2nd NARBO Technical Advisory Committee Meeting
25 June 2009; Singapore
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The Network of Asian River Basin Organizations (NARBO) was established in February 2004 to promote integrated water resources management (IWRM) in the Asia and Pacific region’s river basins. Five years since its establishment, the network has organized various IWRM activities and projects, including regular IWRM training to strengthen the capacity and effectiveness of river basin organizations.
In February 2008 at its 3rd General Meeting in Indonesia, NARBO agreed to improve the quality and credibility of its annual IWRM training to the level of a prestigious regional flagship program. Consequently, NARBO established a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). Its primary role is to advice NARBO leadership and secretariat in revamping the training program, based on experience gained by NARBO over the past years and taking into account approaches and experiences by other training providers. The TAC is also expected to advice on other strategically important matters concerning NARBO activities.
NARBO held its 1st TAC Meeting in Singapore on 5 April 2008, and based on the result of the meeting, NARBO, with support from the International WaterCentre, designed and conducted its 5th IWRM Training which was held in Hoi An, Viet Nam from 18 to 25 February 2009. The IWRM Guidelines was introduced during the training, and subsequently officially launched at the 5th World Water Forum in Istanbul last March 2009.
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The meeting aims to
- Provide direction to NARBO’s IWRM Training program, including on the design of NARBO's 6th IWRM Training
- Share results of the 5th IWRM Training
- Introduce and promote IWRM Guidelines
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This meeting is being organized by NARBO, with ADB support.
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Members of the NARBO are invited to participate:
NARBO TAC Committee Members |
Senior Advisors
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Professor Tsuneaki Yoshida, a founder of NARBO (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
Dr. M. Basuki Hadimuljono, NARBO Senior Advisor (Ministry of Public Works, Indonesia)
Dr. Peter Oliver, Senior Lecturer (Education and Training), International WaterCentre (IWC), Australia |
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Selected Regional Water Knowledge Hubs |
Mr. Katsutoshi Miyake, Senior Researcher, International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM), Japan
Mr. Y.Bhg. Ir. Tuan Haji Ahmad Jamalluddin bin Shaaban, Director General, National Hydraulic Research Institute of Malaysia (NAHRIM)
Mr. Ir. Isnugroho, Center for River Basin Organizations and Management (CRBOM), Indonesia
Mr Shang Hongqi, Director General, Department of International Cooperation, Science and Technology, Yellow River Conservancy Commission (YRCC), China
Dr K. E. Seetharam, Director, Institute of Water Policy (IWP), Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP), National University of Singapore
Dr. Herath Manthrithilake, Head, IWMI-Tashkent, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Sri Lanka |
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NARBO Chair, Vice-Chair, and Vice-Secretary Generals |
Dr. Mochammad Amron, the Chairperson (Ministry of Public Works, Indonesia)
Mr. Ivan de Silva, the Vice-Chairperson (Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka)
Mr. Toshiyuki Yoshioka, Director of International Affairs Division (Japan Water Agency)
Mr. Wouter Lincklaen Arriens, the Vice-Secretary General (Asian Development Bank) |
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Other Experts |
Mr. Toshihiro Sonoda, Programme Specialist, Division of Water Sciences, The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Mr. Carel Keuls, Senior knowledge management advisor, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education,
Dr. Salmah Zakaria, Economics Affairs Officer, Environment and. Development Division, The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) |
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