Asia-Pacific Water Forum (APWF) Initiative

Population (2003)Asia-Pacific Region

• 1. World: 6,301,463 (thousands)

• 2. Asia-Pacific: 3,673,911 (thousands)

• 2/1: 58%

Population Division, DESA, UN

• 1. World: 13,427,880 (1,000 ha)

• 2. Asia-Pacific: 3,579,560 (1,000 ha)

• 2/1: 27%

FAOSTAT

Land (2002)Asia-Pacific Region

55%

45%

Slum population in Asia and Pacific

Definition of:slum household [code 504, Millennium Development Goal indicators data]

UN-HABITAT defines a slum household as a group of individuals living under the same roof who lack one or more (in some cities, two or more) of the following conditions: security of tenure, structural quality and durability of housing, access to safe water, access to sanitation facilities and sufficient living area.

slum population [code 487, Millennium Development Goal indicators data]The proportion of households with access to secure tenure is 1 minus the percentage of the urban population that lives in slums. A slum is a contiguous settlement where the inhabitants are characterized as having inadequate housing and basic services.

Definition of:slum household [code 504, Millennium Development Goal indicators data]

UN-HABITAT defines a slum household as a group of individuals living under the same roof who lack one or more (in some cities, two or more) of the following conditions: security of tenure, structural quality and durability of housing, access to safe water, access to sanitation facilities and sufficient living area.

slum population [code 487, Millennium Development Goal indicators data]The proportion of households with access to secure tenure is 1 minus the percentage of the urban population that lives in slums. A slum is a contiguous settlement where the inhabitants are characterized as having inadequate housing and basic services.

Other regions Other regions

Asia & Pacific Asia & Pacific

Urban population2000

Slum population2001

43%57%

Source:Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects:The 2002 Revision and World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 RevisionUnited Nations HABITAT Millennium Development Goals

Asia & the Pacific ＝　　

678 millions, 63%Source: UNICEF, WHO

A Mid-Term Assessment of Progress

<Quantifying Water>

Asia & the Pacific ＝

1,936 millions 74%Source: UNICEF, WHO

A Mid-Term Assessment of Progress

<Quantifying Water>

<Quantifying Water> MDG Indicators of Greatest Concern

in Asia and the Pacific- Number of Off Track Countries -

• Rural Water Supplies 52.9% 　• National Poverty Line 53.8%

• Infant and under-5 Mortality 46.8 ％ , 40.4 ％• Malnutrition 42.9%

• Primary enrolment 39.4%

• Maternal Mortality 66.7%

UNESCAP, UNDP & ADB, 2005. A Future Within Reach

Priority Target 1 in Asia - PacificPriority Target 1 in Asia - Pacific

To increase targeted “1.7” investments “1” for Water and Sanitation Infrastructure “0.7” for Human Resources Development

　　 Greater investments will be required in

education to improve operation and maintenance, and in further improvement of existing infrastructures.

Furthermore, new infrastructure should be invested in parallel with education to enable people to use these at full value.

Source:EM-DAT, The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database

Public works-related expenditures

(A)/(B)

Education-relatedexpenditures (A)

Public works-relatedexpenditures (B)

Change in expenditures in Japan

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Japan since 1955Public works-related expenditures = 1Education-related expenditures = 0.7

“1.7” Investments！

Infrastructure CapacityBuilding

(Education)

1.00.7

Infrastructure

Not enough CapacityBuilding

(Education)Combine!

1.7

Required investment in infrastructure = 1.0

Total Investment required for the region to meet

Target 10 by 2015 : US $100 Billion 　　US$60 (Infrastructure) ＋ US$40 （ HRD ）

Priority Target 2 in Asia - PacificPriority Target 2 in Asia - Pacific

To drastically reduce the vulnerability of human populations to water-related disasters

Most major cities in the region are located along the coasts, which can be affected by two kinds of disasters:

Flood (from land) & Tidal Surge (from sea) Growing urban populations in the region also

increase vulnerability to water-related disasters, as large cities, which act as magnet for the poor, concentrate along the coasts.

Source:EM-DAT, The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database

Number of people killed by water-related disasters

1986-1990 1991-1995 1996-2000 2001-2005

8,153

43,167

39,689

62,273

3,3632,946

13,80813,432

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Source:Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects:The 2002 Revision and World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision

Asian and Pacific cities of 5 million or more

TokyoOsaka-Kobe

TianjinSeoul

Shanghai

Hong Kong

BangkokManila

Tehran

Karachi

Lahore

Mumbai

ChennaiBangalore

HyderabadCalcutta

in Asia-Pacific

Population as of 2000

Mumbai

Dhaka

Wuhan

Jakarta

Delhi

Beijing

Source:Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects:The 2002 Revision and World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision

Asian and Pacific cities of 5 million or more

TokyoOsaka-Kobe

Tianjin

BeijingSeoul

Shanghai

Hong Kong

Wuhan

BangkokManila

Jakarta

Tehran

Karachi

Lahore

ChennaiBangalore

Hyderabad

Delhi

Calcutta

Dhaka

5 million cities as of 2000

Ahmadabad

Ho-Chi-Minh

Chittagong

MumbaiPoona

Chongqing

Kabul

Bandung

HanoiYangon

Shenyang

Surat

to be added by 2015

Source:Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects:The 2002 Revision and World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision

Growth of urban population in Asia and Pacific

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Priority Target 3 in Asia - PacificPriority Target 3 in Asia - Pacific

To conserve and restore land-water interfaces for the improvement of water productivity

In the Asia-Pacific region, the importance of “natural water” as part of the environment has been embraced by many cultures throughout history.

To protect land-water interfaces is to protect life.

Joint Message from the Asia-Pacific Region

During the regional process leading up to the 4th World Water Forum, it became clear that several water-related issues and challenges were common across the entire Asia Pacific region.

Furthermore, with the increased interactions in the implementation of follow-up activities to the 3rd World Water Forum held in Kyoto in March 2003, stakeholders in the region quickly recognized that the region's diversity was not an obstacle but rather an asset to the identification and adoption of solutions to specific water issues.

Based upon this common understanding, we will establish a new

network, the “Asia-Pacific Water Forum,” to work in complete solidarity to identify and adopt solutions to water issues in the region.

Adopted by Ministers & Partners in the Asia-Pacific Regionat Asia-Pacific Water Ministerial Meeting, March 20, 2006

Asia-Pacific Water ForumCoordinator

Thematic Task Force

Experts

Input

Water Summit

Honorary President

Organizing Committee

Secretariat

Networking of all water stakeholders in the Asia-Pacific region

•NGOs•Academics•Private companies•National Governments•Local Governments•Country Water Partnerships•Regional Organizations•Regional office of International

Organizations•Regional/Development Banks•…….

e.g. Financing/investment MDGs and water

Every three years

Highly influential event

Members•Head of a state as a representative from each sub region•CEOs of major companies in the region•Head of major local governments•…….

Thank you!