Ministerial Conference on the occasion of the 3rd World Water Forum Kyoto, March 2003

1. Ministerial Conference on the occasion of the 3rd World Water Forum Kyoto, March 2003 Secretariat of the Ministerial Conference Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT), Government of Japan

2. 16 23 17 18 19 20 21 22 (Sun) (Sat) (Fri) (Thu) (Wed) (Tue) (Mon) (Sun) 3rd World Water Forum World Water Flows to Kyoto, Shiga & Osaka March 2003

3. Overview of 3rd World Water Forum Activities Forum ・Host : World Water Council and National Steering Committee of the 3rd World Water Forum, Japan (Chairman Hashimoto) ・Dates & Venue : March 16-23, 2003 Kyoto, Shiga and Osaka Japan ・Activities : Sessions by NGOs, academia and others ・Number of participants expected : around 8,000 people Ministerial Conference ・Host : Government of Japan ・Dates & Venue : March 22-23, 2003 Kyoto, Japan ・Minister-level Participants: over 120 expected Fair ・Host :Local Executive Committees ・Dates & Venue : March 16-23, 2003 Kyoto, Shiga and Osaka Japan ・Expected visitors : roughly 150,000 people

4. Japanese Government Ministries and Agencies in Charge of the 3rd World Water Forum • Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) • Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) • Ministry of the Environment (MOE) • Cabinet Secretariat • Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) • Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) • Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (MAFF) • Forestry Agency • Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)

5. Objectives of the Ministerial Conference ・to reaffirm political will towards solving water issues ・to add a political perspective to efforts of the Forum participants and the general public around the world The Ministerial Conference will identify concrete actions.

6. Recent Progress in International Debates on Water The 2nd World Water Forum and the Ministerial Conference in The Hague, the Netherlands, March, 2000 Millennium Summit in New York, the United States of America, September, 2000 International Conference on Freshwater in Bonn, Germany, December, 2001 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, September, 2002 The 3rd World Water Forum and the Ministerial Conference in Kyoto (Shiga, Osaka), March, 2003

7. Para 7, 24: Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation No.1 Para 23: Protecting Ecosystems and Natural Resources Management No.3 Para 25: Integrated Water Resources Management, IRBM Para 26: Monitoring/ Assessment of the Quantity/Quality of Water Resources No.5 Para 27: Scientific Understanding of the Water Cycle Para 28: Coordination among the Various International/Intergovernmental Bodies No.4 Para 35: Risk Assessment, Disaster Management Meeting Basic Needs No.2 Para 38: Food Production, Food Security and Water Resources Management No.1: Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation Securing the Food Supply 2003 WWF3, Kyoto No.2: Water for Food and Rural Development Proposed Issues for Discussion No.3: Water Pollution Prevention and Ecosystem Conservation Protecting Ecosystems No.4: Disaster Mitigation and Risk Management No.5: Water Resources Management and Benefit Sharing Sharing Water Resources Managing Risks Valuing Water Governing Water Wisely Flow of Themes for the Ministerial Conference 2000 The Hague 2002 WSSD (Plan of Implementation) 2003 WWF3, Kyoto # Arrows indicate strong connections between relevant issues.

9. Proposed Theme of the Ministerial Conference - Basic Concept - Addressing Water Issues through Ownership and Partnership Fostering Partnerships to support Ownership Encouraging Governance and Ownership of Water Management - Possible Actions - - Possible Actions - • Identify Problem • Raise Awareness • Formulate Strategies • Build Capacity • Stakeholder Involvement • Sector-wide Approach • Development Assistance • International Networking • Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation • Water for Food and Rural Development • Water Pollution Prevention and Ecosystem Conservation • Disaster Mitigation and Risk Management • Water Resources Management and Benefit Sharing - Proposed Issues for Discussion -

10. Expected Outcomes of the Ministerial Conference • Policy Prioritization • Thematic and Regional Focus Ministerial Declaration Common Understanding Defining Concrete Actions Ministerial Conference Implementing Concrete Actions at all levels • Initiatives • Pledges and Commitment Blueprint for Action (tentative title) Voluntary Contribution Promoting Concrete Actions

11. Political Declaration Ministerial Declaration Plan of Implementation Gov. Int’lorg. Gov. Int.org. Blueprint for Action TYPE2 Partnership follow up WSSD MC/WWF3 With negotiation Appreciation for positive contribution mutual complementation concrete action of each gov. and int’l org. Without negotiation compilation

12. March 2003 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm Opening Osaka Shiga Closing Forum Ceremony Day Day Ceremony Ministerial Conference Ministerial Meeting Plenary Sessions － Ministerial Meeting Sub-group Meetings － Senior Officials Meeting Fair Schedule of Ministerial Conference and Dialogue Dialogue Forum between Rep. of the Ministers Participants and

13. Interaction between Forum and Ministerial Conference Outputs of Forum Outputs of MC World Water Actions Report Ministerial Declaration Forum Conclusions Blueprint for Action Heads of the State March 16 - 23 March 19, 20 March 22, 23 Forum Ministerial Conference Governments and International Organizations Session Senior Ministerial Officials Experts World Water Conference Meeting Actions Report Report Private sectors Thematic and Regional Statements Our Commitment Stakeholders NGOs Representatives of Citizens March 21 Ministers Forum participations Dialogue Participation Participation

14. How will the Dialogue be organized? screen • Brainstorming style • Multi Stakeholder Dialogue :Facilitator Participants : Rep. of Forum Participants : Ministers / Heads of Organization : Senior Officials

15. Preparatory Process for the Ministerial Conference Kick-Off Meeting (KOM) (Johannesburg, 01 Sep. 2002) ・Building momentum and support for Ministerial Conference ・Gathering input for program and expected outcomes of Ministerial Conference Informal Advisory Meeting (IAM- 1) (Kyoto, 25 Nov. 2002) ・Discussing sectorial topics to be discussed in the Ministerial Conference ・Discussing contents and processes for the Blueprint for Action Informal Advisory Meeting (IAM- 2) (Tokyo, 30-31 Jan. 2003) ・Discussing concrete actions to be prioritized in the Ministerial Declaration ・Gathering information from governments and organizations for the Blueprint for Action Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) (Kyoto, 19-20 Mar. 2003) ・Discussing the draft for Ministerial Declaration Dialogue between Forum Participants and Ministers (Dialogue) (21 Mar. 2003) ・Interacting with the 3rd World Water Forum Ministerial Conference (Kyoto, 22-23 Mar. 2003) ・Identifying concrete actions through policy prioritization ・Implementing concrete actions - with regional focus - with role sharing and partnership