Potential Institutional Framework for Regional Cooperation on DEWATS in

South-East Asia and Challenges

Ti Le-Huu Adjunct Professor on Water Security, Danang University and

Concurrently Director of Water Security Centre, Water Resources University, Hanoi, Viet Nam

(formerly with MRC and UNESCAP)

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Key Message Institutional framework for subregional cooperation on

DEWATS should build on the visions and expectations of UNESCAP and UNHABITAT within the overall umbrella of UN-Water and APWF

Development of subregional cooperation framework on DEWATS needs to be conceived as a process, building on existing infrastructure and regional experiences

Subregional cooperation framework on DEWATS should aim to meet expectations of the country members, especially the related socio-economic goals.

To achieve the socio-economic goals, efforts must be made to implement the Wastewater Revolution with a clear regional strategy for systematic action plans at the regional, national and local levels

A subregional network should lead to create business opportunities for linking local authorities, local investment and local sources of technologies and promote good practices based on subregional experiences, through examples of champions

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United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Related Message of APWS-1 Chair’s Summary

The session on Monitoring of Investment and Results in Water showed how various experiences in the region point to the urgent need to improve policies for the regional and national monitoring of investments and results, and that this monitoring should be linked to priority issues such as investment and its impact on IWRM and water and sanitation. (extract from Chair’s Summary)

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APWF Network of Knowledge Hubs

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Existing Network of JSC On-site sanitation: • Japan Environmental Sanitation Center (JESC) • Japan Education Center of Environmental Sanitation (JECES)

Off-site sanitation: • Sewerage Business Management Centre (SBMC) • Japan Sewage Works Association (JSWA) • Japan Sewage Works Agency (JS)

Other collaborators • Asian Development Bank (ADB) • Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) • Japan Institute of Wastewater Technology (JIWET) • United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Tokyo Office • Japan Toilet Labo (JTL) • Japan Water Forum (JWF) • Japan Global Center for Urban Sanitation (GCUS) • World Toilet Organization (WTO) • Water and Environment Solution Hub (WES Hub) with cities of

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Source: JSC Information Brochure

Expectation from JSC

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Source: JSC Information Brochure

Objectives: • Establish or improve policy and political determination to develop sanitation • Increase technical competence • Build capacity in wastewater/sludge management to construct and diffuse:

- basic sanitation (toilets) with proper wastewater/sludge treatment systems

- on-site sanitation (including the Packaged Aerated Wastewater Treatment Plant (PAWTP) or johkasou, and night soil/sludge collection & treatment)

- off-site sanitation (sewerage) Tasks • Network with international organizations in each country of the region to

build and improve capacity in sanitation • Gather, share and spread knowledge information through the

KnowledgeHubs network and collaboration with international organizations • Support, advise clients & partners (central & local governments NGOs etc.)

JSC Activities

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Network with each country of the region and organize international seminars: - identify sanitation-related institutions in each country; create and manage information networks - hold international seminars to spread knowledge and experiences

Conduct comprehensive country assessments: - conduct assessments for sanitation improvement in each country with a team of experts from government, industry and academia - advise and assist in operations/projects launched by international donor organizations such as ADB and JICA

Create and manage a sanitation database for Asia-Pacific Cooperate with international organizations such as

UNICEF, the World Toilet Organization, NGOs, NPOs, etc. Source: JSC Information Brochure

Regional Water Security Index by Subregion (population-weighted)

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Source: AWDO-2013, ADB

Components of Urban Water Security (population-weighted)

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Source: AWDO-2013, ADB

ADB’s Concept of the Revolution

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Source: Anand Chiplunkar, 2ndADB-DMC and Partners Sanitation Dialogue, ADB, Manila, 2011

ADB Experiences

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Source: Anand Chiplunkar, 2ndADB-DMC and Partners Sanitation Dialogue, ADB, Manila, 2011

ESCAP: Original Road Map for Waste-water Revolution

• Linking wastewater revolution to eco-efficient water infrastructure development efforts as part of the Green Growth Strategy of ESCAP

• Systematic development of partnership among local authorities, private sector, beneficiaries and technology partners

• Implementation of pilot projects, and • Promotion of good practices and champions on

various aspects of the “revolution”

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Key Message Institutional framework for subregional cooperation on

DEWATS should build on the visions and expectations of UNESCAP and UNHABITAT within the overall umbrella of UN-Water and APWF

Development of subregional cooperation framework on DEWATS needs to be conceived as a process, building on existing infrastructure and regional experiences

Subregional cooperation framework on DEWATS should aim to meet expectations of the country members, especially the related socio-economic goals.

To achieve the socio-economic goals, efforts must be made to implement the Wastewater Revolution with a clear regional strategy for systematic action plans at the regional, national and local levels

A subregional network should lead to create business opportunities for linking local authorities, local investment and local sources of technologies and promote good practices based on subregional experiences, through examples of champions

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United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Thank You