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The 5th General Meeting (Thailand) (2013)

Program & Materials The 5th General Meeting
Time	Activity/Agenda	Acting Person	Paper	Presentation
Wed, May 15	Day 2 Study Visit
07:30 -08:30	Travel from CMOH to Botanical Resort (BR)
08:30 -09:15	Briefing and short discussion on the study visit
09:15 -09:30	Coffee/tea break
09:40 -10:40	Group 1: Visit and Dialogue at Site 1 Group 2: Visit and Dialogue at Site 2
10:50 -11:50	Group 1: Visit and Dialogue at Site 2 Group 2: Visit and Dialogue at Site 1
12:00 -13:00	Lunch
13:15 -14:15	Group 1: Visit and Dialogue at Site 3 Group 2: Visit and Dialogue at Site 4
14:30 -15:30	Group 1: Visit and Dialogue at Site 4 Group 2: Visit and Dialogue at Site 3
Site 1 = Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden Site 2 = The Aura Natural Cold Spring Mineral Water Factory Site 3 = The Nong Hoi Royal Project Site 4 = Nong Hoi Village
Thu May 16	Day 3 Leadership for the IWRM Process
13:00 -13:30	Registration
13:30 -13:35	Opening Remarks	Dr. Keizrul Bin Abdullah, Chairperson, NARBO
13:35 -13:40	Welcome Remarks	Dr. Apichart Anukularmhai President, Thailand Water Resources Association (TWRA)
13:40 -14:00	Keynote Lecture ; ‘What are the Leadership Attributes needed for improving IWRM?(tbc)’	Mr. Wouter Lincklaen Arriens Lead Water Resources Specialist, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, Asian Development Bank (ADB)		[2197KB]
14:00 -15:20	Panel Discussion Q1. What leadership is needed for improving IWRM? Q.2 How can leadership be nurtured for IWRM process? Q.3 How should leaders cope with implementation issues of IWRM? Format: (i) Introduction (5 minutes), (ii) Panel discussion (60 minutes), (iii) From the Floor (10 minutes) and (iv) Report (5 minutes)	Moderator Dr. Keizrul Bin Abdullah, Chairperson, NARBO
	Panelist 1: TBC	Mr. Chris I. Morris Unit Head, NGO and Civil Society Center, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
	Panelist 2: Nurturing Future Water Leaders	Dr. Mitsuhashi, Masaki Villagracia Sub Regional Advisor, South East Asian Youth Environment Network (SEAYEN)		[829KB]
	Panelist 3: Leadership Activities	Mr. Isunugroho Executive Director, Center for River Basin Organizations and Management (CRBOM)		[1720KB]
	Panelist 4: IWC’s Leadership Program	Ms. Fiona Chandler Program Manager, International WaterCentre (IWC)		[1243KB]
	Panelist 5: Case of MASL	Mr. Sudharma Elakanda Project Director, Dam Safety and Water Resources Planning Project, Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management /Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka ( MASL)		[2842KB]
	From the Floor (10 minutes)	Dr. Keizrul Bin Abdullah Chairperson, NARBO
	Report by Rapporteur (5 minutes)	Mr. Ananchai Pondet, SEAYEN Ms. Nguyen Hoang Phuong Trang, SEAYEN
15:20 -15:30	Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations	Dr. Keizrul Bin Abdullah, Chairperson, NARBO with Mr. Ananchai Pondet and Ms. Nguyen Hoang Phuong Trang, SEAYEN
Thu May 16	Day 3 Water Security in the River Basins
15:30 -15:45	Registration (Same room as the session on Leadership.)
