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HIH THE
CROWN PRINCE OF JAPAN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 1ST ASIA-PACIFIC WATER SUMMIT:
13/11/2007 (MaximsNews Network)
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UNITED NATIONS - / MaximsNews Network /
- 13 November 2007 --
Japan’s
Imperial Household Agency has publicly announced HIH the Crown Prince of
Japan’s participation in the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit. HRH the
Dutch Prince of Orange, in his role as Chair of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Advisory
Board on Water and Sanitation (UNSGAB), has also announced his participation in
the 1st APWS.
Their
Highnesses will join a high-level group of decision-makers from the
Asia-Pacific region, assembling to urge countries in the region to give water
and sanitation issues greater priority in their national agendas and budgets.
The 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit (1st APWS) will be held in Beppu,
Oita
prefecture, on December 3rd and 4th, 2007. The
Summit will bring together top-level leaders from various sectors including
government, industry, public, education, local organizations, and media from
49 countries.
Stakeholder
actors involved in water and sanitation issues across the region are expected
to participate, namely, the Asian Development Bank, The World Conservation
Union (IUCN), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),
UNESCO, Singapore PUB, Streams of Knowledge, UN-Habitat, UNESCAP, UN Global
Compact, Japan Water Forum, among others.
Exchanging
on the central theme of “Water Security: Leadership and Commitment,” panel
sessions will delve deeper into the issues of concern, such as, climate
change, water financing, water-related disaster management, water for
development and ecosystems, developing knowledge and lessons, increasing local
capacity, monitoring investments and results, the business mandate for water,
among others.
The
outcomes of the 1st APWS will be conveyed to upcoming political
events in Japan, namely TICAD IV and the G8 Summit in 2008.
※The
Asia-Pacific Water Forum (APWF) is working to increase the region’s access
to improved water supplies and sanitation, protect and restore river basins,
and reduce people’s vulnerability to water disasters.
The APWF
champions efforts aimed at boosting investments, building capacity, increasing
public outreach and enhancing cooperation in the water sector at the regional
level.
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The
press is required to pre-register for the Summit
to obtain press accreditation: “Instructions for Pre-registration”
document, to be downloaded at:
www.apwf.org
or www.watersummit.jp.
For
questions or detailed information on the
Summit
(participants list, steering committee members, programme, etc.), please
contact:
*Asia-Pacific
Water Forum Press Desk; Convention Linkage, Inc.
TEL：03-3263-8698 FAX：03-3263-8693,
e-mail press@waterforum.jp
URL http://www.apwf.org/press/
*Asia-Pacific
Water Forum Secretariat; Japan Water Forum
Attn:
Sophia Sandstrom / Taeko Yokota TEL：03-5212-1645
FAX：03-5212-1649,
e-mail press@waterforum.jp
URL http://www.apwf.org
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Tentative Program of the 1st Asia-Pacific
Water Summit
Date&Time: Monday,
December 3 and Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Venue:
Beppu International Convention Center (B-CON PLAZA)
12-1 Yamanote-cho, Beppu, Oita, Japan
Tel: +81-977-26-7111
Organizers:
Asia-Pacific Water Forum（APWF）/ Steering Committee of the 1st
Asia-Pacific
Water Summit
【Monday, December 3】
11:00-12:50
Opening
Ceremony
【Philhamonia Hall (B1F)】
·
Opening Remarks
Mr.
Yoshiro Mori, Chair of Steering Committee of 1st Asia-Pacific Water
Summit
/ Former Prime
Minister of Japan
·
Remarks
His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince of
Japan
·
Greetings
Mr.
Yasuo Fukuda, Prime Minister of Japan
·
Report from the
Asia-Pacific Water Forum (APWF)
Mr. Tommy Koh, Chair of APWF Governing Council
(Change of the stage layout)
·
Keynote Speeches
- HRH Prince Willem-Alexander of
the Netherlands, Chairman of United Nations Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Water and
Sanitation
·
Video Message
Mr. Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General
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Memorial Speech
His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince of
Japan
13:00-15:00
Lunch
【Reception Hall (2F)】
15:00-15:10
Election of
Chair, Vice Chairs and Rapporteur/
Adoption of
Agenda
【Int’l Conference Rm (3F)】
15:10-16:40
Speeches by the heads of government 【Int’l Conference Rm (3F)】
16:40-17:00
Coffee Break
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7:00-18:30
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Water
& Climate Panel: Climate Change, Glaciers, and Water in the Himalayan
Region
【Conf. Rm (1F)】
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CEO Panel on
Water: A Mandate for Action
【Rehearsal
Rm (B2F)】
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KRA 4 Session:
Monitoring of Investment and Results(KRA 4)
【Meeting
Rm 2&3 (B1F）】
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18:45-
Welcome Reception hosted by Oita Prefectural Committee of the 1st
Asia-Pacific Water Summit
【Reception Hall (2F)】
【Tuesday, December 4】
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9:00-10:30
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Sanitation-
Regional Launching of IYS 2008
【Philhamonia
Hall (B1F)】
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Water & Climate Panel: The
Small
Islands
’ Dialogue on Water and Climate
【Conf.
Rm (1F)】
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Aral Sea
Panel:
Commitment
for Ensuring Water Security in the
Aral Sea
Basin
– Cooperation versus Competition
【Int’l
Conf. Rm (3F)】
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10:30-10:50
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Coffee Break
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10:50-12:20
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PT B Session:
Water-related
Disaster Management (PT B)
【Conf. Rm (1F)】
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PT C Session:
Water for Development and Ecosystems (PT C)
【Int’l
Conf. Rm (3F)】
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12:20-14:00
Lunch
【Reception Hall (2F)】
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14:00-15:30
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PT A & KRA1 Session:
Leadership
and Capacity development for Ensuring Water Security in the Asia-Pacific
Region (PT A・KRA 1)
【Int’l
Conf. Rm (3F)】
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KRA 2 Session:
Increasing
Capacity for Local Actions (KRA 2)
【Conf. Rm
(1F)】
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15:30-16:00
Coffee Break
16:00-17:30
Closing Ceremony
【Int’l Conf.
Rm (3F)】
·
Reports from Sessions
Session Organizers
·
Presentation of Message from Beppu & Chair’s
Summary
Rapporteurs of the 1st Asia-Pacific
Summit
·
Invitation to the 5th World Water Forum
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From other regions (Africa, North & South America,
Arabia and
Europe
)
·
Greetings by the Japanese Government
·
Closing Remarks
Mr.
Yoshiro Mori, Chair of Steering Committee of 1st Asia-Pacific Water
Summit
/ Former Prime
Minister of
Japan
18:00-
Farewell Cocktail and Dinner Party hosted by Chair of Steering Committee
of the 1st Asia-Pacific Water
Summit
【Convention
Hall (B1F)& Reception Hall (2F)】
Labels: Asia-Pacific
Water Summit, HIH
the Crown Prince of Japan
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