Opening Session

09:00

Water in Asia: Issues and Prospects in Financing and Management
Amy Leung, Principal Urban Development Specialist, ADB

• Theme 1 – Accelerating Sanitation Investments

Chair: Jack Sim, Director and Founder, World Toilet Organization
Co-Chair: Amy Leung, Principal Urban Development Specialist, ADB

09:20

Brief opening statement by Session Chair

09:25

Video Presentation: Coming Clean on Sanitation

09:35 

Economic Impacts of Sanitation (Co-financed by ADB, WSP, and USAID)
Guy Hutton, Sr. Economist, Water and Sanitation Program – East Asia and the Pacific, World Bank

10:55 

Urban Sanitation Planning and Development
Almud Weitz, Regional Team Leader, Water and Sanitation Program – East Asia and the Pacific, WB

10:10  

Facilitated Discussion

10:30 

Coffee Break

• Theme 2 – Expanding Water Supply Coverage

Chair: Arjun Thapan, Director General, Southeast Asia Department, and Chair, Water Committee, ADB

10:45

Brief Opening Statement by Session Chair

10:50

Video Presentation on Rural Water Supply in Sri Lanka

11:00

Expanded Coverage Through Deep Reforms: The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) for Indian Cities
Nitin Gokarn, JNNURM Office, Ministry of Urban Development, India

11:15

Improved Operational Efficiency in Hai Phong Water Supply Services
Vu Manh Hoa, Deputy General Director, Hai Phong Water Supply One Member Co., Ltd., Viet Nam

11:30

Towards Enhanced Service Delivery: The Case of NWSDB, Sri Lanka
M.A.M.S.L Attanayake, Deputy General Manager, National Water Supply and Drainage Board, Sri Lanka

11:45

Facilitated Discussion

12:00

Lunch Break

• Theme 3 – Climate, Water, and Development: Asia’s Adaptation Strategies

Chair: Christopher Morris, Senior Water Resources Engineer, ADB

12:15 

Water and Climate Change Adaptation in Asia
Toshio Koike, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, Japan  

12:45

Reaction
Suresh Prabhu, Regional Chair, GWP South Asia

12:55

Facilitated Discussion

13:20 

End of Session

• Theme 4 – Ensuring Sufficient Water for Food

Chair: Thomas Panella, Senior Water Resources Management Specialist, ADB

13:30

Brief opening statement by Session Chair

13:40 

Key Findings for Asia of the Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture
Colin Chartres, Director General, International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

14:10 

Institutional and Policy Reforms for Improved Irrigation Service Delivery and Water Resources Management in the Punjab
Babar Hassan Bharwana, Secretary, Irrigation and Power Department, Provincial Government of Punjab, Pakistan

Punjab Irrigation System and Sector Reforms
Abdul Hafeez

14:30

Panel Discussion
Panelists:
- Babar Hassan Bharwana, Secretary, Irrigation and Power Department, Punjab, Pakistan
- Colin Chartres, Director General, IWMI
- Donny Azdan, Director of Irrigation and Water Resources, BAPPENAS, Indonesia
- Ian William Makin, Senior Water Resources Management Specialist, ADB

15:00 

Coffee Break

• Theme 5: Promoting Effective Basin Water Management

Chair: Ian William Makin, Senior Water Resources Management Specialist, ADB

15:30 

Brief Opening Statement by the Session Chair

15:40

River Basin Development: The Example of Citarum River
Donny Azdan, BAPPENAS, Indonesia

16:00

Chu-Talas Basin: Strengthening New Trans-boundary Institutions
Vadim Sokolov, Regional Coordinator, GWP CACENA

16:20

Integrated Water Resources Management in a Rapidly Growing Private Sector Development Context: Mekong Basin
Jeremy Bird, Chief Executive Officer, Mekong River Commission Secretariat

16:40

Panel Discussion.
Panellists:

- Dao Trong Tu, Deputy Secretary General, Viet Nam National Mekong Committee Standing Office, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), Viet Nam
- Donny Azdan, BAPPENAS, Indonesia
- Jeremy Bird, Chief Executive Officer, Mekong River Commission Secretariat (MRCS), Lao PDR
- Vadim Sokolov, Regional Coordinator, GWP CACENA

17:00 

End of Session

• Theme 6 – Protecting Water Resources and Improving Services: Keys to Asia's Economic Growth

Moderator: Margaret Catley-Carlson, Board Member,UN Secretary General’s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation

17:30  

Short Introduction to Session by Moderator

17:40

Moderated Discussion
Panellists:

- Arjun Thapan, Director General, Southeast Asia Department, and Chair, Water Committee, ADB
- Bert Diphoorn, Director (Ag), Human Settlements Financing Division, UN-HABITAT
- Jack Sim, Director and Founder, WTO
- Ravi Narayanan, Vice-Chair of Governing Council, Asia-Pacific Water Forum
- Suresh Prabhu, Regional Chair, GWP South Asia
- Toshio Koike, Professor, University of Tokyo, Japan

19:00 

End of Session