15:45 -15:50	Opening	MC
15:50 -16:10	Keynote Lecture ; ‘Flood and IWRM in Thailand (tbc)’			[53206KB]
16:10 -17:35	Panel Discussion Q1: What is happening in Asia? Q2: What are current perceptions on improving water security? Q3: How can we improve and enhance water security in river basins? Format: (i) Introduction (5 minutes), (ii) Panel discussion (60 minutes), (iii) Floor (10 minutes) ; and (vi) Report (5 minutes)	MCModerator ; Prof. Slamet Budi Prayitno, Former Basin Council Chairman, Solo River Basin
	Panelist 1: AWDO2013	Mr. Wouter Lincklaen Arriens Lead Water Resources Specialist, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, Asian Development Bank		[1347KB]
	Panelist 2: Case of Japan Water Agency	Mr. Kenji Someya Director, International Affairs Department, Japan Water Agency		[1502KB]
	Panelist 3: Case of Indonesia	Mr. Herman Idrus Executive Director, Perusahaan Umum Jasa Tirta II (PJT II)		[830KB]
	Panelist 4: Water Conflicts (TBC)	Prof. Mikiyasu Nakayama Department of International Studies, Resources and Environmental Management University of Tokyo		[1052KB]
	Panelist 5: Role of river basin organizations in promotion of water and green growth for better water security	Mr. Ti Le Huu Adjunct Professor on Water Security of Danang University		[1052KB]
	From the Floor (10 minutes)	Prof. Slamet Budi Prayitno, Former Basin Council Chairman, Solo River Basin
	Report by Rapporteur (5 minutes)	Mr. Sai Dong, SEAYEN Ms. Rungtip Junlah, SEAYEN
17:35 -17:45	Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations	Prof. Slamet Budi Prayitno, Former Basin Council Chairman, Solo River Basin with Mr. Sai Dong and Ms. Rungtip Junlah

Fri May 17	Day 4 Capacity Building for the IWRM Process
08:30 -09:00	Registration
09:00 -09:05	Opening Remarks	Dr. Keizrul Bin Abdullah, Chairperson, NARBO
09:00 -09:50	Welcome Remarksw	Dr. Shahbaz Khan Deputy Director & Senior Program Specialist, UNESCO Regional Science Bureau for Asia and the Pacific
09:10 -10:20	[Panel Discussion 1] How can we develop capacity of RBO on IWRM implementation? 10 minutes short presentations and discussions	Moderator Dr. Shahbaz Khan Deputy Director & Senior Program Specialist, UNESCO Regional Science Bureau for Asia and the Pacific
	Panelist A ; UNESCO	Mr. Kazuo Yoshida Programme Specialist, Section for Sustainable Water Resources Development and Management Division of Water Sciences, Natural Science, UNESCO
	Panelist B ; NARBO Member organization	Mr. Tjoek W Subijanto Vice Chairperson, NARBO / Former President Director, Perum Jasa Tirta I (PJT1)		[219KB]
	Panelist C ; UNESCO-IHE	Prof. Kenneth Irvine Chair of Aquatic Ecosystems, UNESCO-IHE
	Panelist D ; UNSGAB	Dr. Olivia La O' Castillo United Nations Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation (UNSGAB)
	Report by Rapporteur (5 minutes)	Mr. Seyla Sok South East Asian Youth Environment Network (SEAYEN) Mr. Rahmazudi Zudi South East Asian Youth Environment Network (SEAYEN)
10:10-10:20	Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations by Moderator	（Clicker）
10:20 -10:40	Coffee Break （Clicker）

10:40 -11:45	Session 2 : Discussion of Certification System for IWRM Professionals	Moderator Ms. Dolora Nepomuceno Vice Chairperson, NARBO		[621KB]
	Keynote : TBDl	Prof. Kenneth Irvine WWF Chair of Aquatic Ecosystems, UNESCO-IHE		[1009KB]
	Keynote : TBDl	Prof. Kenneth Irvine WWF Chair of Aquatic
