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Singapore, June 20, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - World Scientific Publishing Company is proud to announce the launch of 'Proceedings of the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit', edited by Secretariat of the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit, at the Singapore Water Week's Water Expo. This prestigious volume consists of the proceedings of the 1st ever Water Summit to be convened in the world. The contents include speeches by His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince of Japan, Chair of the UNSGAB His Royal Highness Prince Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands, President of the Asia-Pacific Water Forum Mr. Yoshiro Mori, Prime Minister of Japan Mr. Yasuo Fukuda, Ambassador-at-Large of the Republic of Singapore Professor Tommy Koh, United Nations Secretary-General Mr. Ban Ki-moon, and 10 Heads of Government from the region.
Summaries of sessions cover matters relating to sanitation, climate change, water financing and capacity development, water-related disaster management, water for development and ecosystems, developing knowledge and lessons, increasing local capacity, monitoring investments and results, and the CEO Water Mandate. Also included are the Policy Brief 2007 and the Message from Beppu, the two seminal outcome documents of the 1st APWS.
Recommended readers include policy makers, CEOs, academics, graduates and professionals in the fields of water resource management, political science, international relations and environmental science.
This book would be available during the Singapore Water Week, at the Water Expo, World Scientific Publishing Company Pte. Ltd - Booth A27.
About The Asia-Pacific Water Forum
The Asia-Pacific Water Forum (APWF) is working to increase the region's access to improved water supplies and sanitation, protect and restore river basins, and reduce people's vulnerability to water disasters. The APWF champions efforts aimed at boosting investments, building capacity, increasing public outreach and enhancing cooperation in the water sector at the regional level. For more information, please visit http://www.apwf.org/
About World Scientific Publishing Co Ptd Ltd
Based in Singapore, World Scientific Publishing Company is a leading international scientific publisher and the largest publisher in science, technology and medicine in English in the Asia-Pacific. Our subsidiaries include Imperial College Press, which seeks to publish the best research of distinguished staff as well as those of eminent scientists from all over the world. We have been awarded the contract by the Nobel Foundation in Sweden to publish the complete set of Nobel Lectures in all subjects (2001 - 2005) for exclusive worldwide distribution. To find out more about World Scientific, please visit www.worldscientific.com .
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