First Pakistan Conference on Sanitation (PACOSAN)

May 28-29, 2009

Conference Agenda

Day 1– Thursday May 28, 2009

Inaugural Ceremony

Time / Event / Facilitators
0830 – 0935 / Registration of Guests
0935 / Guests to be Seated
0935 – 0945 / Arrival of the Chief Guest and Visit to Stalls
0945 – 0950 / Recitation from the Holy Quran
0950 – 0957 / Welcome Remarks by the Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment / Mr. Imtiaz Inayat Elahi
0957 – 1014 / Keynote Address “Roadmap to Achieving Sanitation Goals in Pakistan” by Chairman OPP / Mr. Arif Hasan
1014 – 1029 / Tableau on Sanitation / Children of Umerkot
1029 – 1036 / Remarks by Chief Executive Officer, RSPN / Ms. Shandana Khan
1036 – 1043 / Remarks by the Office Director, Democracy, Governance & Health, USAID / Ms. Kathleen McDonald
1043 – 1050 / Remarks by the Country Director, Plan Pakistan / Mr. Haider W. Yaqub
1050 – 1100 / Remarks by the Operations Adviser Pakistan,South Asia Region, World Bank / Mr. Said Al Habsy
1100 – 1107 / Remarks by the Deputy Representative, UNICEF / Mr. Luc Chauvin
1107 – 1122 / Address by the Honorable Federal Minister for Environment / Mr. Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi
1122 – 1200 / Refreshments

Session I: Reforms in Sanitation Sector

Chair:Mr. Shabbir Ahmad, Secretary, P&D Department, Govt. of Baluchistan

Time / Event / Facilitators
1200 – 1220 / Sanitation- Setting the context, Country Commitment and Enabling Policies on Sanitation / Mr. Javed Ali Khan, Director General (Env), Ministry of Environment
1220 – 1230 / Screening of Documentary on Sanitation / WaterAid Pakistan
1230 – 1245 / Making Institutions more Effective and Accountable / Mr. Mark Ellery, Regional Water & Sanitation Specialist, WSP-SA
1245 – 1300 / Regional experiences for achieving “Sanitation Outcomes” / Dr. Khairul Islam, Country Representative,WaterAid Bangladesh
1300 – 1315 / Behavior Change Communications Strategy for Safe Drinking Water, Hygiene Promotion and Sanitation / Dr. Farah Riaz, Director Hygiene Promotion, PSDW-HPP, USAID
1315 – 1345 / Discussions
1345 – 1430 / Lunch & Prayerbreak

Session II: Stocktaking of Sanitation Strategies and Plans- Where are we, where we want to go- Sketching out a broader picture

Chair:Mr. Imtiaz Inayat Elahi, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment

Co Chair:Mr. Gul Mohammad Khoso, Secretary PHED, Govt of Baluchistan

Panelists:Mr. Ayub Qutub Ms. Simi Kamal

Time / Event / Facilitators
1430 – 1550 / Ten minutes presentation each by:
  1. Baluchistan
/ Mr. Shah Jahan, Director Local Govt.
  1. Sindh
/ Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Spl. Secretary, Housing & Town Planning, Local Govt.
  1. NWFP
/ Mr. Rehmat Ghazi, Secretary, Local Council
  1. Punjab
/ Ch. Karamat Ali, Chief PPH, P&D Board
  1. Northern Areas
/ Mr. Hafiz Ur Rehman, Secretary LG&RD
  1. AJK
/ Mr. Muhammad Saleem Bismil, Secy, LG
  1. FATA
/ Mr. Usman Gul, Dy. Dir (Projects)
  1. WaterAid (on behalf of civil society)
/ Mr. Mustafa Talpur,Regional Advocacy & Policy Advisor-Asia, WaterAid
1550 – 1605 / Tea Break
1605 – 1630 / Q&A on Presentations by the provinces
1630 – 1730 / Panel Discussions on “Impediments & Constraints in the Implementation of Sanitation Policies/ Strategies and the Way Forward”” / Panelists:
Mr.Ayub Qutab, Executive Director, PIEDAR
Ms.Simi Kamal, Chief Executive, Raasta Development Consultants
1730 / Closing of first day

