Newsletter January 2014

Asia Pacific WSPortal News January 2014
A message from the AP-WSP Network coordinator
Dear colleagues,
My name is Alexander von Hildebrand and it is a as real pleasure to be appointed as the new Coordinator of the Asia Pacific WSP Network,.
I am an engineer specialized in development studies and have worked in promoting environmental health in various countries in Latin America, Africa and
South East Asia for the last 25 years. I am 59 years old, married with five children.
I am now engaged by WHO's Regional Office for the Western Pacific and responsible for coordinating the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Phase
3 of the WHO-AusAid WSP Partnership, in close collaboration with our national counterparts especially in Cambodia, Cook Islands, the Lao People's
Democratic Republic s, Mongolia, the Philippines, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu and Viet Nam. I would like to wish you and
your families and friends my very best wishes for 2014, may it be a year that brings with it joy, peace and health!
This presents opportunities to further strengthen our individual and joint efforts in promoting the widespread implementation of drinking water safety plans in
the Asia Pacific Region. The Asia Pacific WSP Network has contributed significantly to establishing consistent and equitable
supplies of safe drinking water, thereby reducing the burden of water-related diseases, benefiting millions of people in the Region.
Efforts to disseminate information, resources and knowledge sharing and support for capacity-building have paid off. We are ready to build on
this success in 2014.
Our Network participants meeting in June will be an opportunity for a wide participation at the one-and-a-half day Scientific Symposium
where country case studies, best practices and other WSP achievements will be presented.
I am honoured to be in a position to help achieve these goals and count on all your support in this endeavour to implement WSPs as the
most effective sanitary intervention to protect and promote human health.
Thank you!
Alexander von Hildebrand
Coordinator of Asia Pacific WSP Network
Email: [email protected]
Report back from the Asia Pacific Water Safety Plan Network meeting - Manila Philippines 4 November
2013
AP WSP Network meeting attendants The Asia Pacific Water Safety Plan Network annual meeting was held on 4
November 2013 in Pan Pacific Hotel in Manila. Dr Nasir Hassan from Western Pacific Regional Office of the World
Health Organization chaired the meeting. Ms Rose Lang from International Water Association coordinated with Nasir
for this meeting. Other participants from the Network were:
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Mr Terrence Thompson from South East Asia Office of the World Health Organization.
Mr. David Baguma from the IWA Water Safety Plan Specialist Group.
Mr. Alan Baird from the Asian Development Bank
Mr. Leo Cayaban and Mr. Michael Torres from the WaterLinks.
Mr. Ramon Alikpala from USAID BeSecure Program.
Mr.Thaisit Sakulpong and Mr.Pipat Chaikhunwattana from Metropolitan Waterworks Authority of Thailand.
Ms Rodora Gamboa and Mr. Francisco Arellano from Maynilad Water Services Incorporate.
The meeting firstly reviewed the series of activities since the Network was launched on the 5th July 2011 in
Singapore.
The meeting concluded with the joint work plan for 2014 as follow:
1 AP WSP Network daily operation and Management. This will continue with the quarterly network newsletter, WSP
case study collection, publish national WSP related activities et al.
2 AP WSP Network annual meeting. A Network annual partner organizations meeting, to discuss the network’s
strategies and plans for 2015, will be carried out probably alongside of the Singapore International Water Week.
3 AP WSP Network participant symposium to be held in June 2014, alongside the Singapore International Water
Week, to include country implementation case studies, best WSP practice for the region, international best practice,
et al.
For more information on the 2014 Work Plan and how to get involved please contact the AP WSP network
coordinator.
Report from WSP training workshop in Philippines - Antipolo City Philippines 5-8 November 2013
Workshop attendants during the field trip
The First Pacific Leadership Academy (FPLA), in Antipolo City, Philippines was the venue
where during from November 5th to 8th, the WSP training workshop, coordinated by
Maynilad Water Academy and IWA, under the umbrella of the AP WSP Network, was carried
out. With a total attendance of 37 from 6 countries and with the support from CapNet/UNDP, PhilCapNet and Maynilad Water Services, Inc., the workshop capacitated the
participants to develop and provide training of Water Safety Plan in their respective
companies and/or areas and also to provide support in the development and implementation
of their Water Safety Plans.
The lectures and presentations were a two-way communication process where facilitators
stimulate the participants and in turn participants share and likewise stimulate other
participants to contribute. After a lecture on the concept by the trainer (Dan Deere), case
presentation and practical experiences were presented by Frankie Arellano. After which, an
exercise or workshop follows. Similarly, lectures on how to integrate WSP into business model
was employed by Rodora Gamboa wherein a lecture was followed by and exercise and/or
group work.
This is the first of a series of WSP training workshops in the Asia-Pacific region. If you’d like
more information on how to attend them or how to host one, please contact the AP WSP
Network coordinator ([email protected] )
WSP Champion
In this issue we feature Hyuk-jin Cho, in charge of water treatment & supply management, water safety plan, water quality
management and analysis and water system upgrade, et al related work at K-Water Korea. For the full interview
http://www.wsportal.org/uploads/IWA%20Toolboxes/WSP/Asia%20pacific/newsletter/An%20interview%20with%20Hyukjin%20Cho.
pdf
New tools since October 2013
Western Pacific Region (WPRO) have made available a complete set of training materials on Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage (HWTS) Training
materials cover the different treatment and safe storage options and their selection criteria, implementation case studies and a section on impact assessment.
Trainer material:
http://www.wpro.who.int/environmental_health/documents/household_water_treatment_safe_storage_trainer/en/index.html
http://www.wpro.who.int/environmental_health/documents/household_water_treatment_safe_storage_trainer/en/index.html
Participants material:
http://www.wpro.who.int/environmental_health/documents/household_water_treatment_safe_storage_participant/en/index.html
http://www.wpro.who.int/environmental_health/documents/household_water_treatment_safe_storage_participant/en/index.html
For more information please contact [email protected]
www.wsportal.org/asiapacific
By means of the account details provided on the right top of this email you will be able to log in at this website and gain access to:
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Information on Water Safety Plan in the region, including country summaries
http://www.wsportal.org/templates/ld_templates/layout_1367.aspx?ObjectId=30285&lang=eng
Guidance materials on WSP development and implementation (Toolbox with 100s tools and case studies)
http://www.wsportal.org/templates/ld_templates/layout_30275.aspx?ObjectId=1376&lang=eng
Regional experts on Water Safety Plans through Drinking Water quality Advisory Service
http://www.wsportal.org/templates/ld_templates/layout_1367.aspx?ObjectId=30362&lang=eng
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News and events on Water Safety Plans in the region
http://www.wsportal.org/templates/ld_templates/layout_1367.aspx?ObjectId=30023&lang=eng

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