	[Panel Discussion 2] Q1 : Type of Certification System for IWRM Professionals Q2: What will it take to put this in place in RBOs/water agencies? Q3 : Input from the view point of practitioners of IWRM Format: (i) Introduction (5 minutes), (ii) Panel discussion (50 minutes), (iii) Floor (10 minutes) ; and (vi) Report (5 minutes)	Dr. Mochmmad Amron Senior Advisor, NARBO
	Panelist 5 ; Indonesian Expertise / Professionalism Certification System	Dr. Mochmmad Amron Senior Advisor, NARBO		[3228KB]
	Panelist 6 ; NARBO	Mr. Sudharma Elakanda Project Director, Dam Safety and Water Resources Planning Project, Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management /Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka (MASL)		[1521KB]
	Panelist 7 ; ESCAP & CAP-Net	Dr. Salmah Zakaria Economic Affairs Officer, Water Security Section Environment and Development Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
	Panelist 8 ; ADB	Mr. Chris I. Morris Unit Head, NGO and Civil Society Center, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
	From the Floor (10 minutes)	Ms. Dolora Nepomuceno Vice Chairperson, NARBO
	Report by Rapporteur (5 minutes)	Mr. San Sun, SEAYEN Mr. Rahmazudi Zudi, SEAYEN
11:45 -11:55	Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations by Moderators	Ms. Dolora Nepomuceno, Vice Chairperson, NARBO with Mr. San Sun and Mr. Rahmazudi Zudi, SEAYEN
11:55 -12:00	Closing Remarks	Professor Soontak Lee Chairperson / President of UNESCO IHP Intergovernmental Council
Fri May 17	Day 4 Improving Water Security: Lessons from IWRM Cases in Nepal, Indonesia, and Uzbekistan
13:00 -13:30	Registration	Mr. Ryotaro Hayashi, Japanese Embassy in Thailand
13:30 -13:55	Opening Session
	Opening Remark	Mr. Ryotaro Hayashi, Japanese Embassy in Thailand
	Overview of the TA	Mr. Takeyoshi Sadahiro, JWA		[2393KB]
13:55 -15:20	Panel Discussion: Sharing key issues of Water Security in the three river basins and efforts for improve them through IWRM process in the TA Format: (1) Sharing issues of water security in the three countries (50 min) (2) How to measure against issues in the pilot basin (15 min) (3) Panel discussion (25 min)	Moderator: Prof. Slamet Budi Prayitno, Former Chairperson of Solo River Basin Council Indonesia, Mr. Tommy Sitompul; DGWR, Ms. Lilik Rento; BBWS-Solo Nepal, Mr. Shishir Koirala; WECS Mr. Bharat Bahadur; HPCIDBC Uzbekistan, Mr. Aklomjon Khoshimov; BISM Mr. Zafar Irisbaev; State Inspection Organizer, Mr. Wouter Lincklaen Arriens, ADB Mr. Takeyoshi Sadahiro, JWA		[6893KB] [4049KB] [6083KB] [1435KB]
	(1) Presenter/panelist 1-3: Sharing key area and key issue in the pilot basins	Ms. Lilik Rento, BBWS-Solo Indonesia Mr. Shishir Koirala, WECS Nepal Mr. Aklomjon Khoshimov, BISM, Uzbekistan
	2) Presenter/panelist 4; How to measure against issues in the TA	Ms. Lilik Rento, BBWS-Solo Indonesia Mr. Shishir Koirala, WECS Nepal Mr. Aklomjon Khoshimov, BISM, Uzbekistan
	(3) Discussion & Summary	Prof. Slamet Budi Prayitno,
15:25 -15:45	Coffee/tea break
15:45 -17:30	Group Discussion: How to improve Water Security through IWRM process and disseminate the TA outputs to the region	Moderator: Prof. Slamet Budi Prayitno, Grouping the participants for group discussion
	1) Quick share of selected theme (10 min) 2) Discussion by three groups;(45 min) a)How to strengthen RBO for its function and effectiveness? b)What is key for success to improve water security? c)What are major points of TA outputs worth to be disseminated?
