Integrated Water Resource Management Course - 2005
Agenda

Participants' arrival

Introduction of participants, outline of objectives and programme, administrative matters by Charles Abernethy, Prachanda Pradhan

Official Opening and Welcome Reception: Presentations by MASL, NARBO Secretariat, GWP SASNET, JWA, KOWACO, ADB, IWMI by Tennakoon; Nanda Abeyawickrema; Wouter Lincklaen Arriens; Katsunori Takagi; Frank Rijsberman

Module 1: General overview of the River Basin Management and Organizations by CL Abernethy

Group Work 1: Identification of objectives, emerging issues, and constraints in the six participating countries by Core Training Team as observers

Group Work 1 Reports and facilitated discussions by Core Training Team as observers

River basin management and organizations in Japan and Indonesia Two presentations by Shinobu Ishimura (JWA) & TBA

Historical perspectives on water resources management in Sri Lanka by Tennakoon, DG MASL & Acting Vice Chair NARBO

Module 2: New insights obtained in a 5-country study of Effective River Basin Organizations by Madar Samad

Group Work 2: This task will be determined by the Core Training Team after review of Work group 1 outputs and the participants backgrounds by Core Training Team as observers

Group Work 2 reports and discussions by Core Training Team as observers

Short presentation on how to gather institutional information in the field; Descriptions of field study basin (Maha Oya), maps, and its institutional set-up ; Division into sub-groups, preparation by each sub-group for their information-gathering strategy by Ranjith Ratnayake (Lanka Jalani) & K Jinapla (IWMI)

River basin Management in Sri Lanka and Japan Organized by JWA and MASL/ Lanka Jalani

Field Visit - 3 Itineraries with specified objectives and contact points; Informants will be identified who can explain about this basin, from different perspectives: local government, private business sector, environmental, urban water supply, as well as agricultural water

Guides and resource persons from Field Visit Organization Team, Core training team and local institutions and communities

Informal reviews and discussions of field trip and findings

Presentation of observations from the field visit. Participants with comments by CTT and field trip guides etc. by Ranjith Ratnayake (Lanka Jalani) & K Jinapala, P G Somaratne, B R Ariyartne (IWMI)

Module 3: Local / national experiences identifying problems and constraints, existing and anticipated - 2 presentations about local-level management issues and 2 presentations about national-level issues by Local perspectives: Chandra Ranatunga (AWP); Harischandra (former DS); National perspectives: Jayaweera (INWRA) and Jayasiriwardena (DGM, NWSDB)

Group Work 3: To evaluate yesterday’s Field visit, in the light of the previous session on policies and constraints by Core Training Team as observers

Group Work 3 Reports and discussions;
Module 4: Introduction of Group Work 4 task by Core Training Team as observers

Private study and review of Work Group 4 materials, Completion of individual assignments

Group Work 4: To propose an appropriate institutional system for managing the water resources of a specific river basin by Core Training Team as observers

Group Work 4 Continues: To propose an appropriate institutional system for managing the water resources of a specific river basin by Core Training Team as observers

Group Work 4 - Reports and discussions by Core Training Team as observers

NARBO Secretariat Presentation (15 mins) Review of modules and participants findings by NARBO Secretariat & Core Training Team

Closing Ceremony, presentation of Certificates, Cultural Show and Training Workshop dinner by IWMI Conference Coordinator