The 13th Annual Meeting
27th September 2017
Overview
The 13rd WEPA Annual Meeting was co-organised by the Ministry of the Environment of Japan and the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Indonesia at the Sari Pan Pacific Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia on 27th September 2017. Over 40 participants, including governmental officials in the relevant ministries in 13 WEPA countries and resource persons from the private and academic sectors attended. The meeting was held not only to share the progress of activities in FY2017 and future plans among WEPA partner countries, but also to introduce a number of projects and efforts to apply Japanese technologies for water quality management in Asia.
- Venue
- Sari Pan Pacific Jakarta, Jakarta City, Indonesia
- Participants
- Over 40 participants, including government officials of relevant ministries in 13 WEPA countries and resources persons from the private and academic sectors
- Organizer
- Ministry of the Environment, Japan, and Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Indonesia
- Language
- English
- Chairperson
- Prof. Mitsumasa Okada, The Open University of Japan, WEPA advisory board member
Presentations (27th September 2017)
Session 1: Summary of International Workshop on Industrial Wastewater Management
- Summary from WEPA Secretariat
- Mr. Tetsuo Kuyama, Programme Manager (Water Resource Management), Natural Resources and Ecosystem Services Area, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
- Presentation on Introduction of Japanese Technology applied for Water Quality Conservation in Asia
- Mr. Hiroki Hasegawa, Deputy Director, Water Environment Division, Environmental Management Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
- Dyeing wastewater treatment pilot plant in Myanmar
- Mr. Kinta Sekiguchi, International Sales Department, HORIBA, Ltd.
- Project for upgrading industrial wastewater treatment and reducing CO2 emissions in Indonesia by aerator
- Mr. Hiroyuki Ueda, Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting Co., Ltd.
Session 2: Progress of WEPA activities in FY2017
- Progress of WEPA Activities in 2017 – Activities after the last Annual Meeting
- Mr. Tetsuo Kuyama, Programme Manager (Water Resource Management), Natural Resources and Ecosystem Services Area, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
- Report of WEPA Action Programme in Sri Lanka (Central Environmental Authority, Sri Lanka）
- Collaborative Study on “Improving Industrial Waste and Wastewater Management” in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka – WEPA Action Programme
Session 3：Future plan in FY2017 to FY2018 (IGES)
- Plan of WEPA Activities in 2018
- Mr. Tetsuo Kuyama, Programme Manager (Water Resource Management), Natural Resources and Ecosystem Services Area, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Session 4：WEPA Outlook 2018
- WEPA Outlook on Water Environmental Management 2018
- Pham Ngoc Bao, Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist, Natural Resources and Ecosystem Services Area, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)