Day 2– Friday May 29, 2009

Session III: Rolling Out of National Sanitation Policy

Chair:Mr. Khushnood Akhtar Lashari, Secretary, Health, Govt. of Pakistan

Co Chair:Mr. Tasneem Ahmad Siddiqui, Chairman, SAIBAN

Time / Event / Facilitators
0900 – 0910 / Approaches to Scale up Rural Sanitation / Ms. Tanya Khan, Social Sector Specialist, RSPN
0910 – 0925 / Community’s involvement in waste water disposal / Mr. Imran Yusuf Shami, Water and Environmental Sanitation Advisor, Plan Pakistan
0925 – 09:40 / City Sanitation Strategies and services to the Urban Poor / Ms. Parveen Rehman, Director, OPP- RTI
0940 – 0950 / Addressing the Urban Sanitation – South Asia Regional Experience / Dr. Roshan Raj Shrestha, Chief Technical Advisor, Wouth Asia Region, Water for Asian Cities Programme, UN-Habitat
0950 – 1000 / Urban Sanitation Reforms / Mr. Shaukat Shafi, Sr. Project Implementation Officer, ADB
1000 – 1015 / Need for Communications Strategy for Rollout of National Sanitation Policy / Ms. Geeta Sharma,Regional Communications Specialist,WSP-SA, India
1015 – 1030 / Sanitation & Hygiene Promotion in emergency situations – with special emphasis on NWFP IDP / Mr. Jamal Shah, WSHC Coordinator, UNICEF
1030 – 1055 / Q & A
1055 – 1115 / Tea Break

Session IV: Consultation on National Sanitation Action Plan (Group Work)

Chair:Mr. Jawed Eshrat, Secretary, Planning, P&D Dept, Govt. of Sindh

Co Chair:Dr. M. A. Abdul Rakeesthu,Coordinating Secretary, Ministry of Water Supply Drainage, Sri Lanka

Time / Event / Facilitators
1115 – 1120 / Introduction to Group Work
-Need for a “Framework for Action”/ Pakistan National Sanitation Action Plan in light with Delhi declaration
-Need for an Integrated Umbrella Sanitation & Hygiene Programme / Mr. Mustafa Talpur, Regional Advocacy & Policy Advisor-Asia, WaterAid
1120 – 1245 / Group 1: Roles & Responsibilities of stakeholders in Urban Sanitation through city wide sanitation strategies
Group 2: Roles & Responsibilities of stakeholders for an Integrated Rural Sanitation and Hygiene Programme / Group 1:
Ms. Parveen RehmanMr. Mustafa Talpur
Group 2:
Dr. Murtaza MalikMr. Irfan Saeed Alrai
The Indicative “South Asia Roadmap for Achieving Sanitation Goals” under SACOSAN Delhi Declaration would serve as a guideline
1245 – 1330 / Group presentations and discussions / Group Leaders
1330 – 1500 / Lunch & Friday Prayer Break

Closing Ceremony

Chair:Mr. Kamran Lashari, Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Govt. of Pakistan

Co Chairs:Mr. Imtiaz Inayat Elahi, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Govt. of Pakistan

Time / Event / Facilitators
1500 – 1515 / Case Study of TMA/ UC Samaro on Achieving Total Sanitation / Mr. Shakeel Qaimkhani, Nazim Samaro
1515 – 1525 / A brief on SACOSAN in Sri Lanka / Engineer M. S. Nazeer, Working Director, National Water Supply Drainage Board, Ministry of Water Supply Drainage
1525 – 1540 / Roll out Plan for achieving Sustainable Sanitation/ MDGs, Recommendations of the Conference, the Way Forward& the announcement of the reward mechanism and TAHAFUZ / Mr. Jawed Ali Khan, Director General, Environment
1550 – 1605 / Closing Remarks by the Chief Guest / Mr. Kamran Lashari, Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Govt. of Pakistan
1605 – 1610 / Vote of Thanks / Ministry of Environment
1610 – 1700 / Hi Tea/ Informal Networking

Chief Rapporteur: Ms. Mehreen Hosain