Title: Water for Prosperity in Asia-Pacific: Scaling Circular Water Solutions for Sustainable Development

Date and time: 8 December 2026, 12:00-13:15

Venue: Room 5 ADNEC Exhibition Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Selected Topic (b) Water for prosperity: valuing water, water-energy-food nexus, advancing integrated and sustainable water resource management, wastewater and water-use efficiency across sectors, and economic and social development;

Session Overview

Water pollution, inadequate sanitation, and ecosystem degradation constrain sustainable prosperity across Asia and the Pacific. Achieving Water for Prosperity requires moving beyond linear “use-and-dispose” systems toward a regenerative, circular water economy through IWRM, basin governance, safe wastewater treatment, and water quality management that transforms wastewater into a valuable resource. The session will highlight basin-wide, district-scale, and centralized/decentralized approaches, including wastewater reuse, nature-based solutions, gravity-driven water circulation, and technologies. Partners will showcase investment-ready, country-led programs, innovative financing models, and multi-stakeholder partnerships to scale SDG 6 implementation.

 

Lead Organization: Japan Water Forum (APWF / NoWNET Secretariat) Focal Point: Yumiko Asayama, Chief Manager, Japan Water Forum c/o APWF and NoWNET Secretariat Partner Organizations ・The Singapore Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment / Public Utilities Board   ・Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MLIT), Japan (Water Supply and Sewerage International Affairs Office, Water Supply and Sewerage Planning Division, Water and Disaster Management Bureau) ・The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), the Government of India ・The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) ・Asian Development Bank ・DHI ・Finnish Water Forum ・Global Water Partnership ・IUCN Asia