What does AAWC do?
AAWC aims to enable sustainable water management in the Asia region by promoting cooperation among Asian lawmakers in legislative and political dimensions for solving Asian water problems, sharing cases of law making and suggesting appropriate legislative alternatives, and collecting feedback from various water experts and stakeholders in accordance with the purpose of the ‘Preliminary Meeting of the Asia National Assembly Water Consultative Board’ and the ‘Manila Statement.’ AAWC’s activities will have synergy effects when they are linked with the AWC’s Water Projects, Policy Research outcomes, and technical assistance to be implemented in a timely and sustainable manner.
Achieving Asia’s Water Prosperity
Supporting the common prosperity of all Asians through water-related legislative activities
Promoting the lawmakers’ diplomacy to expand water management cooperation in Asia by discussing the seriousness of water-related problems, sharing water-related legislative activities of each country, and linking them with the main activities of AAWC
Key Activities of AAWC
- Share each member country’s data, including but not limited to cases of law making and policies regarding water management
- Suggest the establishment and amendment of laws regarding water management
- Publicize Asian water issues through participation in international water conferences and political sessions
- Conduct Policy Research on laws and policies regarding water management and examine their applicability in the context of Asia
- Cooperate with Asian water organizations such as the Asia Water Council
- Pursue other water-related activities needed to achieve its objectives