The 16th WEPA Annual Meeting and International Workshop
1 & 2 March 2021
Overview
The 16th Annual Meeting was held on 1 & 2 March 2021, co-hosted by the WEPA Secretariat and the Ministry of the Environment, Japan. It was held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. WEPA member states, WEPA advisory board members, as well as experts and stakeholders attended the meeting. Dr. Yoshitaka Ebie, a member of the WEPA Advisory Board, delivered the keynote speech on “Institutional Approaches to Achieve Appropriate Decentralized Wastewater Treatment” and this was followed by a lively Q & A session. The WEPA partner countries then gave presentations on progress made on water environment governance, focusing on the “Current Status and Challenges of Domestic Wastewater Treatment”, with an active exchange of views.


- Venue
- Online
- Participants
- WEPA Advisory Board Members, WEPA partner countries (13 countries) and experts/stakeholders
- Organizers
- WEPA Secretariat Ministry of the Environment, Japan
- Language
- English
- Chairperson of the Annual Meeting
- Prof. Mitsumasa Okada (Chairman of WEPA Advisory Board, Vice President of the Open University of Japan)
- Moderator of the International Workshop
- Mr. Osamu Mizuno (WEPA Secretariat)
Agenda and Presentations (Annual Meeting, Day 1 (1 March))
- Opening remarks
- Prof. Mitsumasa Okada (Chairman of WEPA Advisory Board, Vice President of the Open University of Japan)
- Opening remarks
- Mr. Seiji Tsutsui, Director, Water Environment Division, Environmental Management Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
- Progress of WEPA Activities in 2020
- Mr. Osamu Mizuno, WEPA Secretariat
- Keynote Presentation: Institutional Approach to Spreading Appropriate Decentralized Domestic Wastewater Treatment Facilities
- Dr. Yoshitaka Ebie, Senior Researcher, Center for Material Cycles and Waste Management Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies
- Q & A
Updates on Water Environmental Governance in WEPA Partner Countries

Agenda and Presentations (Annual Meeting, Day 2, 2 March)
Updates on Water Environmental Governance in WEPA Partner Countries
- Discussion
- WEPA Activity Plan in 2021-2022
- Mr. Osamu Mizuno, WEPA Secretariat
- Closing remarks
- Prof. Mitsumasa Okada, Chairman of WEPA Advisory Board