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Environment and Development Division
Water Security Section
Focus Area
Water Security
Water-related MDGs
Water Resources Management for Green Growth
Strategic Planning and Management for IWRM
Co-operation with the Asia Pacific Water Forum
Events
World Water Day
Major Initiatives and Projects
Monitoring of Investments and Results
Development of Water Insecurity Index
Development of Eco-efficient Water Infrastructure in Asia and the Pacific

  Last update: February 1, 2010

Our Vision:
The Water Security Section (WSS) of ESCAP is the key driver for regional co-operation in water resources management and serves as regional knowledge hub on emerging water issues, especailly those related to water security, for inclusive sustainable socio-economic developmentl in Asia and the Pacific.

Our Mission:
The WSS is working to promote regional co-operation and to strengthen regional capacity on water resources management towards inclusive and sustainable socio-economic development for all in Asia and the Pacific.

WHAT'S NEW?
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Training of Trainers Course On Capacity Building in River Basin Organizations Management for IWRM
22-26 March 2010

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Asia Pacific Coastal Aquifer Management Meeting (APCAMM)
9-11 December 2009

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Preparatory Meeting to Study possiblity for the Establishment of the Council of Minister on Water Security of Asia-Pacific
11- 13 November 2009

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The Second Regional Workshop on Eco-efficient Water Infrastructure in Southeast Asia and the Pacific
19-21August 2009

Training of Trainers Course on IWRM as a basis for River Basin Organisations Management
27-31 July 2009
bullet Brainstorming Meeting on IWRM, MDGs, and Water Security
23-24 July 2009
bullet Workshop on Hydrologic Data Management and Modeling in Southeast Asia
21-24 July 2009
bullet Regional Workshop on Eco-efficient Urban Water Infrastructure in Southeast Asia
22-24 June 2009
Guidelines on Integration of Water-related Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation into Socio-economic Development Process
UNESCAP prepares for Asia-Pacific Water Summit:
 
Recommendations on Monitoring Investments and Results in Water Resources Management
UNESCAP and SEAWF-4 (September 2009)
E-network: Strategic Planning and Management of Water Resources (FAO-UNESCAP Website)
Guidelines on Strategic Planning and Management of Water Resources (Final version)

Water Security Section
 

To better serve the member states and following the recommendations of the 61 UNESCAP Commission Session, as of 13 January 2006, a new section with focus on Sustainable Development and Water Resources (WSS) was established in the Environment and Development Division (EDD), which is will assist the policy makers in the region in achieving environmentally sustainable economic growth “Green Growth”, while also providing advice and capacity building assistance in promoting integrated water resources management.

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WSS Publications
 


Institutional Changes for Sanitation
Guidelines on Integration of Water-related Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation into Socio-economic Development Process Building community resilience to natural disasters through partnership
Guidelines on Integration of Water-related Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation into Socio-economic Development Process Guidelines on Integration of Water-related Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation into Socio-economic Development Process
Good practices on strategic planning and management of water resources in Asia and the Pacific Good practices on strategic planning and management of water resources in Asia and the Pacific