WATER POLICY REFORM IN RELATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE TAIWAN, SEPTEMBER 2011

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1 WATER POLICY REFORM IN RELATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE TAIWAN, SEPTEMBER 2011 An Australian delegation of water scientists and engineers visited Taiwan from 18 to 24 September 2011, during the course of which they met with Taiwan water researchers and engineers, government officers and industry representatives in Taipei, Hsinchu, Tainan and Kaohsiung. Three Roundtable discussions were held, followed by a two-day workshop with presentations at the Taiwan National Science Council. The visit and meetings were facilitated by the Taiwan National Science Council and the Australian Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research. Participating Australian and Taiwanese delegates are listed in Annex 1. The detailed program is given in Annex 2 I. Challenges A number of challenges were identified during the course of the meetings. These included the complexities of water governance; local water scarcity including during extreme weather events; the role of water in a green economy; water rights systems and markets; service security, quality and sustainability; ensuring public engagement on water issues; the potential impact of climate change on sea levels, extreme events, ecosystem health and consequent approaches to mitigation and adaptation; maintaining a world class research and development capability and encouraging consequent innovation for the future economic, environmental and social progress of Taiwan. In response to these challenges, the following suggestions, within a framework of Institutional, Policy and Technological Innovation, were made: II. Institutional Innovation 1. A nation-wide commitment be encouraged towards adopting water resource management principles. 2. Consideration be given to restructuring water authorities to achieve better coordination, harmonisation and competitiveness within a framework of regulatory independence. 3. Reform of water market structures may encourage moderate liberalisation and access to privatised contracts and services. 4. Mechanisms should be considered for determining water prices, made transparently by independent bodies with access to wider participation, underpinned by sound scientific knowledge. 5. Encourage capacity building for water policy assessment and water industry development and operation, with a particular focus on innovative and adaptive technologies. III. Policy Innovation 1. Consider reform of the prevailing water right system through amending the Water Act, with possible action on: Confirmation of property rights and their distribution

2 2 Elimination of priority ordering Creation of efficient water entitlement and water-right trading markets Establishment of a burden (or risk) sharing scheme Inclusion of a water right for environmental use. 2. Consider establishing clear principles and mechanisms by which water prices are determined and charged, formulating transparent and efficient pricing rules that could take into account such factors as Seasonal shortage Regionally specific supply capacity Externalities relating to water use User priority for emergencies such as critical human needs Service quality Financial sustainability 3. Examine scope to diversify source water of various types including recycled water with integrated and harmonised policy instruments. 4. Consider the introduction of effective incentive mechanisms and standards to encourage truthful reporting of water use. 5. Review opportunities for more effective monitoring, modelling and assessing compounds/chemicals of emerging concern (CECs) in source water. 6. Develop ecological indicators for river health assessment and their application to ensuring adequate environmental flows. 7. Research methods to assess the impacts on watersheds of extreme weather including potential exacerbation by climate change and the implications for catchment and water resource management. 8. Explore the generation of key performance indicators for eco-system assessment including: Habitat and biodiversity Evaluating the environment at landscape scale Carbon sink neutral and biomass energy utilisation Water and ambient air quality improvement Flood retention and soil erosion control Control of pests, weeds, feral animals in the natural environment of watersheds. 9. Encourage effective integration between natural resource management and land use planning and regulation. 10. Increase awareness and capacity building in water resource management through both public education and industry technical training. 11. Encourage green tourism and associated opportunities for eco-education IV. Technological Innovation 1. Establish vulnerability assessments and early warning systems to ensure security of the water supply system and mitigate risk of loss from extreme weather events.

