The 18th WEPA Annual Meeting
20 February 2023
Overview
The 18th WEPA Annual Meeting and the International Workshop were held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on February 8 and 10, 2023, jointly hosted by the Ministry of Environment of Japan and the Ministry of Environment of Cambodia. At the annual meeting on the first day, WEPA partner countries made presentations on the progress of water environmental governance focusing on industrial wastewater. It is understood that countries would work on water environmental governance with a focus on "compliance with the law“ in the fourth phase. The international workshop was for sharing information on the current status, challenges, and solutions for industrial wastewater management in WEPA partner countries through a questionnaire survey conducted at the end of 2022. It began with a keynote speech by a WEPA advisor, followed by reports of the initiatives in WEPA partner countries and a major beverage company. Of the 13 countries scheduled to participate in the meetings, 10 countries participated in Siem Reap, 2 countries participated online, and 1 country did not participate.
- Venue
- Angkor Paradise Hotel, Siem Reap, Cambodia・Online (Hybrid)
- Participants
- WEPA Advisory Board Members, WEPA partner countries (12 countries) and experts from Cambodia, Indonesia, and Lao PDR
- Organizers
- Ministry of Environment, Japan
Ministry of Environment, Cambodia
WEPA Secretariat - Language
- English
- Chairperson of the Annual Meeting
- Prof. Mitsumasa Okada (Chairman of WEPA Advisory Board, Professor Emeritus of Hiroshima University)
- Moderator of the International Workshop
- Pankaj Kumar（WEPA Secretariat)
Program and presentation materials (Annual Meeting on 8 February)
Opening remarks
Opening remarks
Mr. Michihiro Oi (Director, Water Environment Division, Environmental Management Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan)
Opening remarks
Prof. Mitsumasa Okada (Chairman of WEPA Advisory Board)
H.E. Chea Sina (Under secretary of state, Ministry of Environment, Cambodia)
Session 1: Progress of WEPA activities in FY2022
Report from WEPA Secretariat
Kazuyuki Yagi (WEPA Secretariat)
Report of WEPA Action Program in Cambodia
Mr. Him Chandath (Ministry of Environment, Cambodia) and Dr. Khoeurn Kimleang ( Institute of Technology Cambodia)
Report of WEPA Action Program in Myanmar
Ms. Mya Thander Khin (Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, Myanmar)
Report of WEPA Action Program in Lao PDR
Dr. Phengxay Deevanhxay (National University of Laos)
Discussion
Session 2: Updates on Industrial Wastewater management in WEPA Partner Countries
Cambodia
China
Japan
Lao PDR
Q & A
Malaysia
Myanmar
Nepal
Philippines
Republic of Korea
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Viet Nam
Q & A
Session 3: General Discussion and Future Plan in FY2023
General Discussion
Plans of future activities
Kazuyuki Yagi (WEPA Secretariat)
Closing remarks
Prof. Mitsumasa Okada (Chairman of WEPA Advisory Board)
Program and presentation materials (International Workshop on 10 February)
Opening remarks and Framing presentation
Kazuyuki Yagi (WEPA Secretariat)
Keynote presentation
Living in Harmony with Water: “Sustainable Man and Biosphere Systems”
Prof. Motoyuki Suzuki (Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo, WEPA Advisory Board Member)
Case study 1
From end-of-pipe solutions to circular economy approach to industrial wastewater management in Asia – Case studies in seafood processing and textile industry
Ngoc-Bao Pham (WEPA Secretariat)
Case study 2
Wastewater management in a beverage industry in Cambodia
Mr. Vathanak Sung and Ms. Heng Helen (The HEINEKEN Company, Cambodia Brewery Limited)
Case study 3
Implementation of TMDL approach to industrial wastewater management in Indonesia
Prof. Tjandra Setiadi (Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia)
Discussion