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29 January 2010 Last update: 1 February, 2010

Newsletter No.19 has been issued.

We are very pleased to inform you of the issue of NARBO Newsletter No.19.

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Narbo Newsletter No.19

16 October 2009

Information on the NARBO 6th Integrated Water Resources Management Training in Da Nang, Viet Nam

We are glad to announce that NARBO secretariat will conduct 6th Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Training. We conduct this Training in Da Nang, Viet Nam with the support of the People's Committees of Da Nang City and Quang Nam Province from 30th November to 7th December, 2009.

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2nd Announcement UP (21 Oct.)

1st Announcement UP (16 Oct.)


21 October 2009

"The 9th IIASA-DPRI Conference on Integrated Disaster Risk Management"

The titled international academic conference was organized by Kyoto University, Japan in collaboration with International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria. The major concern of this forum is how to put into practice the Integrated Disaster Risk Management as titled. Actually, the Integrated "Water Resources" Management seems to have same concern.

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16 October 2009

New ADB Publication: “Water Rights and Water Allocation:
Issues and Challenges for Asia”

The Asian Development Bank released “Water Rights and Water Allocation: Issues and Challenges for Asia” on September 2009 - the 17th in its Water for All publication series.

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30 August 2009
2nd technical advisory committee meeting

"Report of the 2nd Technical Advisory Committee Meeting"

Tasashige Kawasaki, NARBO Secretariat, Asian Development Bank Institute

The Network of Asian River Basin Organizations (NARBO) is keen to improve the quality and credibility of its annual training program on integrated water resources management (IWRM) to the level of a prestigious regional flagship program. At NARBO’s 3rd General Meeting at Indonesia in 2008, NARBO agreed to establish the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) which will review and advise NARBO's leadership and secretariat in revamping the training program, based on experience gained by NARBO over the past four years and taking into account approaches and experiences by other training providers.

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14 September 2009
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"NARBO Activities at World Water Week in Stockholm"

NARBO members actively participated in World Water Week from 16-22 August 2009, in Stockholm, Sweden. Such avtivites as events regarding IWRM Guidelines at River Basin Level and "Eye on Asia" were conducted during the Week.

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29 May 2009
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"Regional Launch Workshop of the Center for River Basin Organizations and Management (CRBOM)"

The Asia-Pacific Water Forum (APWF) launched its network of regional water knowledge hubs in 2008 to improve water security in the Asia-Pacific region by generating and sharing knowledge in more than a dozen water knowledge domains. Called KnowledgeHubs, the network has 13 confirmed regional hubs to date, among them Indonesia’s Center for River Basin Organizations and Management (CRBOM).
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29 January 2010
Newsletter No.19 issued.
25 November 2009
Database The 5th Training Program (Veit Nam) (2009) updated. [Members Only]
31 August 2009 
Newsletter No.18 issued.
30 April 2009 
Newsletter No.17 issued.
26 Mar 2009 
Newsletter No.16 issued.
25 Mar 2009 
Database RKP New Members updated. [Members Only]
23 Mar 2009 
NARBO Person updated!
23 Mar 2009 
Thematic Workshop on Water-Related Disaster and Its Management in Asian Countries updated. [Members Only]

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NARBO ANNUAL REPORT
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Twinning Program
New IWRM Concept for Monsoon Asia
Photos of member countries
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Dao Xuan Hoc
EChairman of Vietnam NARBO
Dr. To Trung Nghia

Pro.Dr. Dao Xuan Hoc is a senior expert with 33-year experiences in river basin water resources management in Vietnam ... (See more)


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NARBO Leaflet
(January 2009 issue)
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Dr.amron
Inauguration Address from the Chairperson
First of all, I would like to thank for all supports and trusts that have been awarded to me as The Chairperson of NARBO for the period 2008 - 2010 during The 3rd General Meeting of NARBO in Surakarta on February 20 - 22, 2008.   >> See more

Mr. Piyadasa Koralevidana
Appointment of Acting Vice-Chairperson
Mr. K.W. Ivan de Silva, the Director General of Mahaweli Authority in Sri Lanka, got appointed as the Acting Vice-chairperson on October 31.   >> See more


Masaru Kubota
Appointment of Acting Secretary General
Mr. Yasutaka HAMADA, Secretary General of NARBO, left his post of Executive Director at Japan Water Agency on October 31, 2008 and he announced his resignation as Secretary General to the secretariat. After his resignation, the secretariat nominated Mr. Masaru Kubota, new Executive Director at Japan Water Agency, as the new Acting Secretary General and the Chairperson approved the appointment of Mr. Kubota on November 13, according to the NARBO Charter "Article 4.4 Secretariat (3) (b). The secretariat is pleased to introduce him to all members on this occasion.   >> Message from Mr. KUBOTA