DAY 1, 13 February OPENING SESSION : 9:00 9:07 9:00 9:07 Welcome/MC Opening Remarks Shireen Lateef, ADB Bindu

du Lohani, Vice President, Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development, ADB

SESSION 1 : Overview: 9:07 9:15 9:07 9:12 Women, Water and Leadership: important themes to consider Jeremy Bird, Director General, IWMI

SESSION 2: 9:15 10.45 9.15 10:45 What Lies Beneath: Why womens leadership matters in the water sector and why now? Chair: Sonomi Tanaka, ADB Fraser Sugden IWMI, Nepal. Feminization of agriculture, out-migration and new gender roles: an imperative to change conventional engagements with women water users Bernadette Resurreccin Stockholm Environment Institute, Thailand. The role of gender and women's leadership in water governance Aditi Raina LKY School of Public Policy, and Dennis Wichelns, Institute of Water Policy, National University of Singapore. Gender, Water and Food Security: The Road to Leadership passes through Access and Empowerment

Session objectives and expected outcomes: The objectives of this session are to highlight the imperative to address equality and equity for women in water management. It asks where and who are the female leaders in water security? Water is womens business in most societies and communities. Yet, women are largely absent from the business of water. Water agencies and institutions are less responsive and less effective due to w omens absence in policy, decision-making, and leadership roles. Coupled with the changing dynamics of agriculture and issues of decentralization, this situation needs urgent correction given womens responsibility for ensuring supplies of

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water and food. This keynote session will highlight the opportunities to advance water security through increased engagement with women and advancing their leadership in the water sector. 10:45 - 11:00 COFFEE BREAK

SESSION 3: 11:00 12:30 Making Waves: Gender and Water Policy at International and National Level Chair: Madar Samad, IWMI

Patricia Wouters Xiamen Law School, China. Women in Water - the need and opportunity for global leadership in international water policy and trans-boundary cooperation Ilaria Sisto FAO, Italy. FAOs Experience and tools for Mainstreaming gender in water programs and policies in the agricultural sector Ian Makin ADB. Water Security, Governance and Gender

Session objectives and expected outcomes: The objective of this session is to provide an insight into the various policy tools and options available at the international and national level to promote change and increased female leadership within the water sector. It examines options in the international policy arena, and examples of how to mainstream gender within government ministries. It will also identify the main issues faced when using these tools. What are some of the constraints specifically faced by women? Which other tools are necessary at international, national or local levels to ensure sustained involvement and support for leadership by women? 12:30 1:30 LUNCH

SESSION 4: 1:30 3:00 1:30 3:00 Water Security: Tapping Women Leaders for Improved Water Resources Management Chair: Ian Makin, ADB

Badra Kamaladasa Ministry of Irrigation & Water Resources Management, Sri Lanka. Facilitating womens leadership for improved WRM - Who and where are the women leaders in Irrigation sector? Kalmah Directorate General of Water Resources, Ministry of Public Works, Indonesia. Gender equity and opportunities in irrigation and river basin planning and management. Haslina Amer, Integrated River Basin Management Section, Selangor Waters Management Authority, Malaysia. The Role of Women Leaders in Water Resources Management for the State of Selangor, Malaysia

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COFFEE BREAK

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Session objectives and expected outcomes: This session will explore strategies to enable womens leadership in the irrigation sector by considering institutional aspects within irrigation communities. Institutional designs with gender dimensions will be explored through the presentation of ADB investment projects in South Asia. Focus will also be given to the benefits of peer mentoring and how the dynamics of existing institutional leadership impacts the advancement of women. Personal stories of success and empowerment in a technically challenging environment will be shared to provide insight as to what fosters womens leadership.

SESSION 5: 3:15 5:15 3:15-5:15 Treading Water: Women, Power and Disempowerment Community women mobilizing Chair & Overview: Kusum Athukorala, Global Water Partnership & NetWater, Sri Lanka

Lalitha Nanemearacchhi Shramashakthi CBO, Bisowella, Kegalle district, Sri Lanka. Community women mobilizing Herstory Yasomanike Mapagedera Randiya CBO, Balantota North, Nawalapitiya, Kandy, Sri Lanka. Community women mobilizing Herstory Tari Bowling Integrated WASH-Nutrition coordinator, Lao PDR. Supporting Women in Water - Paying it Forward

Session objectives and expected outcomes: This panel session of female community leaders and water user groups will focus on the challenges faced in mobilizing women to be community leaders in water supply and sanitation. It examines the opportunities and challenges in empowering women to become leaders in their own community. What behavior change triggers and empowers women to take leadership roles, be examples in their community, and be leaders championing change? Many community water projects have strong input from women in the initial stages but their continued inclusion in post construction management and decision making requires increased advocacy and support. How do we empower women to be community leaders in water supply? How do we inspire and support young women leaders and build a solid foundation for future generations of female leaders?

