KB)
15:15	Evaluation on the Policies for Water Environmental Protection in Huai River Basin in China Song Guojun (China) Presentation(1.2MB) Paper(148KB)	Urban Wastewater and Sanitation in Vientiane, Lao PDR Phengkhamla Phonvisai (Lao PDR) Presentation(417KB) Paper(206KB)
15:50	CLOSING SESSION [Room A]
	Closing Remarks Dr. Mitsumasa Okada, Professor, Hiroshima University Dr .Kensuke Fukushi, Associate Professor, University of Tokyo
16:00	CLOSURE OF THE FORUM