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Environmental Partnership in Asia (WEPA) |
Water Environment Partnership in Asia (WEPA ) is an initiative
that was proposed by the
Ministry of the Environment of Japan (MOEJ) at the 3rd World Water
Forum, held in Kyoto, March 2003. WEPA is registered as a project aimed
at water pollution prevention and ecosystem conservation in the "Portfolio
of Water Actions (PWA)"*
* The Portfolio of Water Actions is one of the outcomes
of the WWF3, which is a collection of contributions by various countries
and international bodies towards solving water problems.
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Background
The water environment in Asia has deteriorated due to the increasing demand
on water and polluted water resources caused by inadequate management;
one of the main factors hindering socio-economic development in the region.
To achieve sustainable development in Asia, it is necessary to manage water
resources in a sustainable manner and to create a sound water environment.
There are various actors involved in water environmental management, including
governments, NGOs and citizens, amongst which government officials play
an important role as they are primarily responsible for planning and implementing
policies on water-environment management. It is vital, therefore, to provide
government officials and aid agencies with the necessary assistance, such
as information regarding methods and technologies of water environment
management.
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WEPA aims to promote water governance and capacity building
of relevant stakeholders in the Asian region by providing an information
platform (set of databases).
The areas covered by the databases will include:
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Policy-related
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Technologies
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NGO
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Information
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The prototype
database will be presented at the WWF4 in Mexico (March 2006). The
WEPA programme will continue for five years from 2004 to 2008.
Partnership
In the early phase
of the programme, the WEPA partner countries will be Cambodia, China,
Indonesia, Korea, Lao, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand
and Vietnam.
Contact
Information
Freshwater
Resource Management Project
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
2108-11 Kamiyamaguchi, Hayama, Kanagawa, 240-0115 Japan
Tel: +81-46-855-3742
Fax: +81-46-855-3809
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