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GROUP PHOTO End of Day 1 Sessions

DAY 2, 14 February SESSION 6: 9:00 10:30 9:00 - 10:30 A fish out of water? Womens leadership and Water Utilities Chair: Shireen Lateef, ADB

Rodora Gamboa Maynilad Water Academy/Services, Philippines. Women Water Utility Leadership: Constraints and Opportunities Zailan Sharif Information Technology, Ranhill Utilities, Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Involvement of women in water management for the State of Johore, Malaysia" Nino Abuladze United Water Supply Company of Georgia. Gender Equality in the Water Sector in Georgia: Challenges and Perspectives

Session objectives and expected outcomes: This session will highlight the barriers women face which prevent them from acquiring management positions in water utilities, and exclude them from being active beneficiaries of quality and affordable services. What are the gender considerations in utility management and operations? The session will address some of the constraints, including those that prevent (i) women accessing opportunities within water utility institutions and (ii) the difficulties faced by utilities in attracting and securing women in non-administrative positions. Whilst it may be possible to provide equal opportunities, the number of women with the relevant technical and managerial skills is often limited, owing for example to a skills gap. What strategies are necessary to address these shortfalls?

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10:30 - 11:00

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SESSION 7: 11:00 -12:30 11:00 12:30 The Last Drop: Womens Leadership for More Sustainable Water Supply Chair: Nicoline de Haan, IWMI Nuon Pichnimith Department of Rural Water Supply, Ministry of Rural Development, Cambodia. Womens Leadership in Water and Sanitation User Groups- a good practice? Prof. Bilqis Hoque Uttara University, Bangladesh. Recognizing Women as Managers for Sustainable Safe Drinking Water: Where are we? Phomma Veoravanh Department of Housing and Urban Planning, Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Lao PDR. Building Womens Water Leadership through a Targeted Scholarship Program in Lao PDR Respondent: Anupma Jain, ADB

Session objectives and expected outcomes: Women are the most affected by the lack of adequate and safe water supply, sanitation, and hygiene services. They are also frequently best placed to manage and raise awareness due to their roles in the household but are not equally represented in the decision-making of water supply governance whether at community, local, professional or technical and national levels. Their inputs are critical to ensure safe, sustainable water supply in both rural and urban sectors. What interventions are necessary to ensure this? What needs to change in the water sector to ensure this? How do we improve womens leadership in water user groups, at village level meetings in the rural setting or on local councils in the urban setting? Their presence alone on decision making bodies will not ultimately make a difference unless the quality of their participation and influence improves. What strategies are necessary to ensure this? How can we build womens leadership through formal and informal targeted education programs? What are the good and bad practices? What capacities need to be built to meet these needs? How do we build leadership amongst (young/older/strategically positioned) women now, to ensure future water security? 12:30 1:30 LUNCH

SESSION 8: 1:30 3:00 1:30 3:00 Dirty, dangerous and degrading (The 3Ds): Is Sanitation Only a Woman's Business? Chair: Amy Leung, ADB

Hasin Jahan WaterAid, Bangladesh. How women change the vibe: Field based WaSH experience in leadership contexts. Neeta Pokhrel ADB. Wading that extra mile - making sanitation accessible to all through unconventional and innovative approaches which empower women Akhila Sivadas Centre for Research and Advocacy & Research, Delhi, India . The role that Collectives of Urban Poor led by Women can play in strengthening sanitation services and governance

Session objectives and expected outcomes: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), nearly 40% of the worlds population (2.4 billion) have no access to hygienic means of personal sanitation and estimates that 1.8 million people die each year from diarrheal diseases, 200 million people are infected with schistosomiasis and more than 1 billion people suffer from soil-transmitted helminthic infections. A Special Session on Children of the United Nations General Assembly (2002) reported that nearly 5,500 children die every day from diseases caused by contaminated food and water. This session aims to discuss and provide recommendations on (i) why sanitation is a women's business, and (ii) why having women take the lead will help win the sanitation war, and (iii) how do we go about it?

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SESSION 9: 3:15 4:45 3:15 4:45 The Next Generation: Young Women Taking the Lead for Water Security Session Partner: TAYO Foundation, Office of Senator Bam Aquino, National Youth Commission Keynote: Christopher Morris, ADB Presentation 1 Noreen Bautista, CBS Social Enterprise Asia Presentation 2 Cherrie Atilano, Gawad Kalinga Enchanted Farm Agricool Presentation 3 Cara Tizon, Initiatives for Social Action Mentors Feedback Audiences Feedback Session objectives and expected outcomes: Working with young people in the water sector is vital because children and youth are disproportionately affected by many of the regions water challenges such as water related disasters and inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene. While young people, especially young women, face these daunting challenges, they have the potential to become key agents of change for water security and environment sustainability once nurtured and empowered. The region can better protect and sustainably optimize its rich water resources when young peoples energy, innovativeness, and inspiring leadership are enabled. With 60 percent of the global youth population considering Asia Pacific their home, this session provides opportunity for young women leaders to be involved as an important stakeholder in water security in the region. It features three young women leaders whose work on water has improved lives in their communities through collective action, volunteerism, and innovation. This session will highlight the role of inter-generational dialogue and collaboration by facilitating feedback from mentors and the audience to further build capacity of the youth-led organizations for development policy discussions and facilitate support in the implementation of their local community projects. SESSION 10: 4.45 5:30 4:45 5:30 Hope Springs Eternal: From the Shallows to the Deep. Chair and facilitator: Jayne Curnow, IWMI Several conference participants will be invited to lead the discussion on steps forward areas of importance Session objectives and expected outcomes: The closing session of the conference will discuss the various lessons learned throughout the conference. It will be guided by the following questions: What are the clear successes in engaging women in leadership in the water sector? What steps are required to increase the number of women in leadership roles in the water sector? From this conference what are the key points that should be communicated at the Global Gender and Water conference in 2014? Closing Remarks Imrana Jalal, ADB / Nicoline de Haan, IWMI

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