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First General Meeting of the Network of Asian River Basin Organizations
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| Tuesday, February 24, 2004 | ||
| Plenary Session: IWRM Framework and Implementation | ||
| Facilitator: Dr. Apichart Anukularmphai (President, Thailand Water Resources Association) Co-Facilitator: Mr. Michio Ota (Director, Planning & Information Division, Research and Training Institute, Incorporated Administrative Agency Japan Water Agency (JWA), Japan | ||
| Opening Remarks | ||
| 14:00 - 14:10 | Mr. Keizrul Bin Abdullah (Chairperson, Global Water Partnership-Southeast Asia, Malaysia) | |
| 14:10 - 14:20 | Mr. Quamrul Islam Siddique (Chairperson, Global Water Partnership-South Asia, Dhaka, Bangladesh) | |
| 14:20 - 14:40 | 1-1 "Experiences on River Basin Management in Indonesia's RBO" Mr. Sri Hernowo Masjhudi (Jasa Tirta II Public Corporation, Indonesia) Presentation [PDF: 815Kb | 10 pages] | |
| 14:40 - 15:00 | 1-2 "The Japanese efforts on international water-related issues" Mr. Yoshio Tokunaga (Deputy Director, Water Resources Department, Land and Water Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport) Presentation [PDF: 432Kb | 9 pages] | |
| 15:00 - 15:20 | 1-3 "JWA and Its Experience on River Basin Management" Mr. Iemasa Oomoto (Director General, Research and Training Institute, Incorporated Administrative Agency Japan Water Agency (JWA), Japan) Presentation [PDF: 2,213Kb | 17 pages] | |
| 15:20 - 15:50 | Discussion | |
| 15:50 - 16:10 | Break | |
| Facilitator: Dr. Salmah Zakaria (Director, Corporate Development; Secretary, Malaysia Water Partnership, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Co-Facilitator: Mr. Iemasa Oomoto (Director General, Research and Training Institute, Incorporated Administrative Agency Japan Water Agency (JWA), Japan) | ||
| 16:10 - 16:30 | 1-4 "Sustainable Water Resource Management Framework: IWRM in Korea" Dr. Dooho Park (Senior Economist, Korean Water Resource Corporation, Water Resource Research Institute, Republic of Korea) Presentation [PDF: 790Kb | 12 pages] | |
| 16:30 - 16:50 | 1-5 "Cooperation in the Mekong Basin in Implementing Integrated River Basin Management (IRBM): From Negotiation Stage to a More Concrete Joint Planning and Implementation" Mr. Sokhem Pech (Director, Technical Support Division, Mekong River Commission) Presentation [PDF: 715Kb | 9 pages] Paper [PDF: 181Kb | 21 pages] | |
| 16:50 - 17:10 | 1-6 "River Basin Organizations - Lessons from recent research" Mr. Ian Makin (Regional Director, Southeast Asia, International Water Management Institute) Presentation [PDF: 231Kb | 15 pages] | |
| 17:10 - 17:30 | 1-7 "Integrated Water Resources Management and Water Efficiency Plans by 2005. Why, what and how." Dr. Mercy Dikito-Wachtmeister (Network Officer, Global Water Partnership Secretariat, Stockholm) Presentation [PDF: 166Kb | 20 pages] | |
| 17:30 - 18:00 | Discussion | |
| Wednseday, February 25, 2004 | ||
| Venue: | Panderman Hall for Parallel Session Group A (Theme 1) Arjuno Hall for Parallel Session Group B (Theme 2) | |
| Parallel Sessions | ||
| Group A - Theme 1: National Framework for IWRM (Panderman Hall) | ||
| Facilitator: Mr. Ananda Jayaweera (Director of National Water Resources Authority of Sri Lanka) Co-Facilitator: Dr. Francisco P. Fellizar, Jr. (Associate Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University) | ||
| 8:00 - 8:20 | A-1 "Integrated Water Resources Development and Management in India" Mr. P. Padmanabhan (Senior Joint Commissioner, Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India) Presentation [PDF: 483Kb | 20 pages] | |
