The 4th General Meeting of Asia Wastewater Management Partnership (AWaP)
The Asia Wastewater Management Partnership (AWaP) was established in 2018 with the aim of contributing to the achievement of SDG Target 6.3, halving amount of untreated wastewater by 2030, by promoting collaborative efforts to address common challenges among partner countries.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) of Japan, the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) of Japan and the Ministry of Public Works and Transport of Cambodia jointly convened the 4th General Meeting of AWaP in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, which was the first General Meeting ever held outside Japan.
During the Meeting, partner countries shared their activities from 2023 to 2025 based on the common challenges adopted the policy approaches were adopted on two themes: “Mainstreaming Wastewater Management and Finance” and “Optimum Wastewater Treatment Systems” and updated the 2nd Work Plan.
It was also confirmed that the 6th Operations Committee will be held in Tokyo in 2026, and the 5th General Meeting will be held in Indonesia in 2027.
■ Date ：Tuesday, November 18th, 2025
■ Time ：1：00 PM - 5:00 PM（Local Time）
■ Venue ：Raffles Hotel Le Royal, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
■ Organizers ：MLIT of Japan, MOE of Japan, and Ministry of Public Works and Transport of Cambodia
■ Chair ：Dr. Taku Fujiwara, Professor, Department of Global Ecology, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University
■ Moderator ：Dr. Pierre Flamand, Japan Sanitation Consortium
■ Language : English
■ Participants
● Partner Countries
・Bangladesh ：Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives, and Chattogram Water Supply and Sewerage Authority
・Cambodia : Ministry of Public Works and Transport
・Indonesia : Ministry of Public Works and Housing
・Philippines : Department of Public Works and Highways
・Vietnam : Ministry of Construction
・Japan : MLIT, MOE, Embassy of Japan in Cambodia, Japan Internatinonal Cooperation Agency (JICA), and Kitakyushu City
● Supporting Organizations
・Japan Sewage Works Agency
・Japan Sanitation Consortium
＜List of Participants＞
■ Agenda
| TIME (ICT) |
ACTIVITY |
| 13:00 -13:20 |
Opening Remarks Mr. Hidenori Matsubara, Assistant Vice-Minister for Water Supply and Sewerage, MLIT of Japan H.E. Ros Vanna, Secretary of State, Ministry of Public Works and Transport of Cambodia Purpose of the Meeting Dr. Taku Fujiwara, Professor of Kyoto University The Concept and Purpose of AWaP Mr. Fumiaki Hasegawa, Director for Overseas Projects of Water Supply and Sewerage, MLIT of Japan |
| 13:20 -14:20 |
Session 1. Report on AWaP Activities ・Philippines : Ms. Erlynrose Mari S. Nazareno, Department of Public Works ・Indonesia : Dr. Sandi Eko Bramono, Ministry of Public Works ・Vietnam : Mr. Pham Ngoc Chinh, Ministry of Construction ・Bangladesh : Mr. Muhammad Nurul Amin, Chattogram Water Supply and Sewerage Authority ・Japan : Mr. Yuta Takeda, Chief Official for International Planning, MLIT Mr. Shinya Fujii, JICA Expert dispatched from Kitakyushu City ・Cambodia：H.E. Chao Sopheak Phibal, Ministry of Public Works and Transport |
| 14:35 -16:40 |
Session 2. Determining Policy Based on AWaP 2nd Work Plan (1) Activities based on 2nd Work Plan：Mr. Fumiaki Hasegawa, MLIT of Japan (2) Setting and sharing AWaP Policy for mainstreaming wastewater management and finance. ：Mr. Fumiaki Hasegawa, MLIT of Japan and Mr. Shuichiro Nakayama, Chief Official, Office for Promotion of Johkasou, MOE of Japan (3) Setting and sharing AWaP Policy for optimum wastewater treatment systems ：Mr. Fumiaki Hasegawa, MLIT of Japan (4) Collection of technologies and case studies by each country ：Mr. Yuta Takeda, MLIT of Japan (5) Update of the 2nd Work Plan and Future schedule ：Mr. Fumiaki Hasegawa, MLIT of Japan |
| 16:40 -17:00 |
Chair's Summary Dr. Taku Fujiwara Closing Remarks Mr. Shuichiro Nakayama, MOE |
| 17:00 | Group Photo |
＜Chair's Summary of the 4th General Meeting of AWaP＞
＜AWaP Policy Approaches＞
＜Updated 2nd Work Plan＞
＜Complete set of materials for the 4th General Meeting＞
Group Photo
 Dr. Taku Fujiwara (Chairperson) Professor of Kyoto University |
 Mr. Hidenori Matsubara MLIT of Japan |
 H.E. Ros Vanna Ministry of Public Works and Transport of Cambodia |
 Dr. Pierre Flamand (Moderator) Japan Sanitation Consortium |
 Mr. Fumiaki Hasegawa MLIT of Japan |
 Ms. Erlynrose Mari S. Nazareno Department of Public Works of Philippines |
 Dr. Sandhi Eko Bramono Ministry of Public Works of Indonesia |
 Mr. Pham Ngoc Chinh Ministry of Construction of Vietnam |
 Mr. Muhammad Nurul Amin Chattogram Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Bangladesh) |
 Mr. Yuta Takeda MLIT of Japan |
 Mr. Shinya Fujii JICA Expert dispatched from Kitakyushu City (Japan) |
 H.E. Chao S. Phibal Ministry of Public Works and Transport of Cambodia |
 Mr. Shuichiro Nakayama MOE of Japan |
 The discussion in Session 2 |
 The discussion in Session 2 |
 The discussion in Session 2 |
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