3 3 2. Establish a continuous monitoring and data collection system for all water extraction and use. 3. Explore opportunities for synergies with the semi-conductor industry to develop new technologies for low cost continuous monitoring for Taiwan use and potential export markets 4. Develop and implement new principles for landscape development and water sensitive urban design (WSUD). 5. Implement a systematic biodiversity vulnerability assessment leading to spatial prioritisation of adaptive options for cost-efficient biodiversity conservation 6. Through bringing together regulators, academics and community members, seek mechanisms for encouraging innovative, sustainable and integrated management of the natural environment at catchment scale. Consider encompassing water quantity and quality, hydraulic characteristics, ecological indicators and minimised abatement programs, taking into account GIS capabilities, remote sensing, numerical models and regulatory Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) pollution control programs. 7. Explore opportunities to secure more efficient and cost-effective water supply infrastructure 8. Enhance water and wastewater treatment technologies covering input waste reduction, efficiency of operation, minimisation of energy use and maximising resource recovery. 9. Stimulate innovation in a range of water quality treatment systems including through the development of bionet, membrane and electrodialysis processes for water recycling and use.

4 4 RESEARCH COOPERATION OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN TAIWAN AND AUSTRALIA Project 1 : Sustainable management of catchment and water quantity/quality by integrating multi-stage remote sensing and numerical models Employ/develop various platforms of remote sensing to study the land use / cover and water quality in the catchments of Taiwan and Australia using the same protocol/instruments/platforms. Develop/verify numerical models to manage catchments and their water quantity/quality by integrating data from remote sensing and field studies. Investigate the impact of extreme events and land use/cover on water quantity/quality and aquatic plant community distribution Project 2: Ecological indicators of river health assessment and their application to managing environmental flows In consultation with potential stakeholders, develop principles and methodologies for identifying ecological indicators for flows, flow alterations and environmental flow allocation. Develop procedures for river health assessment Evaluate and justify environmental flows in different rivers Project 3: The impact of extreme weather induced by climate change in watershed and the implications on management strategies River hydraulic and sediment routing Overland flow simulation Evaluation of hot spots of possible inundation and locations overtopping levees Flooding risk map preparation Spatial analyses of flooding and drought risks under multi-sources uncertainties Project 4: Monitoring, modelling and assessing compounds/chemicals of emerging concern (CECs) in source water. Monitoring targeted CECs in source water Modelling the transport and fate of CECs in source water

5 5 Developing on-site technology for CEC reduction Developing a prevention program for CEC reduction Project 5: Water allocation and management policy research Governance of water resources and integration of water resource management and water quantity/quality regulatory functions. Project 6: Development Cooperatively of an International Research Capacity Develop a world class science collaboration capacity in industrial water management Project 7: Career Development and Capacity Building Identifying potential applicants and facilitating applications for Australian Government Endeavour Scholarships which would allow Taiwanese students and professionals to visit Australia and Australian students and professionals to visit Taiwan Facilitate study exchanges and visits for project and career development between scientists in Taiwan and Australia ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The contributions of the Taiwan National Science Council, the Australian Government Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, and staff of National Taiwan University and the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering towards the planning and conduct of this exchange visit are gratefully acknowledged. Dr John C Radcliffe Distinguished Professor Pen-Chi (PC) Chiang September

