An Approach to Establishing the Asia-Pacific Water Museum in ...

Strategic Objectives of the Asia-Pacific Water Museum
(Proposals only, consultation and partnership-building necessary for confirmation.)
Knowledge sharing and more efficient capacity-building are
essential to improving the world’s s water situation.
International Objectives:
- Contribute to MDGs;
- promoting understanding
and awareness of the
importance of water through:
exhibitions, educational
activities, public
programmes, symposia,
meetings, and information.
National Objectives:
- Provide visitors, notably
young people, with a unique
experience and an opportunity
to improve their understanding
of issues related to water
management and the need for
individual and collective action
and ethics.
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Regional Objectives:
- Act as a regional information
hub for water-related issues and
activities;
- Raise awareness of the
interconnectedness of water
issues in the Asia-Pacific region
across national boundaries and
show how these issues are
related to each other;
- Strengthen the network of
water-related museums in the
Asia-Pacific region;
- Serve as a forum for regional
water networks, such as the
Mekong Commission;
- Contribute to regional efforts to
achieve MDGs.