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Meeting Report
A Dialogue in Nepal
Water and Energy Commission Secretariat of Nepal (WECS), Ministry of the Environment, Japan and Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) held a dialogue on water environment on 14 December 2010 in Kathmandu, Nepal. Officers from WECS and other related agencies in Nepal participated in the dialogue. The meeting aimed to exchange views between Nepal and Japan on the water environmental management and identify areas need policy intervention. The meeting also aimed to contribute to the enhancement of the WEPA database by putting the exchanged information on the database.
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14 December 2010 (On 13 and 15 December, site visit was conducted for the Japanese participants) |
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Hotel Himalaya, Kathmandu, Nepal |
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38 participants
(30 participants from Nepal and 8 from Japan) |
  
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I: Inaugural Session
Chaired by Iswar Singh Thapa, Joint Secretary, Water and Energy Commission Secretariat (WECS), Nepal |
| 9:30 -9:40 |
Welcome Address |
Dr. Ravi Sharma Aryal,
Joint Secretary, WECS,
Nepal |
| 9:40 -9:50 |
Opening Remarks |
Mr. Soichiro Seki, Director General for Water Environment, Ministry of the Environment, Japan |
| 9:50 -10:10 |
Keynote Speech (Nepal) |
Mr. Bal Krishna Prasain,
Former Environment Secretary of Nepal Government |
| 10:10 -10:30 |
Keynote Speech "Development and Water Management - Japanese Experiences and Future of Nepal"
 (2,744KB) |
Prof. Motoyuki Suzuki,
WEPA Special Advisor;
Professor,
The Open University of Japan |
| 10:30 -11:00 |
Key Presentation "Water Environment Partnership in Asia (WEPA)"
(9,824KB) |
Prof. Mitsumasa Okada,
WEPA Advisor, Japan |
| 11:00 -11:10 |
Concluding Remark by Chairperson and Closing of Inaugural Session |
| 11:10 -11:30 |
Group Photo and Coffee Break |
II. Technical Session
Chaired by Dr. Ravi Sharma Aryal, Joint Secretary, WECS, Nepal |
| 11:30 -11:50 |
Japanese Experiences Derived from having Overcome Water Pollution
(3,222KB) |
Mr.Nobuo Yoshida,
Director, Water Environment Division, Ministry of the Environment, Japan |
| 11:50 -12:10 |
Japanese Urbanization and Domestic Wastewater Management
(3,586KB) |
Mr.Takatoshi Wako,
Deputy Director, Water Environment Division, Ministry of the Environment, Japan |
| 12:10 -12:30 |
Question and Answer |
| 12:30 -14:00 |
LUNCH BREAK |
| 14:00 -14:20 |
Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources of Nepal and Role of WECS
(4,460KB) |
Mr.Gautam Rajkarnikar,
Chief, Koshi River Management Cell, Water and Energy Commission Secretariat (WECS), Nepal |
| 14:20 -14:40 |
NRCS and its Interventions in WATSAN and Drinking Water Quality Improvement
(2,472KB) |
Mr. Umesh Dhakal,
Executive Director, Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) |
| 14:40 -15:00 |
Eco-Approach to Manage Wastewater
(14,934KB) |
Dr. Roshan Shrestha,
Regional Technical Advisor of South Asia, UN Habitat, Nepal |
| 15:00 -15:20 |
Wetlands in the Eyes of a Wetland Expert
(1,066KB) |
Dr. Bishnu Bhandari,
wetland specialist, The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) |
| 15:20 -15:40 |
Groundwater Depletion in Kathmandu Valley: Need for Management
(875KB) |
Mr. Hari Prasad Dhakal,
Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Management Board (KVWSMB), Nepal |
| 15:40 -16:00 |
Question and Answer |
| 16:00 -16:20 |
Concluding Remark from Chairperson and Closing of Technical Session |
| 16:20 -16:30 |
Coffee Break |
III: Discussion Session
Chaired by Prof. Mitsumasa Okada, WEPA Advisor, Japan |
| 16:30 -17:30 |
Discussion on Challenges of Water Environmental Management in Nepal |
| 17:30 -17:40 |
Concluding Remarks from Chairperson and Closing of Discussion Session |
| 17:40 -17:50 |
Concluding Remarks about WEPA dialogue with Nepal |
Mr. Soichiro Seki,
Director General for Water Environment, Ministry of Environment, Japan |
| 17:50 -18:00 |
Closing Remarks and Closing of WEPA dialogue with Nepal |
Dr. Ravi Sharma Aryal,
Joint Secretary, WECS, Nepal |
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Site Visit
13 December 2010: Sundarijal Dam and Sundarijal Water Treatment Plant , High Powered Committee for Integrated Development of the Bagmati Civilization (HPC-IDBC), Guheshwori Wastewater Treatment Plant
15 December 2010: Community Water Supply (Gaj Laxmi Drinking Water Management Committee, Chyasal, Patan), Sunga Wastewater Treatment Plant, Madhyapur Thimi, Bhaktapur, Sallaghari Wastewater Treatment Plant
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Meeting Memo