GLOBAL WATER

CONFERENCE
2017
In Conjunction with:

www.globalwaterconference.com
16 – 17 August 2017
Sule Shangri-la, Yangon, Myanmar
Towards Sustainable Water Security in Southeast Asia:
Directions, Strategies, Solutions

Co-located Event: Organised by: Supported By:

Ministry of Ministry of Natural
Ministry of
Agriculture, Resources and
Transport and
MGES Communicaons, Livestock and
Irrigaon,
Environmental
Conservaon,
MYANMAR GREEN
Myanmar
Myanmar
ENERGY SUMMIT
Myanmar Myanmar

Directorate of Department of Rural Renew

Renewable
wablee Southeast
Myanmar Mandalay City
Water Resources Development, Ministry Energyy Asian Water
Engineering
ngg Development
and Improvement of Agriculture, Livestock Associaon
Associ a
oon Ulies
Society Commiee
of River Systems and Irrigaon, Myanmar Myanmar
Myanmmaar Network
FACTS ABOUT MYANMAR

Area : 676, 578 sq km

Population : 60.62 million
Annual Population growth rate : 1.3%
People : 68% Bamar, 9% Shan, 7% Karen, 4% Rakhine, 3%
Chinese, 2% Indian, 2% Mon, 5% Others
Official Language : Burmese
Adult literacy : 92%
GDP : US$82.7 billion
GDP per capita : US$1,324
Annual GPD Growth : 5.5%
Unemployment Rate : 5.5%
Inflation : 7.3%
FDI Flow : $756.3million
Agriculture Products : rice, pulses, beans, sesame, groundnuts, sugarcane;
fish and fish products; hardwood
Major Industries : agricultural processing; wood and wood products;
copper, tin, tungsten, iron; cement, construction
materials; pharmaceuticals; fertilizer; oil and natural
gas; garments, jade and gems

Endorsed by:
Delegaon of
German Industry
and Commerce
in Myanmar
The Vietnam Water Waste
Hungarian Myanmar
European Supply and Management
Water Ulity Engineering
Desalinaon Sewerage Associaon
Associaon Council
Society Associaon Malaysia

Media Partners:

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OVERVIEW

Water has been dubbed ‘the oil of the twenty first century’ as its scarcity is increasingly felt globally. Over the
fifty years, the world’s population has increased more than two-and-half times to about 6.4 billion. At the same
time, the demand for fresh water went up four times. According to the prediction of the Nations Environment
Programme Report, at this rate, up to 7 billion people in sixty countries may suffer from water scarcity by year
2050. Without access to clean water, not only would public health being affected due to poor hygiene and
sanitation, agricultural and industrial activities could get disrupted too.

Water resources in Southeast Asia are under strain from rapid urbanisation and industrialisation. The situation
is made worse by water-related disasters, climate change and poor governance. In order to increase access
to clean and safe water, implementation of a comprehensive water catchments management policy, backed
by strong anti-pollution enforcement measures, sound management of water infrastructure, reinforcement on
public education and engagement, programmes in reducing NRW, appropriate pricing of water, and last but not
least development of new technologies are among importance measures.

The 2nd edition of Global Water Conference 2017 in Yangon held in conjunction with the Myanmar Sustainable
Energy and Water Resources Management Week is set to provides an interactive platform for broad range of
country and technical experts to converge and exchange ideas and yield useful lessons for policy-makers, business
people, practitioners, NGOs and academia from the water and sanitation sectors; discuss on strategies and most
applicable solutions in lifting the water and sanitation sectors in the region with specific focus on Myanmar. This
summit is also designed to bridge collaboration and facilitate investment in the water and sanitation sectors in
Southeast Asia.

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SUSTAINABLE ENERGY & WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT WEEK

ENERGY & WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT:

THE CATALYST FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH

“...If All Members Can Have Adequate Access To Energy And

Water, Many Of The Societal Problems Can Be Solved”

FEATURING

POWERING UP MYANMAR THROUGH

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DIRECTIONS, STRATEGIES,
SOLUTIONS
Energy and Water are essential in urban development. Energy and water are inextricably linked to satisfy basic human needs, produce
food for a rapidly growing population and achieve economic growth. And yet, today, 1.3 billion people worldwide lack of access to
electricity and some 800 million people get their water from unimproved sources.

Efficient production and use of energy and water, manage trade-offs, optimise resources by reuse, recycling and generating energy
from waste are essential to save on increasingly scarce resources and costs, for both production and waste management. An added
driver is to strengthen corporate social and environmental responsibility through sustainable production.

The hosting of the Sustainable Energy & Water Resources Management Week in Myanmar featuring two flagship conferences - Global
Water Conference 2017 (GWC 2017) and the 4th Myanmar Green Energy Summit 2017 (MGES 2017) is to address the pertinent issues
in both water and energy sectors of the country.

