The Secretariat of the Network of Asian River Basin Organizations (NARBO), in cooperation with the Japan Water Agency (JWA), will held a meeting in preparation for NARBO’s Third General Meeting in Solo, Indonesia on 20-22 February 2008, and other upcoming NARBO activities.
NARBO holds General Meetings every two years to review the implementation of the organization's Action Plan for the previous years and to consolidate ideas for upcoming activities for the next 2 years. The 1st General Meeting was held in 2004 and 2nd General Meeting in 2006.
NARBO was established to share knowledge and build capacity for Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in river basins throughout Asia and to strengthen river basin organizations' (RBOs) capacity and effectiveness in promoting IWRM and improving water governance.
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The NARBO Secretariat discussed:
- Preparations for the NARBO Third General Meeting
- Preparations for the next NARBO Constitutional Body for 2008-2009
- Future Orientations for IWRM Training
- Development of a Water Knowledge Hub
- Integrated River Basin Management
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The meeting was organized by the NARBO Secretariat and JWA.
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NARBO Secretariat members and representatives from JWA and ADB attended the event.
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The meeting will be held at the Japan Water Agency Office in Saitama, Japan.
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