6 6 ANNEX 1 PARTICIPANTS IN WATER POLICY REFORM IN RELATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE ROUNDTABLES AND WORKSHOPS Taiwan, September Australia *Dr Ian Brodie, Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering and Surveying, Leader, Sustainable Water Use Group, Australian Centre for Sustainable Catchments, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Queensland 4350, ian.brodie@usq.edu.au *Professor Stuart Bunn, Director, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, 4111, S.Bunn@griffith.edu.au Ms Sandy Chen, Manager, Education Section, Australian Commerce and Industry Office Taipei, sandy.chen@dfat.gov.au Steve Chiu, Senior Business Development Manager, ACIO, Taipei, steve.chiu@austrade.gov.au *Dr Tom Connor FTSE, Vietnam Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment, (Asian Development Bank), 352 Savages Road, Brookfield, Queensland 4069, TC183752@bigpond.net.au *Professor Jim Cox, South Australian Research & Development Institute, Box 397, GPO Adelaide, SA 5001, Jim.Cox@sa.gov.au *Professor Graeme Dandy FTSE, School of Civil Environmental and Mining Engineering, University of Adelaide, SA 5005, graeme.dandy@adelaide.edu.au *Dr Richard Davis, Adviser, World Bank, 35 Melbourne Avenue, Forrest, ACT 2603, saratoga5208@hotmail.com Sam Huang, Business Development Manager, ACIO, Taipei sam.huang@austrade.gov.au *Dr Mark Kennard, Senior Research Fellow, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, 4111, m.kennard@griffith.edu.au *Assoc Professor Megan Lewis, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, megan.lewis@adelaide.edu.au Mr Nicholas McKay, Director Education, AEI Taiwan, Australian Commerce and Industry Office Taipei, Nicholas.McKay@dfat.gov.au Elizabeth Meier, Executive Manager International Linkages, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, elizabeth.meier@atse.org.au *Dr John Radcliffe FTSE, Hon Research Fellow, CSIRO; Chair ATSE Water Forum; Private Bag 2, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, john.radcliffe@csiro.au Katherine Tsai, Business Development Manager, ACIO, Taipei, katherine.tsai@austrade.gov.au *Assoc Prof Michael Ward, International and Development Economics, Environmental Management and Development, Crawford School of Economics and Government, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, michael.ward@anu.edu.au *Professor Stuart White, Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology, Sydney, PO Box 123, Broadway NSW 2007, Stuart.White@uts.edu.au *Dr Yongping Wei, Research Fellow, Australia-China Centre on Water Resources Research, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria 3010, ywei@unimelb.edu.au

7 7 Taiwan *Dr Andrew Chih-Wei Chang, Department of Water Quality Protection, Environmental Protection Administration, Taipei, *Mr Ben Chen-Chang Chang, Chief Engineer, Capital Engineering Corporation, Kaohsiung, Professor Chang-Yi David Chang, Institute of Environment and Resources, National Taiwan University, Taipei, *Assistant Professor Chih-Hua Chang, Department of Earth Sciences GEODAC, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Dr Hwang-Jen Chang, Director-General, Environmental Protection Bureau, Tainan City Government, Tainan, Professor Juu-En Chang, Department of Environmental Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Dr Kuan-Foo Chang, Water Technology Division, Green Energy and Environment Research Laboratories, ITRI, Hsinchu *Mr Shi-Long Chang, Assistant Vice-President, China Steel Corporation, Kaohsiung *Dr Wang-Kuan Chang, Department Manager, Water Technology Division, Green Energy and Environment Research Laboratories, ITRI, Hsinchu Professor George Tai-Jen Chen, Chair, Atmospheric Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Mr Hsin-Jung Chen, Engineering Expert (Recycling) Energy and Environmental Affairs Office, China Steel Corporation, Kaohsiung Professor Yen-Chang Chen, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei Professor Sheng-Shung Cheng, Department of Environmental Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, *Distinguished Professor Pen-Chi (PC) Chiang, Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Dr Pei-Te Chiueh, Graduate Institute of Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, (Note address on card does not have i in name typo?) *Dr Shan Shan Chou, Director, Water Technology Division, Green Energy and Environment Research Laboratories, ITRI, Hsinchu, Shanshan_Chou@itri.org.tw *Dr Ching-Ping Chu, Environmental Engineering Research Centre, Sinotech, Taipei, cpchu@sinotech.org.tw *Professor Walter Den, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tunghai University, Taichung City, wden@thu.edu.tw *Dr Chung-Huang Huang, Vice President, Taiwan Research Institute, New Taipei City, chhuang@tri.org.tw Mr Davy C. L. Huang, President, Capital Engineering Corporation, Taipei, davy@ceec.com.tw *Professor Jimmy Chih-Ming Kao, graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, jkao@mail.nsysu.edu.tw Dr Ke-Yen Kuo, Deputy Director, Department of International Cooperation, National Science Council, Taipei kykuo@nsc.gov.tw Dr Chi-Chung Lau, Manager, Natural Resources Divison, Green Energy and Environment Research Laboratories, ITRI, Hsinchu Distinguished Professor Wen-Jhy Lee, Department of Environmental Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, wjlee@mail.ncku.edu.tw Professor Sue J Liu Lewis, Department of Environmental Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, @mail.ncku.edu.tw

