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Considering the importance of a common understanding among stakeholders to solve water quality issues in the region, the “WEPA Outlook on Water Environmental Management” has been periodically prepared by utilizing accumulated information and knowledge, as well as the human network developed under this initiative. The report aims to provide the most up-to-date and useful information on the environment and its management in Asia, with a target audience of policymakers, experts and others in the water sector of the region. Five former editions of the Outlook were launched in 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, and 2021, respectively during the World Water Forums in Istanbul, Marseille, Daegu-Gyeongbuk, Brasilia, and Bali in order to provide a useful source of information for stakeholders working on water quality issues in other parts of the world.
This Outlook for the year 2024 consists of two main chapters: Chapter 1—Outlook on Water Environmental Management in WEPA Countries, and Chapter 2—Country Profiles of Water Environmental Management in WEPA Countries. The first chapter summarizes the current governance framework in each country, describes the key legislation related to water quality management, and gives information on wastewater treatment systems as well as the current status of pollution control based on water loads. The details of the policies, the governance framework and the state of the water environment in the partner countries are presented in second chapter.
It is hoped that this report, together with the five former editions, will serve as useful tools and points of reference for those involved in related issues in Asia and other regions of the world, and contribute to sustainable water environmental management.
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