[2019] Asia Regional Workshop for Using SDG 6 Policy Support System (SDG-PSS) to facilitate countries in Asia for water-related sustainable development

Programme 

Agenda 

Formal Opening

Moderator: Ms. Eunhae Jeong (United Nations Office for Sustainable Development (UNOSD))

• Mr. Jeong-seop Hong (Han River Flood Control Office, Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea)
• Mr. Ickhoon Choi (Korea Environment Corporation (K-eco))
• Mr. Jongsoo Yoon (Former Head of the United Nations Office for Sustainable Development (UNOSD))
• Mr. Vladimir Smakhtin (United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH))

Day 1 (September 4, 2019)

Session 1:Global efforts in monitoring and progress towards achiening SDG 6

Moderator: "Unconventional Water Resources in Dry Areas for Sustainable Development" - Mr. Manzoor Qadir (UNU-INWEH)

Presentation:

• "Integrated Monitoring of SDG 6" - Mr. William Reidhead (UN-Water)

Session 2: Using SDG-PSS to support evidence-based policymaking around SDG 6

Moderator: Mr. Manzoor Qadir (UNU-INWEH)

Presentation: 

• "SDG 6 Policy Support System" - Ms. Eunhae Jeong (UNOSD) & Mr. Guillaume Baggio (UNU-INWEH)

Day 2 (September 5, 2019)

Recap of Day 1 with focus on SDG-PSS

Moderator: "Recap of the first day" - Mr. Okhyun Yang (UNOSD)

Session 3: Status of SDG 6 and use of SDG-PSS in regional hub countries

Moderator: Mr. Okhyun Yang (UNOSD)

Case of the Republic of Korea

• "Nationalizing the 2030 Global Goals-Korea's National Sustainable Development Goals (K-SDGs)" - Mr. Hak-kyun Maeng (Ministry of Environment)
• "Case Study on the application of SDG-PSS in Korea" - Mr. Yongjae Choi (K-eco)

Case of Pakistan

• "Using SDG 6 Policy Support System (SDG-PSS) to facilitate countries in Asia for water-related sustainable development" - Mr. Muhammad Ashraf & Ms. Bareerah Fatima (Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR))

Session 4: Feedback on SDG-PSS from participating countries from the region

 Moderator: Mr. Jong Soo Yoon (Former Head of the UNOSD)

• Armenia
• Bangladesh
• Cambodia
• Iran
• Mongolia
• Sri Lanka
• Tajikistan
• Turkey
• Vietnam

Session 5: Building regional cooperation around SDG 6 and SDG-PSS

Moderator: Mr. Manzoor Qadir (UNU-INWEH)

Formal Closing

Moderator: Mr. Guillaume Baggio (UNU-INWEH)

• Mr. Hak-kyun Maeng, Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea
• Mr. Ickhoon Choi, Korea Environment Corporation (K-eco)
• Ms. Eunhae Jeong, United Nations Office for Sustainable Development (UNOSD)
• Mr. Vladimir Smakhtin, United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH)

Pictures

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