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2008 WEPA Annual Meeting
Meeting Report

Date
24 October 2008
Venue
Putrajaya Marriott Hotel, Putrajaya, Malaysia

2008 WEPA Annual Meeting was held on 24 October 2008 in Putrajaya, Malaysia. 29 persons participated in the meeting, including 17 representatives from WEPA partner countries. The participants shared the progress of WEPA activities in 2008 and also discussed the WEPA outputs to be disseminated at the 5th World Water Forum and the concept of the next phase of WEPA.

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Participants
Cambodia
Technical Affairs, Ministry of Environment
Technology Research and Environmental Management,
Department of Environmental Pollution Control, Ministry of Environment
China
Ministry of Environmental Protection
Philippines
Environmental Management Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Republic of Korea
National Institute of Environmental Research
Chungnam National University
Ministry of Environment
Lao PDR
Department of Water Resources, Water Resources and Environment Administration
Indonesia
Sub Head Section of Clearinghouse, The State Ministry of Environment
Malaysia
National Hydraulic Research Institute of Malaysia, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Myanmar
Irrigation Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation
Thailand
Inland Water Division, Pollution Control Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Vietnam
General Department of Environment, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Department of Water Treatment Technology, Institute of Environmental Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
Japan
Environmental Management Bureau, Ministry of the Environment

Program
Chairperson: Dr. Mitsumasa Okada, Professor, Hiroshima University
14:00 Opening Remarks
Mr. Tetsuo Ito, Director General for Water Environment, Ministry of the Environment Japan


14:10
Session 1: Progress report of WEPA activities after 2007 Annual Meeting
Ms. Yatsuka Kataoka, Manager, Freshwater Project, IGES


14:30 Session 2: WEPA outputs to disseminate to the 5th World Water Forum
Ms. Yatsuka Kataoka, Manager, Freshwater Project, IGES

1) Outline of outputs from WEPA
2) Elements to be included in the WEPA Message to the 5th World Water Forum


15:30 Session 3: The next phase of WEPA
Mr. Hirokazu Iwasaki
Deputy Director, Water Environment Division, Environmental Management Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan


15:55 Closing Remarks
Mr. Tetsuo Ito, Director General for Water Environment, Ministry of the Environment Japan


16:00 Closure of the Meeting


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