| 8:20 - 8:40 | A-2 "Water Resources Management and Development in Cambodia" Dr. Theng Tara (Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology, Cambodia) Presentation [PDF: 388Kb | 18 pages] | |
| 8:40 - 9:00 | A-3 "Bangladesh and Basinwide Management of Waters of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna Rivers" Mr. Mir Sajjad Hossain (Executive Engineer, Joint Rivers Commission, Ministry of Water Resources, Government of Bangladesh) Presentation [PDF: 185Kb | 18 pages] | |
| 9:00 - 9:20 | A-4 "Implementation of IWRM Principles and Processes for Management and Development of Indonesian Water Resources" Mr. Sutardi (Chief Sub-Directorate of Hydrology, Directorate General Water Resources, Indonesia) Presentation [PDF: 650Kb | 11 pages] | |
| 9:20 - 9:40 | A-5 "Indonesia Water Partnership" Mr. Trie Mulat Sunaryo (Indonesia Water Partnership) Presentation [PDF: 71Kb | 12 pages] | |
| 9:40 - 10:10 | Discussion | |
| 10:10 - 10:30 | Break | |
| Facilitator: Mr. Youngsong Choi (Director, Overseas Project Department, Korean Water Resource Corporation, Republic of Korea) Co-Facilitator: Dr. Dooho Park (Senior Economist, Korean Water Resource Corporation, Water Resource Research Institute, Republic of Korea) | ||
| 10:30 - 10:50 | A-6 "Water Resources Management in Lao PDR" Mr. Phonechaleun Nonthaxay (Water Resources Coordination Committee Secretariat - Prime Minister's Office, Lao PDR) Presentation [PDF: 595Kb | 15 pages] | |
| 10:50 - 11:10 | A-7 "Malaysia's Experience on Integrated Water Resources Management" Ir. Lee Chock Seng (Director of River Engineering Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Irrigation and Drainage, Malaysia) Paper [PDF: 43Kb | 10 pages] | |
| 11:10 - 11:30 | A-8 "Financing in Malaysia's IWRM" Dr. Salmah Zakaria (Director, Corporate Development; Secretary, Malaysia Water Partnership, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) | |
| 11:30 - 11:50 | A-9 "Integrated Water Resources Management in Nepal" Mr. Bishnu Bahadur Thapa (Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Water Resources, His Majesty's Government of Nepal) Presentation [PDF: 522Kb | 15 pages] | |
| 11:50 - 12:10 | A-10 "Integrated Water Resources Development in a River Basin: Conception and Frameworks" Mr. Zarar Aslam (Joint Secretary, Ministry of Water and Power Pakistan-Islamabad) | |
| 12:10 - 12:40 | Discussion | |
| 12:40 - 13:40 | Lunch | |
| 13:40 - 14:40 | Group A - Theme 1: Recommendations for NARBO Action Plan | |
| Facilitator: Dr. Salmah Zakaria (Director, Corporate Development; Secretary, Malaysia Water Partnership, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Co-Facilitator: Mr. Quamrul Islam Siddique (Chairperson, Global Water Partnership - South Asia Regional Water Partnership | ||
| 14:40 - 16:00 | Break | |
| End of Parallel Session for Group A (Theme 1) | ||
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| Group B - Theme 2: RBO's Experiences to Implement IWRM (Arjuno Hall) | ||
| Facilitator: Mr. Toru Tatara (Special Advisor to the Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute) Co-Facilitator: Dr. To Van Truong (Director, Sub-Institute for Water Resources Planning, Vietnam) | ||
| 8:00 - 8:20 | B-1 "Water Resources Governance in China" Dr. Shi Haifeng (Deputy Division Chief of General Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Planning and Design, China) Presentation [PDF: 148Kb | 9 pages] | |
