The webinar was used as a means to share key results, findings and recommendations of the SDG 6.5.1 Progress Report in Asia-Pacific. Two countries the Philippines and Georgia shared their experiences in using the results and findings of IWRM monitoring and how they can be mainstreamed in government processes.
Among the panellist representing GWP Southeast Asia were Mr Fany Wedahuditama (Regional Coordinator), Ms Megan Knight (Senior IWRM Expert), and Dr Sevillo D. David, Jr. (Executive Director, National Water Resources Board / GWP Philippines). GWP Central Asia and the Caucasus (CACENA) was represented by Ms Gvantsa Sivsivadze, First Category Senior Specialist at Water Division Environment and Climate Change Department, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia. At the end of the session, UNEP-DHI and ADB, which were represented by Mr Paul Glennie, Senior Technical Advisor - UNEP-DHI Centre on Water & Environment and Mr Lance Gore, Principal Water Resources Specialist, ADB respectively encouraged the participants who are responsible for implementing IWRM to discuss a “call for action” which intended to feed into the 4th Asia Pacific Water Summit in April 2022.
Watch the below video to see the recorded webinar, and check the other link provided to download the presentation material.