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The
4th World Water Forum (WWF4) was held from 16 - 22 March 2006 in Mexico City, under the theme of "Local Actions for a Global Challenge." About 20,000 participants attended from 150 countries.
During the forum, 206 thematic sessions took place under five main themes: Water for Growth and Development; Implementing Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM); Water Supply and Sanitation for All; Water Management for Food and the Environment; and Risk Management. gLocal Actionsh for water issues were also presented.
In the Ministerial Declaration which was adopted during the forum, ministers reiterated the critical importance of fresh water for all aspects of sustainable development. They also reaffirmed their commitments to making further efforts in achieving the internationally agreed-upon goals regarding: integrated water resources management (IWRM), access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation (agreed upon in Agenda 21), the Millennium Declaration, and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation (JPOI).
 See the Ministerial Declaration
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At the forum, IGES co-organised two sessions in collaboration with other organisations, as well as introducing its own research activities at the IGES exhibit booth in the Japanese Pavilion of the World Water Expo.
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| WWF4
side events organised by IGES |
Session
FT1.39
Shared groundwater resources for
sustainable development
Date: 17 March 2006 (Fri.) 14:30-16:30
Organiser: United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO); Organization of American
States (OAS); Global Environment Facility
(GEF); IGES
The IGES Freshwater Resources Management Project co-hosted a session on the subject of "Shared groundwater resources for sustainable development." There, the project presented the outcomes of their research related to "Sustainable Water Management Policy" (SWMP).
There were approximately 200 attendees and presentations were made regarding the importance of groundwater sources and other related issues, as well as the legal and socio-economic aspects of groundwater management. A discussion was then held regarding the content of the individual presentations.
Details
*The new report
"Sustainable
Groundwater Management in Asian Cities"
was launched at this session. |
Session FT4.10
Water Accounting and Information
Platforms
Date: 20 March 2006 (Mon.) 14:30-16:30
Organiser: Ministry of the Environment,
Japan (MoEJ); IGES; The United Nations University
(UNU); Comision Nacional del Agua (CONAGUA),
Mexico; Instituto Nacional de Estadistica
Geografia e Informatica (INEGI), Mexico
Co-organiser: Japan International Cooperation
Agency (JICA)
On 20 March 2006, the IGES Freshwater Resources Management Project co-hosted a joint session on the "Water Partnership in Asia" (WEPA) entitled, gWater Accounting and Information Platforms.h The event attracted approximately 150 attendees.
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About WWF
The World Water Forum (WWF) is an initiative
of the World Water Council that has the aim
of raising the awareness on water issues
world-wide. The WWF3 was held in Kyoto,
Shiga and Osaka, Japan in March 2003 and IGES
co-organised the session "Water Quality
Monitoring and Modelling - the Present Situation
and Partnership in the Future -" with
the MoEJ, Japan Association of Water Environment
and the UNU. |
Featured Publications
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IGES Freshwater Resources
Management Project
-The project goal is to make
water resources management in Asia more sustainable-
The activities of the
project consist of two components that are
closely linked with each other: Sustainable
Water Management Policy (SWMP); and
Water Environment Partnership in Asia (WEPA) |
| SWMP
- Sustainable Water Management Policy |
The
research on Sustainable Water Management
Policy (SWMP) proposes policy options
for sustainable water management based
on empirical studies conducted in selected
Asian cities.
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| SCOPE
OF THE RESEARCH |
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The
first phase of the research
focussed on groundwater
management targeting problems
such as excessive abstraction,
land subsidence and pollution. |
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Case
study cities include: Tianjin
(China); Bandung (Indonesia);
Colombo and Kandy (Sri Lanka);
Bangkok (Thailand); Ho Chi
Minh City (Viet Nam); and
Osaka (Japan). |
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The
second phase of the study
extends the scope to alternative
water resources including
surface water and will develop
policy options for integrated
water management. |
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WEPA
- Water Environment Partnership in Asia
A
programme to develop a knowledge platform
- WEPA database - for supporting policy development
and implementation |
| WEPA aims to promote good governance in water environment management by providing necessary, relevant information and knowledge, through a series of databases. |
| WEPA
DATABASE |
Information
platform for sharing knowledge
and information on water governance
in the Asian monsoon regions.
http://www.wepa-db.net
WEPA database consists
of four databases: Policies; Technologies;
NGOs and CBOs; and Information
sources to provide substantial
background information that helps
policy development and implementation. |
WEPA Database
http://www.wepa-db.net |
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Publication
 WEPA
Brochure
gives a plain and easy-to-
understand description of
the WEPA and WEPA databases.
 2.7MB
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Virtual poster session
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