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July 6, 2010
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The Regional Dialogue on Waste Water Management in Asia
15-16 June 2010, Kuala Lumpur
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Dialogue Programme and presentations |
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Please click on each title to view speech and presentation
15th June 2010 (Day 1) |
Opening Session: |
| 8.30-8.45: |
Welcome statement by the Chair of Malaysian Water Partnership |
| 8.45-9.00: |
Inaugural Address by Dr. Noeleen Heyzer, Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of ESCAP |
| 9.00-9.15: |
Key Note Address on “Concept of Wastewater Revolution” by Dr. Olivia Castillo, Chair and Founding Member, Sustainable Development Solutions for Asia & the Pacific (SDSAP) and Board Member of UNSGAB |
| 9.15-9.30: |
Key Note Address on “Waste Water Revolution” by Mr. Arjun Thapan, Special Senior Advisor for Infrastructure and Water, Office of the President of Asian Development Bank (ADB) |
| 9.30-9.45: |
Key Note Address and Opening by H.E. Datuk Douglas Uggah Embas, the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Malaysia |
| 9.45-10.00: |
Group Photograph and Tea Break |
Session 1: Experiences and Conceptual approaches to wastewater management in Asia
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| 10.00-10.15: |
Conceptual approach to the development of the “Guidelines for Sustainable Rehabilitation of Small Urban Water Bodies” by Dr. Felix Seebacher, Consultant to ESCAP |
| 10.15-10.30: |
Experiences and conceptual approach for ongoing activities on wastewater management by Dr. Anand Chiplunkar, Principal Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist, Sustainable Infrastructure Division, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, ADB |
| 10.30 – 10.45: |
Experiences on Community Managed Decentralised Wastewater Treatment by Dr. Roshan Raj Shrestha, Chief Technical Advisor, South Asia, Water for Asian Cities Programme, UNHABITAT |
| 10.45 -11.00: |
Water in the City of the Future – a vision on water for healthy people and for a healthy environment by Dr. Hubert Gijzen, Director Regional Science Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, UNESCO |
| 11.00-11.15: |
Plenary discussion 1 on conceptual approaches to waste water management |
| 11.15–11.30: |
Eco-efficient in Water Infra Structure Strategy Development in Asia Pacific Region by Korea Water Forum (KWF) |
| 11.30-11.45: |
Transforming Wastewater Industry via Capacity Development and Resources Recovery – Malaysia’s Initiatives by Ir. Abdul Kadir bin Mohd Din, Chief Executive Officer, Indah Water Konsortium Sdn Bhd (IWK) |
| 11.45-12.00: |
Johkasou and Sewage Management in Japan by Mr. Pierre Flamand, Japan Sanitation Consortium (JSC) |
| 12.00-12.15: |
Experiences and Conceptual approach for ongoing activities on wastewater in Singapore by Mr. Wah Yuen Long, Public Utilities Board of Singapore (PUB) |
| 12.00-12.15: |
Experiences of IWA in the promotion of wastewater management by Dr Darren Saywell, Development Director, International Water Association (IWA) |
| 12.15-12.30: |
Plenary discussion 2 on conceptual approaches to waste water management |
| 12.30 – 13.30: |
Lunch |
Session 2: Experience in Eco-efficient Infrastructure in the region |
| 13.30 – 13.45: |
New Trend In Stormwater Management by Mr. Bernard Liew, Weidasar Engineering Sdn. Bhd. |
| 13.45 – 14.00: |
Experience and challenges in rehabilitation of Sg Sereng, Brantas River Basin, Indonesia |
| 14.00 – 14.15: |
Challenges and opportunities in river rehabilitation in Cebu, the Philippines |
| 14.15 – 14.30: |
Challenges and opportunities in rehabilitation of lakes in Hanoi, Viet Nam |
| 14.30 – 14.45: |
Plenary discussion on experiences and challenges in the region |
| 14.45 – 15.00: |
Tea Break |
Session 3: New Technology and Development Strategies towards achieving wastewater management revolution in Asia |
| 15.00-15.15: |
Technologies and development strategies on wastewater management adopted in Republic of Korea by Woongjin Coway and Korea Water Forum |
| 15.15 – 15.30: |
Technical aspects of the “Guidelines for Sustainable Rehabilitation of Small Urban Water Bodies” by Dr. Felix Seebacher, Consultant to ESCAP |
| 15.30 – 15.45: |
Latest development in Johkasou technologies and development strategies by Mr. Ichiro Nakano, Japan Sanitation Consortium (JSC) |
| 15.45 – 16.00: |
Constructed Wetlands for Treatment of Wastewater and Greywater Recycling and Reuse, by Dr. Roshan Raj Shrestha, Chief Technical Advisor, South Asia, Water for Asian Cities Programme, UNHABITAT |
| 16.00-16.30: |
Plenary discussion 1 on technical aspects of waste water revolution |
16th June 2010 (Day 2) |
| 08.30-08.40: |
Recapitulation of discussion on the first day by ESCAP |
| 08.40-08.55: |
ADB's Experience on Wastewater Management in the People's Republic of China by Ms. Jingmin Huang, Urban Development Specialist, ADB |
| 08.55-09.10: |
Ecohydrology Approach for Managing Waste Water by Prof Dr. Shahbaz Khan, Chief, Water and Sustainable Development Section, Division of Water Sciences
Natural Sciences Sector, UNESCO |
| 09.10-09.25: |
Greening Water Infrastructure by Mr. Mark Pascoe, Chief Executive, International Water Centre, Brisbane |
| 09.25-09.40: |
Plenary discussion 2 on technical aspects of waste water revolution |
| 09.40-10.00: |
Tea Break |
Session 4: Dialogue on the way forward |
| 10.00-10.15: |
Prepared statements on ways forward by interested partners |
| 10.15-12.00: |
Brainstorming session on translating the wastewater revolution into action at the regional and national levels |
| 12.00-12.30: |
Workshop Findings and Recommendations presented by ESCAP |
| 12.30-12.45: |
Closing session |
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Photos |
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The Executive Secretary with guests of honour in the opening session of the Regional Dialogue. From left: Dr. Arjun Thapan- Special Senior Advisor ADB; Dr. Noeleen Heyzer-USG and the Executive Secretary ESCAP; H.E. Datuk Douglas Uggah Embas-Minister for MONRE Malaysia; Dr. Olivia Castillo- Board of Member UNSGAB; Datuk Ahmad Husaini Sulaiman-Deputy Chair Malaysian Water Partnership |
Key Note Address on “Concept of Wastewater Revolution” by Dr. Olivia Castillo, Chair and Founding Member, Sustainable Development Solutions for Asia & the Pacific (SDSAP) and Board Member of UNSGAB |
Key Note Address on “Waste Water Revolution” by Mr. Arjun Thapan, Special Senior Advisor for Infrastructure and Water, Office of the President of Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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Inaugural Address by Dr. Noeleen Heyzer, Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of ESCAP |
Key Note Address and Opening by H.E. Datuk Douglas Uggah Embas, the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Malaysia
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Participants to the Regional Dialogue |
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Contact/Inquiries |
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Ms. Salmah Zakaria
Economic Affairs Officer
Water Security Section (WSS)
Environment and Development Division (EDD)
ESCAP
Tel: (66) 2-288-1290
Fax: (66) 2-288-1059, (66) 2-288-1048
Email: zakaria8@un.org, wanichkorn@un.org