8 8 *Mr Hsien-Wei Li, Deputy Director-General. Bureau of Environmental Protection, Tainan City Dr The-Ming Liang, Deputy Director, Water Technology Division, Green Energy and Environment Research Laboratories, ITRI, Hsinchu Dr Angela Yu-Chen Lin, Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, *Professor Yu-Pin Lin, Department of Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei *Professor Tsair-Fuh Lin, Department of Environmental Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Dr Willis T Lin, Director-General, Department of International Cooperation, National Science Council, Taipei, linwt@nsc.gov.tw *Dr Anthony Chen-Pang Liu, Deputy Director-General, Green Energy and Environment Research laboratories, ITRI, Hinschu, tonyliu@itri.org.tw Professor Cheng-Chien Liu, Director, Global Earth Observation and Data Analysis Centre (GEODAC) and Professor, Department of Earth Science, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, ccliu88@mail.ncku.edu.tw Mr Hung-Wen Shen, Director, Bureau of Environment Protection, Pu Zi City, Chiayi County *Professor Jian-Ping Suen, Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, jpsuen@mail.ncku.edu.tw *Professor Yih-Chi Tan, CEO Center for Weather and Climate Research, National Taiwan University Taipei, yctan@ntu.edu.tw Dr Yuan-Liang Tai, Water Technology Division, Green Energy and Environment Research Laboratories, ITRI, Hsinchu Dr Norman Y Teng, Director, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Science Council, Taipei, nteng@nsc.gov.tw *Dr Timothy Chen-Shiung Tseng, General Manager, Utilities Department, China Steel Corporation, Kaohsiung, jst@mail.csc.com.tw *Professor Ching-pin Tung, Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, cptung@ntu.edu.tw Dr Ren-Chain Wang, Deputy Director, Planning and Coordination Division, Green Energy and Environment Research Laboratories, ITRI, Hsinchu *Dr Yi-Fung Wang, Water Resource Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taipei Associate Professor Liang-Ming (Langmuir) Whang, Department of Environmental Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, whang@mail.ncku.edu.tw Mr Sheng-Chung Wu, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Protection, Taipei City Government, Tainan, la-scwu@mail.taipei.gov.tw Assistant Professor Rita Sau-wai Yam, Department of Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei Professor Hsuan-Hsien Yeh, Department of Environmental Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan hhyeh@mail.ncku.edu.tw Mr Peter Yung, Vice-President, Capital Engineering Corporation, Taipei Distinguished Professor Pao-Shan Yu, Dean of Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, yups@mail.ncku.edu.tw * Denotes a presenter or chair at the Workshop and/or Roundtables

