Water resources management

Project Background

The ASEAN Strategic Plan of Action on Water Resources Management (ASPA-WRM) was initiated by the ASEAN Working Group on Water Resource Management. The plan was developed based on the following inputs :

• The design and distribution of the plan to each ASEAN Member State
• Independent collection and compilation of water-related data , which together
• A regional workshop attended by ASEAN Member States held in Bangkok

Objective

The primary objective of this initiative is to provide a scalable framework for a regional river monitoring system across ASEAN. This system will enable the region to begin assessing the status and general trends in river conditions and water quality by:

• Designing a limited, mutually agreed, and cost-effective programme that requires national water management agencies to measure, assess, and report on a regular basis;
• Leveraging existing monitoring programmes to maximise cost efficiency
• Enhancing national consistency in monitoring related to water quality and river management
• Establishing an initial programme that can be expanded in the future