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
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
16:00-16:20
Concluding Remark from Chairperson and Closing of Technical Session
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