9 ANNEX 2 AUSTRALIAN TAIWAN STRATEGIC WORKSHOP ON SUSTAINABLE WATER ENVIRONMENT Saturday 17 September Professor Stuart Bunn arrives in Taipei on flight CI542. To be met at Airport, transfer to Hotel Australian Delegation to depart Brisbane for Taipei on QF329 Sunday 18 September 2011 Early morning arrival into Taipei. Met at Airport and transfer to Hotel - immediate access to room. Accommodation: Leader Hotel IN 17 Sept OUT 19 Sept IN 20 Sept OUT 23 Sept (bed, breakfast, internet) Address: 83, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, Tel: Australian Delegation to meet in Hotel Lobby for departure from Leader Hotel for tours (sandwich lunch provided on bus) : Option One: Culture & Nature Tour (Guided by Prof PC Chiang) National Palace Museum Yangmingshan National Park Dinner at a restaurant at Yangmingshan Option Two: City Tour (Guided by Sandy Chen) National Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall Taipei 101 Observatory Longshan Temple Dinner at a restaurant at Yangmingshan Monday 19 September Breakfast 0745 Check out of hotel and store large luggage only overnight bag required Meet in hotel lobby and travel to ITRI Green Energy and Environment Research Labs Technical tour Networking Lunch hosted by Dr Tong, Director of Green Energy & Environment Research Lab, ITRI Roundtable Discussion (I):Adaption to Global Climate Change: Water Recycling for Sustainability Urban Water Discussion with industry representatives and ITRI Staff Depart for THSR s Hsin-chu station Take THSR 717 to Tainan Bus to National Chenkung University Banquet (hosted by Professor Tsair-Fuh Lin, Dept of Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Environment Research Centre, National Chenkung University) Accommodation: Overnight at National Chenkung University Hotel IN 19 Sept OUT 20 September ROUNDTABLE I - Attendees: 1. Chairpersons: Australia: Dr Richard Davis, Water Resources Consultant, World Bank, Canberra Taiwan: Dr. Chen-Pang Liu, Deputy Director, Green Energy and Environment Research Laboratories, ITRI 2. Lead Speakers (presentation time: 10 min/speaker) Australia: Dr John Radcliffe AM FTSE, CSIRO, Adelaide Taiwan: Dr. Wang-Kuan Chang, Department Manager, ITRI 3. Panelists (presentation time: 5 min/speaker) Australia: Professor Stuart White, Director, Institute of Sustainable Futures, UTS, Sydney and Professor Graeme Dandy FTSE, School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, University of Adelaide Taiwan: Professor Walter Den, Tunghai University, Dept Environmental Science and Engineering. Dr Ching-Ping Chu, Environmental Engineering Research Centre, Sinotech, Taipei Discussants Australian Delegation (including other 8 delegates) and Taiwanese Delegation (12 persons)

10 Tuesday 20 September Breakfast 0815 Australian Delegation to check out of Hotel and meet in Hotel Lobby 0830 Depart for National Chenkung University Roundtable Discussion (II):Development of Integrated Watershed Management Plan: Eco-conservation Approaches and Tools Networking Lunch ROUNDTABLE II - Attendees: Chairpersons Australia: Dr Tom Connor AO FTSE, Asian Development Bank Project, Brisbane Taiwan: Prof. Tsair-Fu Lin, Chairman, Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan) Introduction to NCKU Professor Liang-Ming Whang, Department of Environmental Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 1. Lead Speaker (presentation time: 10 min/speaker) Australia: Professor Stuart Bunn, Director, Australian Rivers Institute, Brisbane Taiwan: Prof. Chih-Ming Kao, Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yet-Sen University, Kaohsiung 2. Panelists (presentation time: 5 min/speaker) Australia: Associate Professor Megan Lewis, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Adelaide and Professor Jim Cox, South Australian Research and Development Institute Taiwan: Mr Hsien-Wei Li, Deputy Director-General, Bureau of Environment Protection, Tainan City Mr Peter Yung, Vice-President, Capital Engineering Corporation, Taipei Assistant Professor Chih-Hua Chang, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 3. Discussants Australia (including other 8 delegates) Taiwan (12 persons) Depart University for China Steel Corporation Technical tour of China Steel Corporation visit CSC s waste water treatment technology, followed by Roundtable Discussion Roundtable Discussion (III): Adaptation to Global Climate Change: Water Recycling for Sustainability Banquet hosted by President of CSC 1930 Bus to THSR s Kaohsiung station THSR 250 to Taipei 2210 Australian Delegation to travel by Bus to the Leader Hotel ROUNDTABLE III: Attendees: 1. Chairpersons Australia: Dr John Radcliffe AM FTSE, Honorary Research Fellow, CSIRO Taiwan: Mr Shi-Long Chang, Director, China Steel Corporation 2. Lead Speaker (presentation time: 10 min/speaker) Australia: Professor Stuart White, Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS, Sydney Taiwan: Dr Timothy Chen-Shiung Tseng, General Manager, Utilities Department, China Steel Corporation, Kaohsiung, 3. Panelists (presentation time: 5 min/speaker) Australia: Associate Professor Michael Ward, Crawford School of Economics and Government, Australian National University, Canberra and Dr Ian Brodie, Australian Centre for Sustainable Catchments, USQ, Toowoomba) Taiwan: Mr Kuang-Chi Li, China Steel Company, Kaohsiung, Professor Jimmy Chih-Ming Kao, Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung; Dr Chen-Chang Chang, Capital Engineering Corporation 4. Discussants Australian Delegation (including other 8 delegates), Taiwanese Delegation (12 persons)

