Integrated Water Resource Management Course - 2005

Background

One of the targets set by the World Summit on Sustainable Development is for all countries to put in place an integrated water resource management (IWRM) approach for managing their water by 2005. Recognizing the need for networking and capacity building in the implementation of IWRM, the Japan Water Agency, the Asian Development Bank, and ADBI decided at the 3rd World Water Forum in March 2003 in Kyoto, Japan, to collaborate in launching the Network of Asian River Basin Organizations (NARBO), and a letter of intent was signed at the Forum on 21 March 2003. NARBO aims to achieve IWRM in river basins throughout Asia. As a result, the first NARBO training course was held in Thailand in July 2004 to exchange information and experience on participatory IWRM.

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Objectives

• To disseminate the basic principles and instruments of IWRM
• To facilitate the process of integrating IWRM into the management procedure of river basin organizations (RBOs)
• To share best practices of establishing and operating RBOs
• To build capacity for the management of RBOs in Asia

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Outputs

• 30-40 trained government officials responsible for integrated river basin water resources management
• Knowledge network among the participants to share experiences in IWRM
• Summary of proceedings
• CD-ROM to disseminate the outputs of the course

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Participants

Middle- to senior-level government officials in the DMCs who are directly involved in IWRM

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Language

English (No interpretation will be provided)

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Responsibilities

Each participant will be required to submit a country report. In addition, participants will make a field trip to a RBO in Sri Lanka and prepare a group presentations based on the field trip and group discussions during the course.

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Cosponsors

Possible cosponsors are ADB, Japan Water Agency, NARBO secretariat, International Water Management Institute, Mekong River Commission, Government of Sri Lanka, Korea Water Company, NARBO Secretariat.