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KWF History

2020

  • 12 Organized the World Water Partnership 2020
  • 11 Organized the Korea Junior Water Prize 2020
    Organized the World Water Challenge 2020
    Participated in the 5th Smart Water Grid International Conference 2020 and Organized Korea Water Forum Webinar
  • 09 Appointed Ph.D. Kyulho Kwak(Former Minister of Ministry of Environment) as the 5th president of Korea Water Forum, Ph.D. Eun Namkung(Research Professor Institute of Construction and Environmental Engineering Seoul National University) as the 5th vice president of Korea Water Forum

2019

  • 09 Organized the Korea International Water Week 2019
  • 06 Participated in the 67th World Water council Meeting and the 9th World Water Forum preparation meeting

2018

  • 11 Elected as the Board of Governors of World Water Council (2018-2021)
    * Korean BoG member(Ministry of Environment, Korea Water Forum, Asia Water Council)
  • 09 Organized the Korea International Water Week 2018
  • 03 Participated in the 8th World Water Forum
    * Thematic Process (Theme, Topic, Session coordinator), Regional Process (Northeast Asia Regional Coordinator), Citizens’ Forum (Green Film Festival), Expo (Korean Pavilion & WBF Partnersquare)

2017

  • 09 Organized the Korea International Water Week 2017
    Operated the Project WET Korea ‘2017 Visiting Water Environment Class’ throughout the country (City of Seoul, City of Incheon and City of Daegu)
  • 07 Participated in the 21st Asia Pacific Water Forum Governing Council Meeting (twice per year since 2011) (PUB Water Hub, Singapore)
    *KWS as the Partner Organization of APWF since 2010 and the Northeast Asia Regional Coordinator since 2011.
    Participated in the 2nd Delta Coalition Ministerial Conference (Dhaka, Bangladesh)

2016

  • 10 Organized the Korea International Water Week 2016 (Annually held since 2016)
  • 03 Started publishing semi-annual Implementation Roadmap Report (until 2018)
  • 03 Hosted the 3rd ~ 5th Water Business Forum (Held three to four times a year since 2015)
    * 3rd WBF(Mar., Bali), 4th WBF(July, Singapore), 5th WBF(Oct. Daegu/KIWW2016)

2015

  • 08 Signed MOU with World Water Council on Implementation Roadmap(IR) and Action Monitoring System (AMS)
  • 04 Participated in the 7th World Water Forum
    * Served as the coordinating organization for the Science & Technology Process and the Citizens’ Forum; the Northeast Asia Region coordinator in the Regional Process; a design group member in the Thematic Process and the host of the Water Business Forum

2014

  • 11 Signed MOU with the Netherlands Water Partnership for overseas expansion of local water industry

2013

  • 04 Appointed President Dr. Jung-moo Lee as Chairman of National Committee for the 7th World Water Forum

2012

  • 09 Appointed Dr. Jung-moo Lee(Former Minister of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport) as the 3rd president of Korea Water Forum
  • 07 Hosted the 1st Asia Pacific Youth Parliament for Water (Annually held since 2012)
  • 03 Attended the 6th World Water Forum (Marseille, France)

2011

  • 11 Won the bid to host the 7th World Water Forum (Daegu, Gyeongbuk) 01 Be held on the 1st citizen Society Workshop in order to Participated in the World Water Forum

2010

  • 05 Launched Joint secretariat with Bidding Committee of the 7th World Water Forum
  • 02 Initiated Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) Korea (Operated around 10 times per year for teachers and elementary school students)

2009

  • 10 Joined Board of Governors of World Water Counil and President Eun-Kyoung Park appointed as a Bureau member
  • 09 Appointed Dr. Eun-Kyung Park as the 2nd president of Korea Water Forum
  • 06 Hosted the 1st Korea Junior Water Prize (Annually held since 2009)
  • 03 Attended the 5th World Water Forum (Istanbul, Turkey)

2008

  • 09 Supported ‘High-Level Expert Panel on Water and Disaster (HLEP)’ under the ‘UN Secretary General’s Advisory Board in Water and Sanitation (UNSGAB)’ (Chairperson-Dr. HAN, Seung-soo, 1st President of KWF)
  • 05 Published quarterly magazine ‘World with Water’ (2008~2013)

2006

  • 05 Appointed Dr. HAN, Seung-soo(Former Prime Minister of Rep. of Korea, UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Disaster on Water and Disasters (HELP)) as the 1st president of Korea Water Forum

2005

  • 05 Obtained permission of incorporation for Korea Water Forum
  • 02 Launched the ‘Korea Water Forum Preparatory Committee’ under the union of 5 agencies- the Ministry of Construction and Transportation, the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the Korea Meteorological Administration, and the National Emergency Management Agency