1. Asia-Pacific Regional Session at the 5th World Water Forum Asia-Pacific Ministerial Meeting for Water Security on March 20, 2009 Sadabad Hall, Regions Bloc

2. slide 2 DD/MM/YYYY City Conference name Agenda Asia-Pacific Regional Session at the 5th World Water Forum Asia-Pacific Ministerial Meeting for Water Security Co-chairs: Mr. Yoshiro Mori, President of APWF Ms. Erna Witoelar, Vice Chair of APWF Governing Council Part 1: Asia-Pacific Ministerial Panel on Water Security 9:00-9:10 Opening by Mr. Yoshiro Mori, President of APWF 9:10-9:20 Remarks by Mr. Siva Thampi, Director of Environment and Development Division, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific 9:20-9:30 Remarks by Mr. Wouter Lincklaen Arriens, Lead Water Resources Specialist, Asian Development Bank 9:30-10:30 Asia-Pacific Ministerial Panel on Water Security a. Representative of each sub-region b. Host of leadership meeting in the region 10:30-11:00 Break Part 2: Asia-Pacific Challenges to Achieve Water Security 11:00-11:10 Launching and presentation of the Asia-Pacific Regional Document by Ravi Narayanan, CBE, Vice- Chair of APWF Governing Council 11:10-11:45 Statement on national water security issues by ministers for water 11:45-11:55 Statement by the representative of the G8 Experts Group on Water and Sanitation 11:55-12:40 Panel Discussion by APWF partners and leaders

3. slide 3 DD/MM/YYYY City Conference name Agenda Part 1: Asia-Pacific Ministerial Panel on Water Security 9:00-9:10 Opening by Mr. Yoshiro Mori, President of APWF 9:10-9:20 Remarks by Mr. Siva Thampi, Director of Environment and Development Division, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific 9:20-9:30 Remarks by Mr. Wouter Lincklaen Arriens, Lead Water Resources Specialist, Asian Development Bank 9:30-10:30 Asia-Pacific Ministerial Panel on Water Security a. Representative of each sub-region  Northeast Asia: Mr. Chen Lei, Minister for Water Resources, People’s Republic of China  Central Asia: Mr. Saidi Yokubzod, Minister of Land Reclamation and Water Resources, Tajikistan  Caucasus: Mr. Giorgi Khachidze, Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Protection, Georgia  South Asia: Mr. Ramesh Sen, Minister for Water Resources, Bangladesh  Southeast Asia: Mr. Djoko Kirmanto, Minister of Public Works, Indonesia  Pacific: Mr. Faumuina Liuga, Minister for Natural Resources and Environment, Samoa b. Host of leadership meeting in the region  Dr. Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister of the Environment and Water Resources, Singapore  Mr. Yasushi Kaneko, Senior Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan 10:30-11:00 Break

4. slide 4 DD/MM/YYYY City Conference name Agenda Part 2: Asia-Pacific Challenges to Achieve Water Security 11:00-11:10 Launching and presentation of the Asia-Pacific Regional Document by Ravi Narayanan, CBE, Vice-Chair of APWF Governing Council 11:10-11:45 Statement on national water security issues by ministers for water  Dr. James Horne, Deputy Secretary, Department of the Environment, Water Heritage and the Arts, Australia  Mr. Pehin Dato Abdullah Bakar, Minister of Development, Brunei Darussalam  Mr. Veng Sakhon, Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology, Kingdom of Cambodia  Mr. Ben Eliezer Binyamin, Minister of Water and Energy, Israel  Mr. Do-Youp Kwon, Vice Minister of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs, Republic of Korea  Mrs. Khempheng Pholsena, Minister to the Prime Minister's Office and Head of the Water Resources and Environment Administration, Lao People's Democratic Republic  Mr. Luimediin Gansukh, Minister of Environment and Tourism, Mongolia  Mr. Athaullah Ahamed Lebbe Marikkar, Minister of Water Supply and Drainage, Sri Lanka  Mr. Shavkat Khamraev, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, Republic of Uzbekistan 11:45-11:55 Statement by the representative of the G8 Experts Group on Water and Sanitation by Mr. Akihiko Furuya, Ambassador for Global Environmental Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 11:55-12:40 Panel Discussion by APWF partners and leaders  Facilitator: Ms. Margaret Catley-Carlson, Chair of World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Water Security, Member of UNSGAB  Mr. Djoko Kirmanto, Minister of Public Works, Indonesia  Prof. Saifuddin Soz, Minister of Water Resources, India  Dr. Alexander Muller, Assistant Director General of the Natural Resources and Environment Department, FAO  Dr. Andreas Schild, Director General, ICIMOD  Dr. Kuniyoshi Takeuchi, Director, ICHARM