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The governance structure for APWF will be based on a highly participatory bottom-up approach, supported by a light managerial and administrative structure responsible for coordinating APWF activities, including the organization of the Asia-Pacific Summit.

The APWF will function according to a two-year rolling work plan established by the Governing Council.

  President and Honorary Advisers

The strategic direction of the APWF will be guided by a President who will in turn be supported by a small group of Honorary Advisers. The Advisers will be available on an “on call” basis to assist the President and the Governing Council in organizing the Asia-Pacific Summits by facilitating contacts with high level officials from governments and key international organizations.

  Governing Council

The work plan and overall operation of the APWF will be overseen by the Governing Council, to be composed of one Chair and two Vice-Chairs. It will also be responsible for selecting the Lead Organizations for each of the Key Result Areas and Priority Themes.

The Governing Council will meet once or twice a year. Each of the Lead Organizations will be invited to attend this meeting, along with the five Sub-regional Coordinators and representatives of the APWF Secretariat.

  Secretariat

The Japan Water Forum (JWF) will take on the responsibility of hosting and staffing the Secretariat of the APWF, whose role will be to execute the APWF’s work plan, to manage the central database and website, to coordinate network services, and to convene the meetings of the Governing Council.

  Sub-regional Coordinators and Lead Organizations

The Sub-regional Coordinators are the organizations in the five sub-regions that represented the Asia-Pacific during the preparatory process leading up to the 4th World Water forum and who prepared the Regional Document that lead to the Ministerial Declaration and, ultimately, to the creation of the APWF. The Coordinators will be called upon for assistance in linking the various activities undertaken in the context of the five KRA’s and the three Priority Themes with stakeholders in their Sub-region, from the ground level through that of government leaders.

There are two types of Lead Organizations involved in the APWF: those leading activities under the five KRAs; and those guiding progress under the three Priority Themes.

The first are responsible for coordinating APWF member activity and consolidating the results to be delivered under their respective KRAs. These are specialized organizations with a proven expertise in one (or more) of the KRAs and with a recognized capacity for communication.

The second type of Lead Organizations is responsible for coordinating APWF member activity and consolidating the results to be delivered under their respective Priority Themes. These Lead Organizations shall establish a taskforce for researching, monitoring and reporting on progress related to each of the three Priority Themes. Discussions will take place within the taskforce as well as with non-APWF members via the website. Eventually, outcomes from each taskforce, including web-discussions, shall be used to draft a set of recommendations to be presented at the Summit. These Lead Organizations are responsible for coordinating the drafting of recommendations, which shall also reflect the collective opinions of five sub-regions and five KRAs.

Like the Sub-regional coordinators, both types of Lead Organizations shall operate on a voluntary basis and must be willing and able to commit the resources necessary to cover their active participation. They must also be part of a wide network of local practitioners, with access to decision-makers, and are thus able to build linkages between the grass roots and governmental levels.

  Member Organizations

Any organization that is active in the region’s water sector can be a member of the APWF. Member Organizations are obliged to mobilize and commit adequate resources to implement the tasks it has agreed to undertake under the guidance of Lead Organizations for any of the five KRA’s or the three Priority Themes.