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WATER EDUCATION AND INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTImage: Korea Water ForumYoung participants of previous water education activities take a leading role in raising awareness on the importance of water education2015. Youth supporters joined in the kick-off meeting held in DaeguGyeongbuk, Korea in May 2013. APYPW parliamentarians, KJWPparticipants and all the youth delegates from our international watereducation partners such as the Project WET Foundation, WYPW,UNEP and the ADB Youth Forum have the capacity to lead the youthmovement through the forum process.The World Water Forum has four main pillars which are: thematic,regional, political and science and technology. Civil activities are alsoconsidered as a main programme. Well-trained youth who are waitingfor their chances to make their voice heard on water will be exposedas more vigorous actors in the biggest international water forum.As a main supporting organization of the national committee forthe 7th World Water Forum, the Korea Water Forum will share itsprecious experiences and knowledge from previous internationalwater forums, including the World Water Forum, Istanbul WorldWater Forum, Stockholm World Water Week, Asia Water Week andSingapore International Water Week. Its aim is to enhance awarenessof the importance of the voice of youth, and of educating them.Our national and international cooperation on water educationwill be sustained as long as there is a potential young voice in theworld. Through our efforts in actively researching and organizingimproved water education programmes, we will continue to developways to educate youth to be future leaders on water.As a North-East Asia regional coordinator to the Asia-Pacific regionalprocess of the 6th World Water Forum, the Korea Water Forumsuggested the target that ‘by 2018, Asia-Pacific countries will havecommitted to establish and manage a training centre for water research,education and education for teachers’. This goal will be continuouslydiscussed at future World Water Forums to determine follow-upactions through cooperative plans with our partners.The Korea Water Forum and our young participants ofprevious water education activities will take a leading rolein disseminating the importance of water education andthe process of raising public awareness through variouschannels, especially in terms of young voices and actions.The 7th World Water ForumThe 7th World Water Forum will take place in DaeguGyeongbuk, Repbulic of Korea, from 12 to 17 April in 2015.The 7th Forum shows a spirit of cooperation withthe water community in order to contribute to a betterfuture for the planet by discovering how to implementdiscussed solutions together and by sharing knowledgeand experience. Implementation, the core value of the7th Forum, will make a link between the solutions andpractical actions.As the 7th Edition of the world’s largest water event isopen to all as a multi-stakeholder platform, it expects theinvolvement of governmental, inter-governmental, scientific,technical, industry, civil society and representatives fromfields such as agriculture, energy, etc. Over 30,000 people willenjoy high-quality sessions, intense debates and informativeworkshops, Water Expo, Water Fair, etc. for six days.The 7th World Water Forum Kick-off meeting took place inSeoul and Daegu, Republic of Korea on 13-15 May, 2013.Around 500 water experts and high-level representatives,including 150 international participants from 41 countries,participated in the official lunch of the 7th Forum, thebeginning of a two-year preparatory process.You can find a Kick-off meeting summary reportand keep up to date with the latest information onthe 7th World Water Forum on its official website:worldwaterforum7.org/en.[ 114 ]