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PROPOSED INITIATIVES OF THE 1st ASIA-PACIFIC WATER SUMMIT
During
preparative for the First Asian-Pacific Water Summit have
been offered some concrete initiatives, which are in the
discussion stage. It is expected that following the results
of discussions they will be included in the Summit
recommendations:
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Establishment of the Asia-Pacific Water Museum.
The
Asia-Pacific Water Museum in the Thai National Water Museum
to be built in 2011 in Thailand. The goals of establishment
of this museum are recognizing the regional water related
problems and share of knowledge regarding distinct technical
and political countermeasures in the Asia-Pacific region,
education those who live in the region regarding the
importance of water and awareness raising of water resources
problems.
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Creation
of Water Minister Council of the Asia –Pacific region.
One of the
expected roles of the Water Ministers Council of the
Asia-Pacific region (WaMCAP) is to complement the
Asia-Pacific Water Summit, by holding annual meetings, to
which water ministers together with financial/planning
ministers in the region convene to facilitate the concrete
initiatives committed to at the Asia-Pacific Water Summit.
The priority objectives of the Water Ministers Council of
the Asia-Pacific region is improvement of the water
management systems in each country by creating a
coordinating body of water related ministries and solution
of water problems on national agendas by involving
financial/planning ministers.
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AWDO
Development.
ADB
presents a report on the «Asian Water and Development
Outlook» (AWDO) which will be launched prior to the prepared
1st APWS. The final workshop to finalize the report will be
held in Singapore, 23rd August, 2007. The basic reports of
this document should include:
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Making
water and sanitation a higher priority in national
agendas;
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Necessity of national resource increase for addressing
these problems;
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Appeal
to international and to other (private sector) donors to
allocate more financing.
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Creation
of Google Water and Sanitation Map
Google
Corporation plans to create a water and sanitation map. A
main objective is mapping of access to water and sanitation
in the Asia-Pacific region through photo. The discussions
with World Trade Organization (WTO) carry on.
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Creation
of APWF Trust Fund
The APWF
Trust Fund will be created for rendering of financial
support in solution of serious water related problems in the
Asia-Pacific region. The Fund is aimed at improvement of
water supply and access to sanitation, and resolute
reduction of vulnerability to the water related disasters by
creating of water infrastructure and human development. In
addition, the Fund will promote preservation and restoration
of natural environment through integrated water resources
management in the basin. For achievement of the above stated
purposes, the Fund will finance water related researches and
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