The project will bring together scientists, policy makers and administrators in a workshop called “Global Water System Hotspots in Asia Region: Mega Cities and Dams” – 2 nd GWSP-Asia Network meeting to be held on 8-10 June 2006 in Guangzhou, China. The main goals of the workshop are to summarize existing state of knowledge on current cumulative impacts of mega cities and that of dams in Asia and to set and launch a research agenda for mega cities and dams in Asia in the context of the global water system. The project will also create databases on dams and mega cities under the umbrella of GWSP-Asia Network.