11 Wednesday 21 September Breakfast 0815 Australian Delegation to meet in Hotel Lobby Bus to National Science Council of Taiwan (NSC) AUSTRALIA TAIWAN STRATEGIC WORKSHOP ON A SUSTAINABLE WATER ENVIRONMENT Welcome Remarks, Mr Ke-Yen Kuo, Deputy Director, NSC and Mr Nicholas McKay, ACIO Opening Remarks by Distinguished Professor Pen-Chi Chiang and Dr John Radcliffe AM FTSE (Session Co-Chairs) Dr John Radcliffe AM FTSE and Professor Ching-Pin Tung Ecohydrological classification of Australia s natural flow regimes to support environmental flow management and science Dr Mark Kennard (Senior Research Fellow, Australian Rivers Institute Griffith University) From Ecohydraulics to Eco-campus Assoc. Prof. Yen-Chang Chen, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei Morning Tea Break New spatial tools for water resource monitoring - advanced remote sensing and spatial analysis to improve understanding of key water resources and aquatic ecosystems Assoc Professor Megan Lewis (School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Adelaide) Multi-platforms of remote sensing for mapping the water quality Prof. Cheng-Chien Liu (Director, Global Earth Observation and Data Analysis Center GEODAC and Professor, Department of Earth Science, National Cheng Kung University) Water quantity and quality models to aid management and policy Professor Jim Cox (South Australian Research & Development Institute) Networking Lunch Session Co-chairs: Professor Stuart White and Professor Pen-Chi Chiang Spatial modeling the impacts of climate change and land uses in water environment Prof. Yu-pin Lin (Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering, National Taiwan University)) Determining Key Indicators for National Water Management: Experience from a Nationwide Review of the Water Sector in Viet Nam Dr Tom Connor AO FTSE (Asian Development Bank Project, Brisbane) Remediation of river odorous problems for the sustainability of water resource Prof. Tsair-Fu Lin (Graduated Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Cheng Kung University) Afternoon Tea Break Anatomy of a large flash flood in a small catchment Dr Ian Brodie (Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland) Climate Change and Disaster Management in Taiwan Professor Yih-Chi Tan, (CEO Center for Weather and Climate Research, National Taiwan University) Sharing the water water allocation planning as a basis for equitable access to water Dr Richard Davis (Water Resources Consultant, World Bank, Canberra) Application of Mobile Water Treatment System Dr. Shanshan Chou (Director of Industrial Technology Research Institute) High Level Dinner to be hosted Dr Ke Yen Kuo, Deputy Director, Department of International Cooperation, National Science Council Australian Delegation to travel by Bus to the Leader Hotel

