Meeting Report
A Dialogue in Kingdom of Cambodia

Date	25-26 September 2008 (26 Sep: site visit)
Place	Apsara Angkor Hotel, Siem Reap, Kingdom of Cambodia
Participants	From Japan, Professor Okada of Hiroshima University, officers from the Ministry of the Environment and IGES researchers participated in the meeting. The local participants came from organisations related to water quality in Kingdom of Cambodia, and the list of participated organisations is as follows; - Ministry of Environment - Ministry of Water Resource and Meteorology - Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy - Ministry of Regional Development - Ministry of Public Works and Transportation - Ministry of Health - Ministry of Planning - Cambodia National Mekong Commission - Siem Reap Province - Battambang Province - Kampong Province - Siem Reap District - Forest Administration - Apsara Authority - Royal University of Phnom Penh. - JICA Cambodia Office
Documents	Programme Meeting Memo (10KB)

Day One: 25 September 2008 (Thursday) 8:30-9:00 Registration 9:00 Opening Ceremony National Anthem Welcome Remarks His Excellency Mr. Oum Sokmantha, Deputy Governor, Siem Reap Province Opening Remarks His Excellency Mr. Tetsuo Ito, Director-General for Water Environment, Ministry of the Environment, Japan 9:10 Photo session and Coffee Break 9:25 Introduction of WEPA (145KB) Yatsuka Kataoka, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) 9:35 Keynote Lecture "Japanese Experiences on the Management of Water Environment" (259KB) Dr. Mitsumasa Okada, Professor, Hiroshima University 10:45 Session 1: Water Environmental Management Policy and Measures in Japan Japan's Lessons Derived From Having Overcome Pollution - focusing on water pollution and its control (3,784KB) Mr. Kazuaki Kawasaki, Director, Water Environment Division, Ministry of the Environment, Japan Water Quality Conservation Measures for River Water in Japan (1,851KB) Mr. Hirokazu Iwasaki, Deputy Director, Water Environment Division, Ministry of the Environment, Japan Q & A Session 12:00 Lunch Break 13:00 Session 2: State of Water Resources and Its Management in Cambodia Overview of water resources in Cambodia (711KB) Mr. Huong Sunthan, Office Chief, Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology State of water quality in Cambodia (problems and causes) (691KB) Mr. Huong Sunthan, Office Chief, Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology Water supply and sanitation condition in Cambodia (199KB) Mr. Chhrien Seng Kung, Deputy Director, Ministry of Industry, Mine and Energy The state of wastewater treatment in Cambodia (151KB) Dr. Chrin Sokha, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Environment Q & A Session 15:00 Session3: Water Quality Management in Cambodia Legislation for water quality management and their application (82KB) Dr. Chrin Sokha, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Environment Water environmental management system in Cambodia (343KB) Dr. Chrin Sokha, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Environment Q & A Session 15:45 Coffee Break 16:00 Session3: Water Quality Management in Cambodia (Cont.) Future challenge of water environmental management in Cambodia (670KB) Mr. Chhoun Chanrithy, Director, Ministry of Environment State of water issues, quality and countermeasures in Siem Reap (132KB) Mr. Lorn Kanel, Director, Department of Environment of Siem Reap Q & A Session 17:00 Session 4: Other Programs and Activities related to Water Environment Conservation NGO/community activities for water quality conservation (1,066KB) (422KB) Mr. Phoung Lina, Deputy Director, Department of Environment of Siem Reap Ms. Dork Sothir, Community representative Q & A Session 17:50 Closing Remarks from His Excellency Mr. Tetsuo Ito, Director General for Water Environment, Ministry of the Environment from His Excellency Mr. Oum Sokmantha, Deputy Governor, Siem Reap Province 18:00 Closure of the Dialogue Day Two: 26 September 2008 (Friday) Visit to Tonle Sap Lake