The Bureau consists of one President who is elected among the Board Members, and four Vice Presidents and one Treasurer appointed by the recommendation of the President. The Bureau members discuss the key issues related to the operation and management of the Council and provide advice to the Board of Council.
Bureau Members (2023-2026)
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Dr. Yun, Seog Dae
Ms. Leonor Cleofas
Mr. Ge Li
Dr. Firdaus Ali
H.E. Ponh Sachak
Dr. Nidal Salim
K-water(Republic of Korea)
Metro-politan Waterworks and Sewerage System(Philippines)
Ministry of Water Resources of China(China)
Indonesian Water Institute(Indonesia)
Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (Cambodia)
Global Institute for Water, Environment and Health (Switzerland)
I Board of Council
AWC’s Board of Council (BoC) is the highest decision-making body composed of 29 members serving the three-year term. The BoC members are elected at the General Assembly. Each eligible member has a right to vote to decide matters related to the operation and management of the Council, its governance and accountability, finance and audit of the Secretariat, approve membership and water projects, and elect the President.
29 Board of Council Members (2023-2026)
College 1. GOVERNMENTS
College 1. GOVERNMENTS table
NO.
COUNTRY
ORGANIZATION
GOVERNOR
ALTERNATE
1
China
Ministry of Water Resources (MWR)
LI Ge
Yaqi Gao
2
Rep. of Korea
Daegu Metropolitan City
Joon-pyo Hong
Hyung-jae Jee
3
Laos
Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM)
Thongphath Inthavong
Chansaveng Boungnong
4
Rep. of Korea
Ministry of Environment (MoE)
Okjoo Sohn
Taeyun Kim
5
Cambodia
Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MOWRAM)
Ponh Sachak
Tach Sovanna
6
Indonesia
Ministry of Public Works and Housing (MPWH)
M Basuki Hadimuljono
Moh Zainal Fatah
7
Thailand
Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR)
Surasri Kidtimonton
.Chumlarp Tejasen
8
Mongolia
Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET)
B. Bat-Erdene
Dorjsuren Ariuntuya
9
Philippines
Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS)
Leonor C. Cleofas
Walter M. Partosa
College 2. MDBs and ECAs (Advisory Board)
College 3. Public Organization
College 3. Public Organization
NO.
COUNTRY
ORGANIZATION
GOVERNOR
ALTERNATE
1
Rep. of Korea
K-water (*ex-officio)
Yun Seog Dae
Han Seong Yong
2
Mongolia
Water Services Regulatory Commission of Mongolia (WSRC)
Jamiyansuren Batsuuri
Bataa Dorjbat
College 4. Enterprises
College 4. Enterprises
NO.
COUNTRY
ORGANIZATION
GOVERNOR
ALTERNATE
1
Philippines
Maynilad Water Services Inc.
Ramoncito S. Fernandez
Randolph T. Estrellado
2
China
Yellow River Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd (YREC)
Dewen Yin
Xinran Shao
College 5. Academia and Research Organization
College 5. Academia and Research Organization
NO.
COUNTRY
ORGANIZATION
GOVERNOR
ALTERNATE
1
France
@qua Smart ICT for Water
Philippe Gourbesville
Lian Guey Ler
2
Thailand
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)
Mukand S. Babel
Sangam Shrestha
3
Indonesia
Indonesian Association of Hydraulic Engineers (IAHE)
Ir. Jarot Widyoko
Ismail Widadi
4
China
Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR)
Wang Jianhua
Wang Yanwei
5
Indonesia
Indonesia Water Institute (IWI)
Ir. Firdaus Ali
Marsya Dyasthi Putri
6
Rep. of Korea
KDI School of Public Policy and Management
Jong-il You
Dong-young Kim
7
Rep. of Korea
Korea Environment Institute (KEI)
Chang Hoon Lee
Jongho Ahn
8
China
Tsinghua University
Zhongjing Wang
Jianshi Zhao
College 6. International Organization and Civil Society
College 6. International Organization and Civil Society
NO.
COUNTRY
ORGANIZATION
GOVERNOR
ALTERNATE
1
Uzbekistan
Agency of International Fund for the Aral Sea Saving (IFAS)
Vadim Sokolov
Adkham Tulyaganov
2
Australia
Australian Water Partnership (AWP)
Sarah Ransom
John Dore
3
Switzerland
Global Institute for Water, Environment and Health (GIWEH)
NIDAL SALIM
Dietrich Bartlet
4
International
International Water Resources Association (IWRA)
Yuanyuan Li
Callum Clench
5
Rep. of Korea
Korea Water Forum (KWF)
Kyul ho Kwak
Eun Namkung
6
Nepal
The Resources Center (TRC)
Bindu Lohani
Pramod Shrestha
7
International
UNESCO i-WSSM
Bongwoo SHIN
Rina Ryoo
8
Pakistan
Gomal Damaan Area Water Partnership (GDAWP)
Muhammad Aslam Khan
Muhammad Wasif Bashir Babar
I Special Committee
As the main drivers of the AWC, six Special Committees contribute to identify primary regional water problems and applicable solutions through feasible implementation methods. Each Special Committee evaluates the proposed water projects and nominates the final list. In addition, Special Committees organize âAsia Water Issueâ at the Asia International Water Week by coordinating AWC members to disseminate the latest water issues in each member country and share the action plans. Each Special Committee consists of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, Coordinator, and Members.
Special Committee
Country
Organization
Strategy & Policy
Australia
Australian Water Partnership (AWP)
Nepal
The Resources Centre (TRC)
Republic of Korea
Seoul National University (SNU)
IWRM/SWM
China
Tsinghua University
Republic of Korea
K-water
France
@qua-Smart ICT for Water
Republic of Korea
Dangkook University
Republic of Korea
Smart Water Grid Research Group
Water and Climate Change
China
China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR)
Thailand
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)
Republic of Korea
Korea Environment Institute (KEI)
China
Tsinghua University
Republic of Korea
Joongbu University
Water-Energy-Food Nexus
International
Agency of International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS)
Republic of Korea
Daejin University
China
China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR)
International
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (UNFAO)
Republic of Korea
Kyung Hee University
Water for Ecosystem
International
UNESCO Jakarta Regional Science Bureau for Asia and the Pacific
International
International Water Resources Association (IWRA)
Republic of Korea
Korea Rural Community Corporation (KRC)
International
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (UNFAO)
Knowledge Base & Dissemination
Singapore
Tropical Marine Scientific Institute National University of Singapore (TMSI-NUS)
Republic of Korea
Chungnam National University International Water Resources Research Institute (IWRRI)
International
UNESCO i-WSSM
Switzerland
Global Institute for Water Environment and Health (GIWEH)
As of November 2020, there are 144 members from 27 countries classified into six colleges. The member organizations are composed of water policy and financing advisors, planners, government officials, technicians, engineers, scholars, and citizens of the international water community.
Any stakeholder (organization based) of the global water community who is committed to resolve global water challenges and willing to work for Asia can be a member of AWC.
AWC Secretariat works on administrative matters of the Council, and hosts the General Assembly, Board of Council Meeting, and the AIWW. Also, it manages the membership, annual budget, documentation, and operates AWC’s international cooperation activities by building networks, conducting joint research projects, and participating various global water conferences under the President’s decision. The Secretariat office is located at the AWC Headquarters in Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
