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“Asia Water Council”, Asia’s Largest Water Cooperation Platform, led by K-Water
Asia Water Council, which was established under the leadership of K-water and the Korean government, currently has the membership of 171 organizations from 26 different nations to promote water-related issues in Asia to the global community, provide practical solutions to water issues, and improve water welfare in the region, establishing itself as a representative water-related consultative body in Asia.
As the host of the Asia International Water Week, Asia’s largest water-related event, we have contributed to the dissemination of Asia water issues and the achievements of SDGs by participating in various water-themed international events, such as the UN-Water Conference and the World Water Forum.
The 28th Conference of the Parties
- Date/Venue : October 31st, - November 12th, 2023 / Dubai UAE
- Host and Organizer : UNFCCC Secretariat , UAE
- Participants : Approx. 10,000 people including government representatives, international organizations, research institutes, NGO, etc. (7 government leaders including presidents and prime ministers and 70 ministerial levels)
Starting from COP26, held in 2021, K-water has participated in events as a representative of Korea for three consecutive years, promoting the importance of water in responding to the climate crisis and expanding its scope of cooperation. K-water was selected as the operator of the session ‘Water Pavilion’ at COP28 and as the co-operator for the ‘Water for Net-Zero’ with Danish and American water companies.
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Water for Net-Zero Session
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Water Sector Climate Crisis Response Session
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GWP Water Changemaker Ceremony
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ADB Water Sector Decarbonization Session
World Water Congress 2023
- Date/ Venue : October 31st - November 12th, 2023 / Dubai UAE
- Host, Organizer : UNFCCC Secretariat, UAE Government
- Participants : 3,000 from around 30 countries, including government representatives, international organizations, research institutes and NGOs
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Received Crystal Award
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Meeting with the Chinese Minister of Water Resources
The 4th AWC General Assembly
- Date/Venue : July 5th - 8th, 2023 / Songsan Global Education Research Center
- Host, Organizer : AWC, K-water
- Participants : 350 people around the world, including the Environment Minister of Korea, Indonesian Ministers, Vice Minister of Water Resources of China, Ambassadors to Korea, International Organizations, and AWC Board Member Organizations, etc.
K-water shared its AWC activities, confirmed its future visions, discussed water project achievements and cooperation projects being implemented with the OECD, UNDP, etc., and future strategic directions during the 4th General Assembly meeting. We also held the ‘Global Water Innovation Awards’ as part of cooperative efforts with global water partnerships, corporate exhibitions, and business consultations to build a network among promising companies in the water sector worldwide and to exchange related technologies.
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The 4th General Assembly
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The 3rd AIWW Host Nation Agreement Ceremony
UN 2023 Water Conference
- Date/Venue : March 22nd - 24th, 2023 / UN Headquarters, New York, USA
- Host, Organizer : the Netherlands and Tajikistan / UN DESA (Department of Economic and Social Affairs)
- Participants : approx. 10,000 persons, including government leaders, international organizations, research institute and NGOs (7 national leaders including presidents and prime ministers and 70 ministerial levels)
K-water was approved as a special certification body as its achievements in raising the awareness of water issues in Asia has been recognized through the submission to the UN of the records of water-related international conferences and various cooperative activities AWC has been implementing. As Korea’s only water-related certification body, we participated in conferences and held official sideline events at the UN headquarters. While not only participating in official programs of the General Assembly, but also by hosting inter-governmental seminars for ministerial-level officials and signing a working agreement with the Ministry of Environment and the International Union for Conservation of Nature, we have fully fulfilled our part as Korea’s leading water management company and an active supporter of national policy, such as export expansion of the government-led water industry.
The 10th World Water Forum
- Date/Venue : May 19th ~ 25th, 2024 / Denpasar, Indonesia
- Host, Organizer : Government of Indonesia, World Water Council
- Participants : Over 65,000 people from around 160 nations, including international organizations, governments, public and private organizations.
AWC participated in the 10th World Water Forum and explained the importance of water management in response to global climate change and the need for innovative technologies in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. In this regard, we introduced K-water's Super Gap technology at the ‘Early Warning for AII’ High Level Session, which was attended by ministers and high-level panels from international organizations. In addition, through the Regional Process Session, AWC fostered a network for collaboration and technology sharing to address and discuss global climate change and water-related issues.
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Early Warning for AII High level Session
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K-water 3 Super-Gap Technology Launching
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20th AWC BoC Meeting
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MoU with Indonesian Government
The 3rd Asia International Water Week
- Date/Venue : Sep 23rd ~ 28th, 2024 / Beijing, China
- Host, Organizer : Asia Water Council, Ministry of Water Resources of the People’s Republic of China(MWR), China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research(IWHR)
- Participants : Over 5,000 people from around 65 nations, including international organizations, governments, public and private organizations, and academia and research institutes.
The Asia International Water Week (AIWW), led by AWC, is the largest water festival in Asia with the participation of experts in the water sector. This year, it was co-hosted with China's Ministry of Water Resources under the theme "Enhancing Our Future Water Security". During a bilateral meeting with Mr. Li Guoying, Minister of the Ministry of Water Resources of China, the Chinese government highly valued AWC's platform capabilities, and with the adoption of the "Beijing Declaration" to address Asia's water issues, a cooperative network in the field of water resources was firmly established between China and the AWC. Through this Asia International Water Week, the AWC President shared Super gap technologies and global-leading technologies with member countries. He also laid the foundation for securing initiatives in the water sector by holding high-level meetings with key officials, including the Head of the Saudi Water Authority, the Deputy CEO of the American Water Works Association, and the Deputy Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology of Cambodia.
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3rd AIWW Opening Ceremony
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Adoption of the ‘Beijing Declaration’
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Bilateral Meeting with the President
of the Saudi Water Authority
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AWC·K-water
Pavilion Reception
Korea-Mekong Water Management Center, Water Cooperation Platform to Address Water Issues of the Nations in the Mekong Region
The Korea-Mekong Water Management Center is the only platform organization in Korea for research cooperation specialized in the water sector of the Mekong Region, which was established based on the Mekong River Declaration among the leaders of six nations, including Korea, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam at the 1st Korea-Mekong Summit in 2019. We hosted the Mekong-Korea Water Forum, a development platform for governments in the Mekong Region and development partners, contributing to the dissemination of watershed issues in the Mekong Region and achievements of SDGs while participating in international events in the water sector, such as the World Water Forum, AIWW, and the MRC International Conference.
The 2nd Mekong-Korea International Water Forum
- Date/Venue : Sept. 7 - 8, 2023 / Gyeongwonjae, Songdo
- Host, Organizer : Ministry of Environment, K-water / Mekong – Korea Center
- Participants : Ministers of Korea, five Mekong Region Nations, Ambassadors, and approximately 200 people from 78 major development cooperation partner countries’ research institutes and cooperation partners from the USA, and Australia, etc.
At the 2nd Korea-Mekong International Water Forum, held in 2023 under the theme of “Enhancing Climate Change Resilience in the Mekong Region through Digital Water Management”, following the 1st forum held in Seoul in 2022, substantial opinions and expert knowledge and experiences were shared to address water issues of the Mekong Region through water project and round table sessions for developing cooperation partnerships in the Mekong Region.
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Opening Ceremony
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High-level Talks
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Mekong Development Cooperation Partners’ Round Table
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Korea-USA Joint Cooperation Project Seminar
