The Secretariat would like to report on the Second Informal Advisory Meeting (IAM-2) held in Tokyo on January 30-31, 2003. Representatives from 95 countries, and 21 international and other organizations gathered to attend the meeting. There were about 300 total participants including members of the Japanese governement.

The issues discussed were: (1) Outline of the Ministerial Conference, (2) Interaction with the 3rd World Water Forum, and (3) Possible Elements of the Ministerial Declaration.

Participants emphasized that the Ministerial Conference should build on achievements made so far such as the WSSD in Johannesburg and the previous World Water Forums.

As for the Portfolio of Water Actions (PWA), it was pointed out that criteria for action plans to be included in it should be made clear.

As for Possible Elements of the Ministerial Declaration, participants supported Japan’s proposal to take an action-oriented approach and emphasized the importance of sending out a brief but strong political message.

For further information, please refer to the materials below.

                       Agenda of the Second Informal Advisory Meeting (pdf)  (doc)

                       List of Participants (pdf)  (xls)

                      Outline of the Ministerial Conference (pdf)  (doc)  (ppt)

                       Presentation paper for the Ministerial Conference  (pdf)  (ppt)

                       Proposed Issues for Discussion (pdf)  (doc)

                       Discussion Paper for Sub-Group Meeting (Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation) (doc)

                      Discussion Paper for Sub-Group Meeting (Water for Food and Rural Development) (doc)

                       Discussion Paper for Sub-Group Meeting (Water Pollution Prevention and Ecosystem Conservation) (doc)

                       Discussion Paper for Sub-Group Meeting (Disaster Mitigation and Risk Management)  (doc)

                       Discussion Paper for Sub-Group Meeting (Water Resources Management and Benefit Sharing) (doc)

                     Guideline for the Dialogue between Forum Participants and Ministers  (pdf)  (doc)

                Presentation paper concerning the Dialogue  (pdf)  (ppt)

                    Presentation from the WWC   (pdf)  (ppt)

                   Forum Statement Analysis  (pdf)  (ppt)

After IAM-2, the following documents were distributed.

                   Revised Drafting Process of the Ministerial Declaration (pdf)  (doc)

                   PWA Guideline (additional information)   (pdf)  (doc)

              Summary of Discussions (pdf)  (doc)