12 Thursday 22 September Breakfast 0815 Australian Delegation to meet in Hotel Lobby Australian Delegation travel by Bus to EPA Building AUSTRALIA TAIWAN STRATEGIC WORKSHOP ON A SUSTAINABLE WATER ENVIRONMENT Opening Remarks by Minister of Environment and Protection Session Co-Chairs: Dr Tom Connor AO FTSE and Prof Tsair-Fuh Lin Australian water planning and management under the 2004 National Water Initiative Dr John Radcliffe (Hon Research Fellow, CSIRO; Chair ATSE Water Forum) Development of water environment management in Taiwan Dr Chih-Wei Chang (Environmental Protection Administration, Taiwan) Morning Tea Break Sustainable urban water and sanitation futures: progress and possibilities Professor Stuart White (Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology, Sydney) Implementation of integrated watershed management plants towards sustainable water environment Dr Yi-Fung Yang (Water Resource Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan) Assessing the health of streams and rivers SE Queensland Healthy Waterways case study Professor Stuart Bunn (Director, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University) Networking Lunch Session Co-Chairs: Professor Megan Lewis and Prof Jimmy Chih-Ming Kao Establishment of integrated watershed management plans for sustainability Prof Pen-Chi Chiang (Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan University) Managing river basins for more resilient river ecosystems and more sustainable water use, a practice-driven perspective Dr Yongping Wei (Research Fellow, Australia-China Centre on Water Resources Research, University of Melbourne) Riverine habitat unit composition modeling and its applications for ecological design and environmental flow in river restoration Assoc Professor Jian-Ping Suen (Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering, National Cheng Kung University ) Afternoon Tea Break Dynamically efficient urban water policy - finding the optimal adaptive mix of water pricing, water restrictions, and supply augmentation under conditions of weather and climate variability Assoc Prof Michael Ward (International & Development Economics, Environmental Management & Development, Crawford School of Economics & Government, ANU) Water pricing and water management under climate variability and climate change Prof. C.-H. Huang (Department of Economics, National Tsing Hua University) Relationships between water, energy and climate change in the urban water supply sector using the city of Adelaide as an example Professor Graeme Dandy FTSE (School of Civil Environmental and Mining Engineering, University of Adelaide) Ecopolis as mitigation and adaptation measures Prof. Ching-pin Tung (Chairman, Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering, National Taiwan University) High Level Networking Dinner hosted by the Minister of EPA (Dr Stephen S-H Shen) 2000 Australian Delegation to depart Dinner, travel by bus to the Leader Hotel

13 Friday 23 September Breakfast 0815 Australian Delegation to check out of Hotel and store luggage at Hotel 0830 Australian Delegation to meet in Hotel Lobby and travel by Bus to Taiwan NSC Roundtable Discussion (IV) AUSTRALIA TAIWAN STRATEGIC WORKSHOP ON A SUSTAINABLE WATER ENVIRONMENT Developing recommendations on Taiwan-Australia joint research work projects 3 to 5 key participants from both sides 1130 Depart NSC by bus and travel to ACIO 1200 Arrive at Australian Commerce and Industry Office for Lunch Brief Remarks by Nicholas McKay (to welcome and advise proceedings) 1225 Regent takes order from guests Meal Speech by Australian Commerce and Industry Office Representative Kevin Magee (invite Dr John C Radcliffe, AM FTSE to address) Speeches by Dr John C Radcliffe, AM, FTSE, Honorary Research Fellow, CSIRO Distinguished Professor Pen-Chi Chiang, Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineer, National Taiwan University Topic: Conclusions and Recommendations from the Australian Taiwan Strategic Workshop on Sustainable Water Environment and site visits Q&A 1340 Dessert and coffee/tea, followed by Group photograph 1400 Australian Delegation to depart and travel by bus to National Taiwan University Visit National Taiwan University (NTU): Discussion on international collaboration program between NTU and Australian Universities Mrs Jan Connor to depart Taipei Taoyuan Airport on CX 473 to Hong Kong Professor Stuart Bunn to depart Taipei Taoyuan Airport on CX531 for Australia Professor Stuart White to depart Taipei Taoyuan Airport on KA0483 for Hong Kong Dinner, NTU Refectory, hosted by Prof P.C. Chiang Australian Delegation to depart NTU for Taoyuan International Airport 2230 Depart Taipei Taoyuan Flight (BR315/QF330) Saturday 24 September Australian Delegation arrive Brisbane Airport, transfer to home base