1 UPDATES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ASPA WRM

1 UPDATES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ASPA -WRM KNOWLEDGE SHARING AND EXCHANGE Atty. Nathaniel C. Santos, NWRB, Philippines 10 th ASEAN Working Group on Water Resources Management Manila, 5 – 6 July 2010

Previous Agreement 2 Working group to capitalize on the many existing mechanisms and fora for knowledge sharing and exchange like the Asia Pacific Water Forum (APWF) (www. apwfknowledgehubs. net)

Asia Pacific Water Forum (APWF) Knowledge. Hubs 3 Objective § To improve the water sector’s performance by promoting effective solutions and developing local capacity in organizations around the Asia Pacific region by delivering state-of-the-art, knowledgebased products and services that meet the practical needs of water organizations like utilities, river basin organizations, ministries, and planning agencies. § Lead Organizations: PUB Singapore and UNESCO § Supported by: ADB, UNESCO-IHE

Overview of Regional Water Knowledge Hubs The Collaborative Knowledge Hubs in the Network 4 As of June 30, 2010

Confirmed Hubs 5 § § § Urban Water Management: PUB Water. Hub, Singapore www. pub. gov. sg Disaster Risk Reduction and Flood Management: International Center for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM), Japan www. icharm. pwri. go. jp Water and Climate Change Adaptation in South East Asia: National Hydraulic Research Institute of Malaysia (NAHRIM) www. nahrim. gov. my § § River Basin Organizations and Management: Center for River Basin Organizations and Management (CRBOM), Indonesia www. crbom. go. id Water Quality Management in River Basins: K-water, Republic of Korea http: //english. kwater. or. kr

Confirmed Hubs 6 § § Decision Support Systems for River Basin Management (Hydroinformatics): Center for Hydroinformatics in River Basins (CHIRB), People’s Republic of China www. yellowriver. gov. cn/eng Water Governance: Institute of Water Policy (IWP), Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP), Singapore www. spp. nus. edu. sg Irrigation Service Reform: International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Sri Lanka www. iwmi. org Integrated Water Resources Management in Central Asia: Central Asia IWRM Resource Center, Uzbekistan http: //sic. icwc-aral. uz

Confirmed Hubs § § Integrated Water Resources Management in the Pacific: Pacific IWRM Resource Centre, Fiji Islands www. pacificwater. org Erosion and Sedimentation in River Basins: International Research and Training Center on Erosion and Sedimentation (IRTCES), People’s Republic of China www. irtces. org Healthy Rivers and Aquatic Ecosystems: International Water. Centre (IWC), Australia www. watercentre. org Water Resources Management in Mountainous Areas: International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Nepal www. icimod. org

Confirmed Hubs § § Groundwater Management: Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan www. iges. or. jp/en Transboundary Water Resources Management: Mekong River Commission Secretariat (MRCS), Lao People’s Democratic Republic www. mrcmekong. org Water and Climate Change Adaptation in South Asia: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India www. teriin. org Sanitation: Japan Sanitation Consortium being formed by the Japan Environmental Sanitation Center, the Japan Sewage Works Association, the Sewerage Business Management Center, and the Japan Educational Center of Environmental Sanitation www. sbmc. or. jp/english

Candidate Hubs 9 § § Water Supply for Rural Areas and Small Towns: Candidate hub to be identified Water and Energy: Candidate hub to be identified Watershed Management: Candidate hub to be identified Coastal Zone Management: Candidate hub to be identified

APWF Knowledge Hubs Related Activities 10 § 1 st Water Knowledge. Hubs Learning Week ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines: 19 -23 April 2010 There was a strong recognition that the promotion and support of the Knowledge. Hubs program to help governments, policy makers, funding institutions, local governments and other clients is key to helping address Asia's water problems.

11 Thank You NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES BOARD 8 th Floor, NIA Building, EDSA, Quezon City, Philippines Telefax Nos. 02 -9202641 /02 - 9202654 /02 -9202724 Website: www. nwrb. gov. ph Email address: nwrbphil@gmail. com