The Third Meeting of Network of Asian River Basin Organizations
Post-event Statement
This event was held from 20 to 22 February 2008 in Solo, Indonesia. It was attended by 92 delegates from 16 countries; Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Lao PDR, Malaysia, the Philippines, Peoples’ Republic of China, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Uzbekistan, and Viet Nam. On 20 February (1st day), study visit was held to see the reservoir in the Bengawan Solo River and to discuss water resources management with stakeholders. On 21 February (2nd day), some workshop sessions on integrated water resources management were held. On 22 February (3rd day), the NARBO Third General Meeting was held. In the General Meeting, (i) the activities during the past two years (2006-2007) were reported by the secretariat, (ii) NARBO charter revision and work plan during next two years (2008-2009) were proposed, and (iii) the election of NARBO executive members in 2008-2009 was held. Meanwhile, 9 organizations newly joined NARBO at the Third General Meeting, and the membership of NARBO became 65 organizations from 15 countries. Materials are available on ADB's NARBO Portal website.* * This link takes you outside the ADBI.org website. Please use the back button to return to ADBI.org. |
Background
Network of Asian River Basin Organizations (NARBO)* was announced at the 3rd World Water Forum in March 2003, and officially established in February 2004 to promote integrated water resources management (IWRM) in Asia Monsoon region. At present, 56 organizations have already joined as members of NARBO (As of October 2007). The goal of NARBO is to help achieve IWRM in river basins throughout Asia with practical actions. Also, NARBO's objective is to strengthen the capacity and effectiveness of River Basin Organizations (RBOs) in promoting IWRM and improving water governance, through training and exchange of information and experiences among RBOs, water-related government agencies and other knowledge partners.
NARBO will hold the 3rd General Meeting to review the implementation of the organization's Action Plan for 2006-2007 and to consolidate work plans for upcoming activities for 2008-2009.
All materials about this meeting and workshop are posted on ADB's NARBO portal site.*
* This link takes you outside the ADBI.org website. Please use the back button to return to ADBI.org.
Outputs
- NARBO New Action Program 2008-2009
- NARBO New Executive Members
- Trained Water Professionals
- Workshop Materials and Summary
- Strengthened partnership with water-related knowledge partners as well as RBOs and Government Organizations in Asia
Participants
Expected participants are representative or senior class staff of the NARBO member organizations.
Language
English
Cosponsors
ADB, Japan Water Agency, Government of Indonesia and the Jasa Tirta I Public Corporation
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