Organized by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), this symposium will feature notable academics and environmental activists from within and outside Japan, who will discuss freshwater problems in the Asia-Pacific region, and how Japan can contribute to solving for these issues.  

date: 29 February 2004  
location: Yokohama, Japan  
contact: Ms. Murakami, Secretariat for IGES International Symposium  
phone: 81-3-5511-1505  
fax: 81-3-5511-1502  
e-mail: sympo-iges@ccc-inc.co.jp  
www: http://www.iges.or.jp/en/event/index.html