Annual Report 2007/2008
WWP Annual Report 2007/2008
1. A Presentation and Adoption of the President’s Report and Annual Review for the year 2007/2008.
i. Activities /Meetings
§ 2-3 March 2007 - MENGOs AGM Putrajaya
§ 30 March 2007 PBA-WWP Meeting Funding Proposals 2007-2008 (Received RM40,000.00)
§ AGM 30 March 2007
§ Penang State World Water Day Celebrations, Penang Botanic Gardens, 21 April 2007
§ 7 May 2007 RECSAM HVWSHE Regional Training of Trainers (TOT) course at RECSAM (16th May to 25th May 2007)
§ 6-8 June 2007: Rivers 2007 Conference – Jointly organised with REDAC USM
§ 19 June 2007 WWP-Penang Christian Centre Father-Son Water Training
§ 19 June 2007 Jawatankuasa Air Terjun Meeting (YB Mansur)
§ 22 July 2007 Forum Air Kebangsaan – Jointly organised with FOMCA & KTAK
§ 9 Aug 2007 – Penang RCE Fieldwork by WWP in Penang Botanic Gardens
§ 11 Aug 2007 Minggu Alam Sekitar WWP Programme on River Awareness
§ 25 Aug 2007 – Puncak Niaga & SYABAS Talk, Shah Alam
§ 22 Sep 2007 – N-Park Tung Lung Festival WWP Tunglung Painting Competition
§ 8 Oct 2007 – Received MNS-ABN AMRO Grant RM20,000.00
§ 23 Oct 2007 – MENGOs IWRM Training Course (WWP gave a course on Domestic Water Auditing) in Penampang, Sabah
§ 27 Oct 2007 1st MNS-ABN AMRO Activity with SXI
§ 3 Oct 2007 Book - Chan N W and Bouguerra L (Editors) (2007) World Citizens’ Assembly on Water: Towards Global Water Sustainability. Penang: Water Watch Penang and Alliance for a Responsible, Plural and United World.
§ 3-9 Nov 2007 World Citizens Assembly on Water (WCAW) Marseille. WWP Co-organised it.
§ 13-15 Nov 2007 – MENGOs IWRM Training Course (WWP gave a course on Domestic Water Auditing & Water Demand Management) in Petaling Jaya
§ 14-31 Jan 2008 JICA Training Programme on Community Development for Young Leaders (Hong Chern Wern)
§ 29-31 Jan 2008 - National Echo Training Course on Integration of Human Values-based Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Education (HVWSHE), SEAMEO RECSAM, Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia
§ 10 Jan 2008 – 4 WWP members underwent Training Using Biological Indicators of River water Quality, USM Biology Lab
§ 12 Jan 2008 2nd MNS-ABN AMRO Activity with CGL
§ 23 Feb 2008 3rd MNS-ABN AMRO Activity with SMK Sama Gagah§ 29 Feb 2008 Launching of Kemena River Stakeholders’ Initiative in Bintulu
§ 19 March 2008 MENGOs AGM PJ
§ 22 March 2008 4th MNS-ABN AMRO Activity with SMJK Phor Tay & SMK Batu Kawan
ii. Trips & Presentations By The President In 2007-2008
(1) Malaysian Environmental NGOs (MENGOs) National AGM, 2-3 Mac 2007, Palm Garden Hotel, Putrajaya. Invited to present a paper titled “Water Watch Penang: Vison, Objectives and Current Activities”
(2) International Forum on Water Environment Governance in Asia – Technologies and Institutional Systems for Water Environmental Governance, 14-15 March 2007, Bangkok. Jointly organised by Ministry of Environment, Japan and Institute of Global Environmental Strategies (IGES). Presented a paper titled “The Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang Sdn Bhd (PBAPP): A Good Example of Corporate Social Responsibility of a Private Water Company”.
(3) National Forum “Managing Challenges Towards Sustainable Water Resources and Environment”, 26 – 27 March 2007, Shah Alam, Malaysia. Organised by ISIS Malaysia. Invited to present a paper titled “Catchment protection as a key towards sustainability of water resources in Malaysia”
(4) Asian Institute of Technology, Southeast Asia Urban Environmental Management Applications (SEA-UEM) Project, Post-Doctoral Fellowship Research Final Project Presentation, 11 April 2007, AIT, Bangkok. Invited to present a paper titled “A Comparative Study of Water Resources Management in Georgetown, Malaysia and Pattaya, Thailand with Emphasis on the Role of Women”
(5) Regional Training of Trainers (TOT) Course on Integration of Human Values-Based Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Education (HVWSHE) Lessons in Southeast Asian Schools, 16-25 May 2007, SEAMEO RECSAM, Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia. Invited to present a Keynote Paper titled “Thematic Strand 3: Water, Human Dignity and Social Equity”
(6) 2nd International Conference on Managing Rivers in the 21st Century: Solutions Towards Sustainable River Basins, 6-8 June 2007, Kuching. Jointly organised by River Engineering & Urban Drainage Research Centre (REDAC) Universiti Sains Malaysia, Sarawak Rivers Board & WWP. Invited to present 2 papers: (i) “A Study of Historical Changes of Lakes in Jianghan Plain and Dongting Lake Area in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze”; (ii) “NGOs and Community Participation in River Management in Penang, Malaysia”
(7) National Seminar “River Ranger – Training of Trainers” Northern Zone, Hotel Pearl View, Penang, 3-5 July 2007. Jointly organised by Global Environment Centre (GEC) and Drainage and Irrigation Department Malaysia (DID). Invited to present a paper titled “Involvement of Communities with Water Watch Penang (WWP) in Water Management in Malaysia”.
