A Dialogue in Nepal
14 December 2010 (On 13 and 15 December, site visit was conducted for the Japanese participants)
Overview
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.
- Venue
- Hotel Himalaya, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Participants
- 38 participants (30 participants from Nepal and 8 from Japan)
Dialogue Programme
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”
Prof. Motoyuki Suzuki,
WEPA Special Advisor; Professor,
The Open University of Japan
10:30-11:00
Key Presentation “Water Environment Partnership in Asia (WEPA)”
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
Mr.Nobuo Yoshida, Director, Water Environment Division, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
11:50-12:10
Japanese Urbanization and Domestic Wastewater Management
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
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
Mr. Umesh Dhakal, Executive Director, Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS)
14:40-15:00
Eco-Approach to Manage Wastewater
Dr. Roshan Shrestha, Regional Technical Advisor of South Asia, UN Habitat, Nepal
15:00-15:20
Wetlands in the Eyes of a Wetland Expert
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
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
Meeting Memo
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
Site Visit Report