MYANMAR GREEN
ENERGY SUMMIT 2017
MGES 14 - 15 AUGUST 2017
MYANMAR GREEN SULE SHANGRI-LA, YANGON, MYANMAR
ENERGY SUMMIT
www.myanmargreenenergysummit.com

POWERING UP MYANMAR THROUGH GREEN ENERGY

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FACTS ABOUT WATER IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

WAT E R SA NITATIO N
1 in 10 people lack access to 1 in 3 people lack access to a toilet
safe water

WAT E R C O LL E CTIO N
Women and children spend
125 million hours each day
collecting water
DISEA SE
Every 90 seconds a child dies from a
water-related disease
Water, sanitation and hygiene
related diseases kill nearly 1 million
people each year

ECO NO MIC
Every $1 invested in water and
sanitation provides a $4 economic
return as a result of saved time,
increased productivity and reduced
health care costs.
7 BILLION PEOPLE
0.007%

According to WHO, only 0.007% of water on earth is

safe for consumption, shared by 7 billion people 70%

Agricultural accounts 70% of total water

consumption

20%
Industrial activities accounts about 20% of global
water consumption

40%
$500 $1
2020
BILLION TRILLION
CURRENT 2030
The water industry is expected to grow from $500
billion today to $1 trillion by 2020

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MARKET UPDATES

DRINKING WATER COVERAGE TRENDS

In 2015, 60 million people do not have access to an improved
drinking water source. 78% (48 million people) of these people live in
rural areas.

Population (millions)
Indonesia, 32 Myanmar, 10

Philippines, 8 Cambodia, 4
Viet Nam, 2 Lao People’s Democratic Republic, 2
Thailand, 1 Malaysia, 1
Timor-Leste, 0.3

Countries in the region with the highest number of people who did
not use an improved drinking water source in 2015

(source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Program for Water Supply and Sanitation Oct 2015)

DRINKING WATER COVERAGE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA - Y2015

Use of Drinking Water Sources (% of population)
Urban Rural
Improved Unimproved Improved Unimproved
Other unimproved

Other unimproved
Piped on Premises

Piped on Premises
Other Improved

Other Improved
Total Improved

Total Improved
Surface Water

Surface Water
Brunei Darussalam - - - - - - - - - -
Cambodia 100 75 25 0 0 69 7 62 16 15
Indonesia 94 33 62 6 0 80 9 70 17 3
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 86 64 22 14 0 69 6 63 24 7
Malaysia 100 100 0 0 0 93 86 7 5 2
Myanmar 93 19 74 7 0 74 3 72 18 8
Philippines 94 59 35 6 0 90 30 60 6 4
Singapore 100 100 0 0 0 NA NA NA NA NA
Thailand 98 76 22 2 0 98 37 61 2 0
Timor-Leste 95 47 49 4 1 61 14 46 29 11
Viet Nam 99 61 38 1 0 97 10 87 2 1

South-Eastern Asia 96 51 45 4 0 86 17 69 11 4
World 96 79 18 3 0 85 33 52 11 4
(source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Program for Water Supply and Sanitation Oct 2015)

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MARKET UPDATES

SANITATION COVERAGE TRENDS

In 2015, 176 million people in Southeast Asia do not have access to
improved sanitation facilities – 71 million of whom practiced open
defecation.

Population (millions)
Indonesia, 52 Cambodia, 7

Philippines, 7 Myanmar, 2

Lao People’s Democratic Republic, 2 Viet Nam, 1

Timor-Leste, 0.3

(source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Program for Water Supply and Sanitation Oct 2015)

SANITATION COVERAGE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA - Y2015

Use of Drinking Water Sources (% of population)
Urban Rural
Unimproved Unimproved
Other unimproved

Other unimproved
Other Improved

Other Improved
Surface Water

Surface Water
Improved

Improved

Population
(x1,000)

Brunei Darussalam 429 - - - - - - - -

Cambodia 15,677 88 12 0 0 31 7 6 60
Indonesia 255,709 72 10 5 13 48 12 12 29
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 7,020 95 4 0 1 56 2 5 37
Malaysia 30,651 96 4 0 0 96 4 0 0
Myanmar 54,164 84 13 2 1 77 11 6 6
Philippines 101,803 78 19 0 3 71 18 1 10
Singapore 5,619 100 - 0 0 NA NA NA NA
Thailand 67,401 90 10 0 0 96 4 0 0
Timor-Leste 1,173 69 17 8 7 27 6 32 36
Viet Nam 93,387 94 5 0 0 70 4 25 1

South-Eastern Asia 633,031 81 10 10 7 64 10 10 16

World 7,301,320 82 10 6 2 51 7 17 25
(source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Program for Water Supply and Sanitation Oct 2015)

