Sustainable
water management requires a collective effort at national, regional and global
level in capacity development of individuals and organizations, reformation of
institutions and of systems in the water sector. AguaJaring is an independent
regional network, facilitating the capacity development in Sustainable Water
Management in the countries of Southeast Asia.
The water related issues such as water supply & sanitation, water
quality deterioration, energy & environment, climate change and adaptation,
and sharing the water sources are common in the region regardless of the diversity
and complexes. There are many things in common in the region and there is a
need for knowledge sharing among the South East Asian Country networks.
The name AguaJaring is
a combination of Agua (water in Tagalog) and Jaring (network in Malay). The main role of
AguaJaring is to promote synergistic networking among IWRM capacity development
networks and organizations in the South East Asian region. The network is an
all inclusive network and it was agreed to rotate the location of the
Secretariat among its members. AguaJaring
is a not-for-profit regional partnership network.
AguaJaring, as of 2015, consists of members from eight SEA countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Lao PDR, Cambodia
and Myanmar.