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The Langham, Melbourne, Australia
World Vision Australia and the WATSAN Reference Group are pleased to present the Sanitation and Water Conference 2008. Produced with the support of the Australian Government through AusAID, the Sanitation and Water Conference 2008 will be a significant event in the International Year of Sanitation. It will focus attention on the challenge of sanitation and water development in East Asia and the Pacific.
The conference will run over three days, seeking to provide opportunities to listen to presentations, participate in group dialogue and engage in expert panel discussions.
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27 October 2008 – Opening Plenary and Focus on Sanitation/Hygiene
Time Session Chair / Speaker
8.00
Registration
8.00
First Meeting of Rapporteuring and Action-Planning Task Force
9.00
1. Opening Plenary
Chair: Conny Lenneberg, Director, Policy and Programs, World Vision Australia
Welcome
Chair
Keynote Address:
Hon Bob McMullan, MP, Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance.
Conference Purpose, Participants, Process, Action Plan Development
Piers Cross, Consultant and former WSP Global Program Manager, World Bank
10.00
Coffee / Tea
10.30
2. What is the Water/Sanitation/Hygiene Problem?
Keynote: The Global Water and Sanitation Challenge and a Snapshot of the East Asia and the Pacific Situation
Clarissa Brocklehurst, Chief WES, UNICEF
Keynote: Key Strategies to Scale Up Large Scale WSS Programs
Jaehyang So, Global Program Manager, WSP
Keynote Address:
Tim Costello, CEO, World Vision Australia
Panel of Senior East Asia Stakeholders Respond to lead addresses
Plenary Questions
12.30
Lunch
13.30
3. Key Sanitation Lessons/ Challenges/ Opportunities in East Asia and the Pacific.
Keynote: Meeting the Sanitation Challenge in East Asia and the Pacific
Almud Weitz, RTL, WSP-EAP
Keynote: Changing Sanitation Behaviour and the experience of CLTS
Andy Robinson, Sanitation Specialist
Plenary Questions
Case Studies:
Experience in Hygiene Behavior Change at scale in East Asia: Case Study
Jocelyn Loughman, World Vision Vanuatu
Small Sewer Systems
Andreas Ulrich, BORDA
Global Sanitation Fund – Opportunities for East Asia and the Pacific
Barry Jackson, WSSCC, Geneva
Speakers answer questions in a plenary on sanitation and hygiene
15.30
Coffee / Tea
15.45
4. Round Table on San/Hygiene Policy in East Asia Countries
Country Presentations: Laos, Cambodia, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam
Plenary Questions
17.00
Closure of Day One
17.00 - 19.00
NGO Caucus
Chair: Peter Dwan, WaterAid Australia
28 October 2008 – Focus on Water
Time Session Chair / Speaker
8.00
Second Meeting of Rapporteuring and Action-Planning Task Force
9.00
5. Key Water Lessons/Opportunities/ Challenges in East Asia and the Pacific
Services for the Urban Poor in East Asia
Bert Diphoorn, Director, UN-Habitat
Scaling up Sustainable Rural Water Supply in East Asia and the Pacific
TBA
Tackling Non-Revenue Water: Case Study of Maynilad
Irineo L.Dimaano, Head Central NRW, Maynilad Water Services, Inc
Plenary Questions
10.30
Coffee / Tea
11.00
Case Studies:
Utility Reform – Cambodia Case Study
Dr Chea Visoth, Phom Penh Water Authority, Cambodia
Water Demand Management in the Pacific Islands
Latu Kupa, Pacific Water Association
Sustainable Urban Water Management – the SWITCH Program
Hubert Gijzen, Director UNESCO
Water Quality Management – Case study of Arsenic mitigation in the greater Mekong
Mark Henderson, UNICEF
Speakers answer Questions in a plenary on water supply.
12.30
Lunch
13.30
6. Round Table on Water Policy in Pacific Countries
Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Timor Leste, Vanuatu
Plenary Questions
15.30
Coffee / Tea
15.45
7. Group Discussion - Selecting Priority Actions for Action Plan
Chair: Piers Cross, MC
Participants divided up into 8 stakekholder groups to discuss and develop suggested stakeholder actions
Plenary Questions
17.00
Closure of Day Two
29 October 2008 – Aid Architecture/Support and Action Planning
Time Session Chair / Speaker
8.00
Third Meeting of Rapporteuring and Action-Planning Task Force
9.00
8. Aid Harmonization and Partnerships
Chair: Senior AusAid Representative
Australian Government’s Water and Sanitation Initiative
Senior AusAid Representative
Development of SWAps and Improving Water and Sanitation Co-ordination
Chris Dureau, Sector Strategy Specialist, Matrix International Consulting
NGO Partnerships and Roles for NGOs in East Asia and the Pacific
Dr Juliet Willets – Institute for Sustainable Futures UTS
Donor Roundtable on Aid Harmonization and Making Aid More Effective
Plenary Questions
10.30
Coffee / Tea
11.00
9. Capacity Building
Building Water Sector Capacity: Australia's Experience and Contribution to East Asia and the Pacific
Tony Kelly, Managing Director of Yarra Valley Water and Chairman WaterAid Australia
Capacity Building in Water Operator Partnerships: Case Study of Twinning
Robert Hood, Lead Facilitator, Water Operators’ Partnerships (WOPs) in Asia
Leveraging Capacity from the Private Sector
Alison Baker, GHD
Plenary Questions on Capacity Building
12.30
Lunch
14.00
10. Presentation of Conference Summary and Action Plan
Chair: Tony Kelly, Managing Director of Yarra Valley Water and Chairman WaterAid Australia
Rapporteur Group Presents Draft Action Plan, including NGO Caucus inputs
Plenary Comments and Text Amendments to Action Plan
15.00
11. Closing Plenary
Thanks and Closing Statements
World Vision Australia, AusAID
Conference Evaluation
16.00
Coffee / Tea
