THEME

Population and Sustainable Water Resource Management in Urban Planning.

BACKGROUND

Water is a resource indispensable for life. Water is also an important resource which limits sustainable urban development. Regrettably, rapid population growth and industrialization in a city and its surrounding areas will cause an increase in water demand which may exceed its water supply capacity and contribute to the degradation of the environment. It is therefore necessary for the city administration to take appropriate measures to insure an adequate quality water supply, taking into account the population dynamics.

In the urbanization process, water circulation has been lost and cut off due to asphalted and concreted ground surface, which has caused serious effects to the urban water environment such as quality aggravation of discharged water, causing degradation of underground water, and increase in drained water volume. The regeneration of lost water circulation is one of the fundamental tasks in urban planning.

Yet some medium-sized cities in Asia have no administrative authority for water resource management. Even for them, the water resource management is a critical factor in planning and implementing urban development policies.

With the above point in mind, AUICK organized a seminar focusing on population and sustainable water resource management issues in urban areas. It was designed for the directors or vice directors who are in charge of water supply services or general urban planning, including, water resource management.

The seminar focused mainly on domestic, non-commercial water which is most important for citizens' daily life. Gender is a cross-cutting issue, and accordingly was addressed in water resource management.

AIM

1. To give participants basic information on how to grasp the present situation and future prospect of water resources, analyze causes and effects, and take countermeasures at an early stage.
2. To give participants an awareness of both negative and positives aspects of water resources.
3. To give participants basic knowledge to learn what kind of system is best for their own city water supply and sewage treatment.
4. To give participants basic knowledge to study the issues related to population factors and sustainable water supply.
5. To help participants to obtain practical knowledge as to how to solve them through lectures from experts, on-site visits, and exchange of knowledge and experiences among the participants. To facilitate the discussion among the participants, each participant is expected to present a report on the water supply issues in his/her own city.

PARTICIPANTS

The seminar targeted the top or the second top officials in charge of the department of water resource management or urban planning, of 9 selected Asian Cities: Chittagong (Bangladesh), Tianjin (China), Chennai (India), Surabaya (Indonesia), Kuantan (Malaysia), Faisalabad (Pakistan), Olongapo (Philippines), Khon Kaen (Thailand), Haiphong (Vietnam) (in alphabetical order of country's name)

Mr. A.K.M. Rezaul Karim
City Planner of City Planning Department, Chittagong City Corporation, BANGLADESH

Mr. Guanmun Li
Director of Information Management Center, Tianjin Waterworks (Group) Co.Ltd., Tianjin City, CHINA

Mr. Arumugam Swaminathan
Chief Engineer of Chennai Corporation, INDIA

Ms. Euis Darliana
Chief of Sub-Division of Environment, Development Planning Agency, Surabaya City Government, INDONESIA

Mr. Alias Mohd. Salleh
Director of Planning and Development Department, Kuantan Municipal Council, MALAYSIA

Mr. Syed Ghias Ud Din
Managing Director of Water and Sanitary Agency, Faisalabad Development Authority, PAKISTAN

Ms. Lynette Labo Dera Cruz
Project Development Officer IV of City Planning and Development Office, Olongapo City Government, PHILIPPINES

Mr. Yinchai Arnanthanasakun
Director of Sanitary Works Division, Khon Kaen Municipality, THAILAND

Mr. Du Nang Khoa
Chief of Urban Planning Department, Urban Planning Institute of Haiphong City, VIETNAM

PERIOD

Monday, 1 December to Wednesday, 10 December 2003

PROGRAM