| 8:20 - 8:40 | B-2 "Integrated Water Resources Management in Pakistan" Mr. M. Mushtaq Chaudhry (Water and Power Development Authority, Pakistan) Presentation [PDF: 312Kb | 6 pages] | |
| 8:40 - 9:00 | B-3 "Implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management Framework in the Laguna De Bay Region" Ms. Dolora Nepomuceno (Assistant General Manager, Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA), Philippines) Presentation [PDF: 1,331Kb | 23 pages] | |
| 9:00 - 9:20 | B-4 "Role of Agno River Basin Development Commission in River Basin Master Planning" Mr. Benjamin de Leon (Undersecretary/Executive Director, Agno River Basin Development Commission, Philippines) Presentation [PDF: 1,202Kb | 8 pages] | |
| 9:20 - 9:40 | B-5 "Role of Mahaweli River Basin Management Agency in South Asia Network of River Basin Organizations (SASNET - RBO)" Mr. Palitha Tissa Senaratne (Director General Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka) Presentation [PDF: 444Kb | 15 pages] Mr. Don Clement Sudharma Elakanda (Network Coordinator, SASNET - RBO, Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka) | |
| 9:40 - 10:10 | Discussion | |
| 10:10 - 10:30 | Break | |
| Facilitator: Mr. Wouter T. Lincklaen Arriens (Lead Water Resources Specialist, Asian Development Bank) Co-Facilitator: Dr. Indreswari Goeritno (Researcher, Research Center, Engineering Faculty, Indonesia University) | ||
| 10:30 - 10:50 | B-6 "Integrated Water Resources Management in a River Basin Context in Thailand" Ms. Sukontha Aekaraj (Director, Foreign Relations Branch, Bureau of International Cooperation, Organization: Department of Water Resources, Thailand) | |
| 10:50 - 11:10 | B-7 "New Culture: Participatory Water Resources Management in the Bang Pakong River Basin, Thailand" Mr. Chamroon Suaydee (Chairman, Bang Pakong River Basin Sub-Committee, Thailand) | |
| 11:10 - 11:30 | B-8 "Putting IWRM Into Practice: A Case Study of Thailand" Dr. Apichart Anukularmphai (President, Thailand Water Resources Association) Presentation [PDF: 37Kb | 7 pages] | |
| 11:30 - 11:50 | B-9 "Updated Policy on RBO in Vietnam" Mr. Le Quang Tuan (Office for Rivers Basin Organization, Department of Water Resources - MARD, Vietnam) Presentation [PDF: 529Kb | 14 pages] | |
| 11:50 - 12:20 | Discussion | |
| 12:20 - 13:40 | Lunch | |
| 13:40 - 14:40 | Group B - Theme 2: Recommendations for NARBO Action Plan | |
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Facilitator: Mr. Wouter T. Lincklaen Arriens (Lead Water Resources Specialist, Asian Development Bank) Co-Facilitator: Ms. Sukontha Aekaraj (Director, Foreign Relations Branch, Bureau of International Cooperation, Organization: Department of Water Resources, Thailand) | ||
| 14:40 - 16:00 | Break | |
| End of Parallel Session for Group B (Theme 2) | ||
| Plenary Session | ||
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Plenary Session - Proposal for NARBO Action Plan | |
| Facilitator: Dr. Tsuneaki Yoshida (Professor, Takushoku University/Advisor to Japan Water Agency) Co-Facilitator: Mr. Wouter T. Lincklaen Arriens (Lead Water Resources Specialist, Asian Development Bank) | ||
| 17:00 - 17:30 | Wrap-up Session Mr. Jan P. M. van Heeswijk (Director General, Asian Development Bank) Dr. Raymond Z. Renfro (Director of Training & Capacity Building, Asian Development Bank Institute) Dr. Takeyoshi Sadahiro (Director for International Affairs, Japan Water Agency) | |
| 17:30 - 17:45 | Closing Session Vote of Appreciation Dr. Apichart Anukularmphai Closing remarks: "The Way Forward" NARBO Chairperson (on behalf of the host country) | |
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