The Asia Pacific Water Forum (APWM) is the major high-level water Forum for decision makers in Asia and the Pacific and will organize the 1st Asia Pacfic Water Summit in Aoda Prefecture, Japan, in Dcemeber 2007.

The World Conservation Union (IUCN) and FAO are co-leaders for the Theme "Water for Development and Ecosystems" and are preparing a major review of the theme to identify priority and policy recommendations to the summit.

An e-conference on the major review for Theme C of the Asia-Pacific Water Summit is being hosted at the e-network on Strategic Planning and Management of Water Resources in Asia and the Pacific website, at:
http://www.spmwater-asiapacific.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=8&forum=14

The e-conference is to provide input into the major review paper for water for development and ecosystems. Please take the opportunity to share your experiences and information for the major review by participating in the e-
conference which commences on the 29 June and formally ends on the 9 July 2007. However the e-conference will remain open during the period of the major review.

To participate in the discussions on the website, you will need to register and obtain a login username and password, electronically, at the website: http://www.spmwater-asiapacific.net. Please also visit and contribute to the APWF preparatory e-forum on Monitoring Investment and Impact, managed by UNESCAP on the same website.

Please also visit APWF's website (www.apwf.org) and find more information and contribute to the Water for Development and Ecosystems weblog at www.apwf2.org/weblog/water.  

For further information: Kate Lazarus () and Thierry Facon ().