(8) International Seminar “Water Watch Penang: Mobilising Local Communities in Water Conservation”, Corporate Section, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, 2 August 2007. Organised by Corporate Section, Universiti Sains Malaysia. Invited to present the above paper to a group of Korean lecturers and students from Gyeongsang National University, a student from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and USM students.
(9) National Workshop “Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Training Workshop”, 3-5 October 2007, Penampang, Sabah. Organised by Malaysian Environmental NGOs (MENGOs) and Malaysian Water Partnership. Funded by Global Water Partnership. Invited to present a paper titled “Demand Management: Application of Domestic Water Audit and other Water Demand Management (WDM) Strategies”.
(10) Local Governmental Workshop “Establishing the Kemena River Foundation”, Bintulu Development Authority, Sarawak, 5 October 2007. Organised by Sarawak Rivers Board and Bintulu Development Authority. Invited to present a paper titled “Kemena River Stakeholders Initiative”.
(11) International Conference 3rd Southeast Asia Water Forum, 22-26 October 2007, Kuala Lumpur. Presented poster paper titled “A Comparative Study of Water Conservation in Hotels in Georgetown (Malaysia) and Pattaya (Thailand).” Jointly organized by JPS Malaysia and Malaysian Water Partnership.
(12) International Conference “Water Mobilising Programme – 2nd World Citizens’ Assembly on Water”, 5-7 November 2007, Marseille. Invited to present 2 papers (i) “Partnerships in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) –A Case Study of Water Watch Penang”; (ii) “Non-Governmental Organisations’ (NGOs) Participation in Water Resources Management in Malaysia”.
(13) National Echo Training Course on Integration of Human Values-based Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Education (HVWSHE), 29-31 Jan 2008, SEAMEO RECSAM, Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia. Invited to present a Keynote Paper titled “Thematic Strand 1: Water and Education for Sustainable Development & Thematic Strand 3: Water, Human Dignity and Social Equity”
(14) National Workshop “Ekosistem Bandar Perindustrian”, Putrajaya, 12-13 Feb 2008, Invited to present talk “Penawaran dan Permintaan Air di Bandar: Isu-Isu Pengurusan Air dan Cabaran dalam Kelestarian Bandar”.
(15) Local Governmental Dialog “Majlis Dialog Kemena River Stakeholders’ Initiative, Bintulu Development Authority, Sarawak, 29 February 2008”. Organised by Sarawak Rivers Board and Bintulu Development Authority. Invited to present a keynote paper titled “Kemena River Stakeholders’ Initiative Programme”.
2. Secured external funds in 2008/2009
- PBAPP SDN BHD = RM40,000.00
- MNS-ABN AMRO = +/-RM10,000.00
- MINGGU ALAM SEKITAR
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- MNCs
- OTHERS
3. Upcoming/proposed activities
- MNS-ABN AMRO-WWP River Education Project – Every Month 1 School (April-August)
- Inter-School Water Quiz – Sep 2008
- PBA-WWP Water Awareness & Education Programme
- 3rd Water Book – In Bahasa Malaysia
- Water Seminar with Geography Section USM (RM 4602.00 already in USM)
- Other Activities
4. Presentation and Adoption of the Treasurer’s Report for the year 2007
The Treasurer reported that the accounts balance for the year ended 31st December 2007 was RM 92,413.25.
The report was approved to be adopted.
Proposer: Dato’ Dr. Anwar Fazal Seconder: Yeoh Guan Aun
5. Election of Executive Committee for the year 2008/2009 and Internal and External Auditors.Election of committee members were based on previous record. They a as follow:
President: Chan Ngai Weng Proposer: Dato’ Dr. Anuar Fazal. Seconder: Lee Shock Mee
Vice- President: Lee Shock Mee Proposer: Dato’ Dr. Anuar Fazal Seconder: R. Sivarajah
Honorary Secretary: Che Salmah Md. Rawi Proposer: Dato’ Dr. Anuar Fazal Seconder: Chan Ngai Weng Asisstant Secretary: Suhaila Ab. Hamid Proposer: Chan Ngai Weng Seconder: Lee Shock Mee
Treasurer: Yeoh Guan Aun Proposer: Dato’ Dr. Anuar Fazal Seconder: R. Sivarajah
Committee 1: Baharulnizam Baharum Proposer: Dato’ Dr. Anuar Fazal Seconder: Chan Ngai Weng
Committee 2: Ang Sek Chuan Proposer: Chan Ngai Weng Seconder: Dato Dr Anuar Fazal
Committee 3: Lee Shok Mee Proposer: Chan Ngai Weng Seconder: Dato’ Dr Anuar Fazal
Committee 4: Jabil Mapjabil
Proposer: Chan Ngai Weng Seconder: Dato Dr Anuar Fazal
Auditor 1: R. Sivarajah Proposer: Dato Dr Anuar Fazal Seconder: Chan Ngai Weng
Auditor 2: Teh Kim Hong Proposer: Chan Ngai Weng Seconder: Lee Shok Mee
6. Other Matters
1. Dato Dr Anuar suggests to put up a book by Chan Ngai Weng and Larbi Bouguerra (EDS) World Citizens’ Assembly on Water: Towards Global Water Sustainability book on WWP websites and agreed by members.
2. Establishment of Water Academy. The meeting agreed that the WWP should be part of the board members and organize proper programs and ways to sustain the academy.
3. Anti plastic bottles campaign. Plastic bottles will become a big issue in future. Therefore during World Water Day 2008 the meeting suggested to supply drink to public in biodegradable bottle or packet. A permanent bottle would replace commonly distributed souvineers such as caps and T-Shirt because the bottle is reusable.