JWWA invited delegates from overseas water associations and organized the international events at the General Assembly & Research Conference held on 25 - 27 October, 2017 in Takamatsu. 14 guests from 7 associations and IWA participated in the events. (List of overseas guests)

 

1. International Water Forum (Thursday, 26 October, 14:00～17:40)

The International Water Forum on “Adaptation Strategy for Climate Change -Toward Sustainable Water Resource Management-” was co-organized by Japan Water Works Association (JWWA), Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) and Japan National Young Water Professionals (Japan-YWP). About 100 people attended this forum.
In this year, MHLW delivered a keynote speech, then Takamatsu city and 5 organizations (Korea, Chinese Taiwan, India, Australia, IWA) made presentations about their initiatives against climate change. After that, speakers had the panel session facilitated by Japan-YWP and shared valuable information with audience.

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Opening Address 14:00-14:05
Mr. Ei Yoshida Executive Director, Japan Water Works Association
Keynote Speech 14:05-14:25
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare	Mr. Junichi Hioki	Adaptation to the Climate Change in the Japanese Water Supply System
Case Study　14:25-16:35
Takamatsu city (Japan)	Mr. Masatsugu Hosokawa	The Effect of Drought and the Efforts to Secure Water Resources in Takamatsu City
KWWA (Korea)	Mr. Tae-Yong Choi	Creation of Manual for Supplying Minimum Quantity of Water in Emergency (drought, etc.)
CTWWA (Chinese Taiwan)	Mr.Yang-Long Wu	Adaptation Strategies for Climate Change in the TAIWAN
IWWA (India)	Mr. Krishan Murari Lal Mathur	Adaptation Strategy for Climate Change - Towards Sustainable Water Resource Management
WSAA (Australia)	Mr. Carl Radford	Climate Change Adaptation and the Australian Urban Water Industry
IWA (International Water Association)	Mr. Ganesh Pangare	Resilient Water Management Strategies for a Climate Changing Society
Panel Session 16:50-17:30
Facilitators : Mr. Takahiro Seki & Mr. Yasuhiro Asada, Japan-YWP Panelists : Speakers of the Keynote Speech (Mr. Yoshiaki Asaka, MHLW) and the Case Study
Warp-up 17:30-17:40
Mr. Takahiro Seki & Mr. Yasuhiro Asada, Japan-YWP

 

 

2. Water Associations Meeting (Thursday, 26 October, 9:30～12:05)

On the morning of 26 October, JWWA organized the “Water Associations Meeting” to exchange opinions, activity reports and possible cooperation among associations.

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協会	発表者	発表タイトル
JWWA (Japan)	Mr. Masao Shibuya	Activities of JWWA
CTWWA (Chinese Taiwan)	Mr. Yang-Long Wu	The Issues and Challenges of CTWWA
IWWA (India)	Mr. Dayanand Panse	Challenges and Opportunities in India’s Water Sector and Role of IWWA
KWWA (Korea)	Mr. Tae-Yong Choi	Water Research Fund for Water Utilities
MWA (Malaysia)	DATO' Ir. Noor Azahari Bin Zainal Abidin	Water Associations Meeting
PERPAMSI (Indonesia)	Mr. Erlan Hidayat	On the Job Training Program Helping Performance Improvement of Indonesian Water Utilities
TWA (Thailand)	Mr. Chompol Chokeponguedomchai	Thai Waterworks Association (TWA)
WSAA (Australia)	Mr. Carl Radford	Water Associations Meeting
IWA (International Water Association)	Ms. Sushmita Mandal	IWA in Asia-Pacific

(Reference) Profile of Water Associations 2017 (7.01MB)

 

3. Other Events

Overseas guests also attended the Opening Ceremony of JWWA General Assembly & Research Conference as invited guests and participated in the Takamatsu city tour including Goten water treatment plant.