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GOVERNANCE OF THE APWF
The governance structure for APWF will be
based on a highly participatory bottom-up approach,
supported by a light managerial and administrative structure
responsible for coordinating APWF activities, including the
organization of the Asia-Pacific Summit.
The APWF will function according to a
two-year rolling work plan established by the Governing
Council.
President and Honorary Advisers
The strategic direction of the APWF will
be guided by a President who will in turn be supported by a
small group of Honorary Advisers. The Advisers will be
available on an “on call” basis to assist the President and
the Governing Council in organizing the Asia-Pacific Summits
by facilitating contacts with high level officials from
governments and key international organizations.
Governing Council
The work plan and overall operation of
the APWF will be overseen by the Governing Council, to be
composed of one Chair and two Vice-Chairs. It will also be
responsible for selecting the Lead Organizations for each of
the Key Result Areas and Priority Themes (see
below).
The Governing Council will meet once or
twice a year. Each of the Lead Organizations will be
invited to attend this meeting, along with the five
Sub-regional Coordinators and representatives of the APWF
Secretariat.
Secretariat
The Japan Water Forum (JWF) will take on
the responsibility of hosting and staffing the Secretariat
of the APWF, whose role will be to execute the APWF’s work
plan, to manage the central database and website, to
coordinate network services, and to convene the meetings of
the Governing Council.
Sub-regional Coordinators and Lead
Organizations
The Sub-regional Coordinators are the
organizations in the five sub-regions that represented the
Asia-Pacific during the preparatory process leading up to
the 4th World Water forum and who prepared the
Regional Document that lead to the Ministerial Declaration
and, ultimately, to the creation of the APWF. The
Coordinators will be called upon for assistance in linking
the various activities undertaken in the context of the five
KRA’s and the three Priority Themes with stakeholders
in their Sub-region, from the ground level through that of
government leaders.
There are two types of Lead Organizations
involved in the APWF: those leading activities under the
five KRAs; and those guiding progress under the three
Priority Themes.
The first are responsible for
coordinating APWF member activity and consolidating the
results to be delivered under their respective KRAs. These
are specialized organizations with a proven expertise in one
(or more) of the KRAs and with a recognized capacity for
communication.
The second type of Lead Organizations is
responsible for coordinating APWF member activity and
consolidating the results to be delivered under their
respective Priority Themes. These Lead Organizations
shall establish a taskforce for researching, monitoring and
reporting on progress related to each of the three
Priority Themes. Discussions will take place within the
taskforce as well as with non-APWF members via the website.
Eventually, outcomes from each taskforce, including
web-discussions, shall be used to draft a set of
recommendations to be presented at the Summit. These Lead
Organizations are responsible for coordinating the drafting
of recommendations, which shall also reflect the collective
opinions of five sub-regions and five KRAs.
Like the Sub-regional coordinators, both
types of Lead Organizations shall operate on a voluntary
basis and must be willing and able to commit the resources
necessary to cover their active participation. They must
also be part of a wide network of local practitioners, with
access to decision-makers, and are thus able to build
linkages between the grass roots and governmental levels.
Member Organizations
Any organization that is active in the
region’s water sector can be a member of the APWF. Member
Organizations are obliged to mobilize and commit adequate
resources to implement the tasks it has agreed to undertake
under the guidance of Lead Organizations for any of the five
KRA’s or the three Priority Themes. |
