The 1st AsiaPacific Water Summit

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The 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit
International Network for
Water and Ecosystem in Paddy Fields
INWEPF
Introduction and Proposal
The 4th Steering Meeting of INWEPF Bangkok,
Thailand, July 6, 2007
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• www.spmwater-asiapacific.net
• E-mail meeting hosted by Japan Committee WG2
• Inwepf_at_nm.maff.go.jp

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Background of Asia-Pacific Water Summit
3rd World Water Forum
2003
2004
2005
2006
4th World Water Forum
2007
1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit
2008
2009
5th World Water Forum
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Outline of 1st Asia-Pacific water Summit

• Date December 3rd and 4th, 2007
• Venue Beppu Convention Center in Oita
  prefecture, Japan
• Organizer
• Asia-Pacific Water Forum Steering Committee of
  the 1st Asia Pacific Water Summit
• Expected participants
• Leaders of the Countries of Asia and the Pacific
• Stakeholder Representatives

Venue Beppu Convention Center, Oita
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Draft Program
4 Dec. Tue.
3 Dec. Mon.

• Plenary 1
• Keynote Speech by head of Govt
• (Water Champion Panel)

AM
Opening
AM
Sessions
Memorial Speech
PM

• Plenary 1
• Keynote Speech by head of Govt
• (Water Champion Panel)

PM
Priority Thematic Meeting
Theme B
Theme C
Theme A
Sessions
Closing
Farewell Cooktail
Welcome Reception
12/1-12/5 Open Event (A series of events in Japan)
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Theme of 1st Asia-Pacific water Summit

• Overall Theme
• Water Security Leadership and Commitment
• Priority Theme
• Water Financing
• Water related Disaster Management
• Water for Development and Ecosystem

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Priority Theme CWater for Development and
Ecosystem

• Lead Organization
• FAO, IUCN (World Conservation Union)
• Topics to be covered
• Food security and strategic water supply
• Recognition of multiple roles of irrigation
  systems
• Irrigation modernization and IWRM
• Environmental flow approaches and IWRM
• Watershed degradation and river restoration
• Integrating development and ecosystem issues into
  IWRM

Need of input from paddy farming countries
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Water Fora and INWEPF
3rd World Water Forum
2003
Ministerial Meeting on Water for Food and
Agriculture
2004
Establish of INWEPF
1st Meeting (Japan)
2005
2nd Meeting (Korea)
2006
4th World Water Forum
3rd Meeting (Malaysia)
2007
Workshop (Korea)
4th Meeting (Thailand)
1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit
2008
5th Meeting
2009
5th World Water Forum
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Water Fora and INWEPF
3rd World Water Forum
2003
Ministerial Meeting on Water for Food and
Agriculture
2004
Establish of INWEPF
1st Meeting (Japan)
2005
2nd Meeting (Korea)
2006
4th World Water Forum
INWEPF ICID Joint Session
3rd Meeting (Malaysia)
2007
Workshop (Korea)
4th Meeting (Thailand)
1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit
2008
5th Meeting
2009
5th World Water Forum
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Contribution to WWF4 from INWEPF
Message from INWEPF
3rd World Water Forum
2003
Ministerial Meeting on Water for Food and
Agriculture
2004
2005
Paragraph 2-4 (Awareness)
2006
4th World Water Forum
INWEPF ICID Joint Session
2007
Paragraph 5 (Recommendations)
1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit
2008
2009
5th World Water Forum
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Contribution to WWF4 from INWEPF
Message from INWEPF

• Paragraph 5 Recommendation
• The multiple use, roles, values, services and
  other aspects of agricultural water in paddy
  farming regions should be recognized, evaluated
  and incorporated into water resources development
  plans and management strategies.
• The traditional wisdom and experiences of local
  communities and the value of their participation
  in water planning and management should be fully
  acknowledged.
• It should be recognized that governmental
  assistance (e.g. policy, legal, financial, and
  capacity building and educational services) is
  important and often necessary for adequate
  investment, modernization and management of rice
  water systems, in order to achieve food security,
  to alleviate poverty and to conserve ecosystems.

Paragraph 5 (Recommendations)
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Contribution to WWF4 from INWEPF
Message from INWEPF
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Contribution to 1st APWS from INWEPF

• Message to 1st APWS from INWEPF
• Based on Message to WWF4
• Specific issue in Asia Pacific Region
• Updated concept of INWEPF after WWF4
• Reflect to outcome documents of APWS
• Discussion
• E-mail meeting among members
• (hosted by Japan Committee)
• In the Future...
• Input to WWF5 Turkey, March 2009

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Thank you!