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PROGRAM

DAY ONE: 16 AUGUST 2017, WEDNESDAY

8:00AM GWC 2017 Registration Begins
Venue: Foyer of The Grand Ballroom, Sule Shangri-La Hotel

8:30AM Delegates Take Their Seats at Ballroom

Venue: Grand Ballroom, Sule Shangri-La Hotel

8:45AM Arrival of Distinguished Guests

OPENING CEREMONY
9:00AM Myanmar Cultural Dances

9:10AM INTRODUCTORY REMARKS

Datuk Dr. Abdul Aziz S.A. Kadir, Chairman, Confexhub Group

9:15AM WELCOME ADDRESS

9:20AM WELCOME ADDRESS

9:30AM KEYNOTE ADDRESS AND LAUNCH OF GWC 2017

9:45AM Networking & Refreshments Break

PLENARY SESSION
10:15AM Plenary Address 1: Sustainable Water Security in Asia: Status, Issues & Challenges

10:45AM Plenary Address 2: Water and Wastewater System Development Plans for Greater Yangon

11:15AM Plenary Address 3: Roadmap for Water Supply and Wastewater System in Mandalay Region

11:45AM Luncheon for Guest Speakers and Delegates

REGIONAL COUNTRIES PRESENTATION: WATER SECURITY & SUSTAINABLE

12:45PM Paper 1: Improvement of Water Supply Management: The Thai’s Experience

1:10PM Paper 2: Water Resources Security and Sustainability Challenges: Vietnam Experience

1:35PM Paper 3: Status and Direction of Myanmar’s National Water Supply Management Programs

2:00PM Paper 4: Water Security and Sustainability Plans in Laos

2:25PM Paper 5: Indonesian National Water Supply Masterplan: Directions & Challenges

2:50PM Paper 6: Philippines’s Experiences on Sustainable Water Resources Management

3:15PM Open Forum: Comments, Questions and Answers

3:25PM Networking & Refreshment Break

SESSION ONE:
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK & FINANCING OPTIONS FOR WATER PROJECTS IN ASEAN
3:55PM Paper 7: An Overview on Regional Policies & Legislative Development for Sustainable Water Management in ASEAN

4:20PM Paper 8: The Financing Trends of Water Infrastructure Projects in ASEAN

4:45PM Paper 9: Financing Water Infrastructure: Public Private Partnership (PPP) or Investor-owned Utilities (IOUs)

5:10PM Open Forum: Comments, Questions and Answers

5:20PM REGIONAL WATER LEADERSHIP FORUM: Stepping from a National Water Security Approach to a Regional Water Security Approach

6:30PM CONFERENCE DAY 1 ENDS

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PROGRAM

DAY TWO: 17 AUGUST 2017, THURSDAY

SESSION TWO:
IMPROVING WATER SECURITY THROUGH STRATEGIC RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
9:00AM Paper 10: Improving Water Security through Water Harvesting (WH) and Small-Storage Technologies

9:30AM Paper 11: Practical & Cost-effective Stormwater Management Solutions for ASEAN

10:00AM Paper 12: Sponge City: New Trend in Reducing Flood Risks

10:30AM Open Forum: Comments, Questions and Answers

10:40AM Networking & Refreshment Break

SESSION THREE:
INNOVATIVE SOLUTION ADOPTION FOR IMPROVED WATER SUPPLY MANAGEMENT
11:10AM Paper 13: Improve Environmental Protection and Prevent Income Loss through Cost Effective Leak Detection System

11:40AM Paper 14: Practical Non-Revenue Water (NRW) Reduction Strategy for Urban Water Supply System in Developing Countries

12:10PM Paper 15: Renewable Energy Powered Desalination Technologies: Solution to Water Scarcity in Remote Areas

12:40PM Open Forum: Comments, Questions and Answers

12:50PM Luncheon for Guest Speakers and Delegates

SESSION FOUR:
IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH THROUGH SANITATION & SEWAGE MANAGEMENT
1:50PM Paper 16: City Sanitation Strategy for Mekong Delta: Status & Opportunities

2:20PM Paper 17: Best Practices of Smart Sanitation Solutions for Remote Areas

2:50PM Paper 18: Alternative Sewage Treatment Options for Developing Countries & Their Market Potential

3:20PM Open Forum: Comments, Questions and Answers

3:30PM Networking & Refreshment Break

SESSION FIVE:
WATER & WASTEWATER TREATMENT
4:00PM Paper 19: Low Cost Point of Use (POU) Water Treatment Technologies for Developing Areas

4:30PM Paper 20: Emerging Technologies for Urban Wastewater Treatment in Supporting Urbanisation in Asia

5:00PM Paper 21: Making Reuse Water a Reality in Developing Countries

5:30PM Open Forum: Comments, Questions and Answers

5:40PM GLOBAL WATER CONFERENCE 2017 ENDS

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