	3) Presentation by each group (15 min) 4) Question and Answer (20 min) 5) Wrap up by facilitator (15 min)	Prof. Slamet Budi Prayitno,		[1521KB]
17:30– 17:35	Closing Remark	Mr. Wouter Lincklaen Arriens, ADB

Sat May 18	Day 5 5th NARBO General Meeting
08:00 – 08:30	Registration
08:30 – 09:15	Opening Program	MC; Ms. Apinya Anukularmphai, Thailand Water Resources Association
	Opening address by NARBO Chairperson	Dr. Keizrul Bin Abdullah Chairperson, NARBO
	Opening address by Host Organization	Dr. Apichart Anukularmphai President, Thailand Water Resources Association (TWRA)
	Welcome Address	Mr. Nitat Poovatanakul Director General, Department of Water Resources, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Kingdom of Thailand
	Keynote Lecture	Mr. Tsuyoshi Koike Director General, Water Resources Department, Water and Disaster Management Bureau, Ministry of Land Infrastructure Transport and Tourism (MLIT), Japan		[1928KB]
	Keynote	Mr. Yongyuth Arpaichiraratana Deputy Governor, Metropolitan Waterworks Authority
	Photo Session and Coffee Break and Networking
09:40 – 11:15	What NARBO did next ? -Report on NARBO Activity 2010-2012 –	Chaired by Mr. Kenji Someya, Vice Secretary Gereral of NARBO, Director of International Affairs Divison of Japan Water Agency (JWA)
	Overview on NARBO Programs 2010-2012	Mr. Tomonobu Sugiura NARBO Secretariat
	Reports on E-learning, RBO corporatization, and Waterwealth publication	Mr. Dennis Von C. Custodio NARBO Secretariat		[802KB]
	Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) activities and NARBO	Mr. Yuqing Xing Director, Capacity Building and Training, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)
	IWRM Training Programs (7th IWRM Training)	Mr. Sudharma Elakanda Project Director, Dam Safety and Water Resources Planning Project, Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management /Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka ( MASL)		[3199KB]
	Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) activities and NARBO	Dr. J. R. Nereus Acosta Secretary / Presidential Adviser on Environmental Protection and General Manager, Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA)		[3411KB]
	Asian Water Cycle Initiative (AWCI) activities and NARBO	Prof. Toshio Koike Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Tokyo
	1st NARBO Executive Retreat & International Seminar on Corporate Type RBO	Mr. Ulie Mospar Dewanto Corporate Secretary, Perusahaan Umum Jasa Tirta I (PJTI)		[248KB]
	NARBO performance benchmark peer review	Mr. Isnugroho Center for River Basin Organization and Management (CRBOM)		[438KB]
	“IWRM Guidelines at river basin level” and NARBO	Mr. Kazuo Yoshida Programme Specialist, Section for Sustainable Water Resources Development and Management Division of Water Sciences, Natural Science, UNESCO		[567KB]
	Interactions	Member Organization
11:15 – 12:00	Postcard from Chiang Mai – Report of Technical Workshops -	Chaired by Mr. Kenji Someya, Vice Secretary Gereral of NARBO, Director of International Affairs Divison, Japan Water Agency (JWA)
	Leadership for the IWRM Process	Dr. Keizrul Bin Abdullah Chairperson Mr. Pondet Ananchai SEAYAN		[266KB]
	Water Security in the River Basins	Mr. Kenji Someya Vice-Secretary General Mr. Sai Don SEAYAN		[136KB]
	Capacity Building for the IWRM Process	Dr. Shabahz Khan Deputy Director & Senior Program Specialist, UNESCO Regional Science Bureau for Asia and the Pacific Ms. Dolora Nepomuceno Vice-Chairperson Mr. San Sun SEAYAN		[221KB]
	Improving Water Security : Lessons from IWRM Cases in Indonesia, Nepal and Uzbekistan	Dr. Keizrul Bin Abdullah Chairperson Dr. Takeyoshi Sadahiro Senior Counselor, Water Resources Specialist, JWA Ms. Iris May Ellen Caluag SEAYAN		[422KB] [220KB]
12:00 -12:30	Launch session ; Launching of “IWRM Experience in Japan” MC; Ms. Apinya Anukularmphai, Thailand Water Resources Association
	Introduction of “IWRM Experience in Japan”	Dr. Keizrul Bin Abdullah Mr. Satoshi Ojima Deputy Director, International Affairs Division, JWA
	Remarks -Expectation to the book-	Mr. Wouter Lincklaen Arriens Lead Water Resources Specialist, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, Asian Development Bank
		Prof. Mikiyasu Nakayama Department of International Studies, Resources and Environmental Management University of Tokyo
		Dr. Mochammad Amron Senior Advisor, NARBO
12:30-13:30	Lunch Break and Networking
13:30 -15:00	NARBO Family News	Chaired by Mr. Yuqing Xing, Vice Secretary Gereral of NARBO, Director of Capacity Building and Training, ADBI
13:30-14:15	Welcoming New NARBO Members	NARBO Secretariat
	Ayeyarwaddy River Basin Research Organization (ARBRO), Myanmar	Prof. Khin Ni Ni Thein Founder of ARBRO		[1192KB]
	Chao Lake Management Authority, PRC	Mr. Ni Jinyu		[936KB]
	Department of Groundwater Resources, MONRE, Thailand	Mr. Somwandee Mongkhon		[2959KB]
	Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), Pakistan	Mr. Khan Sahibzad Director, PMD
14:15-15:00	News from NARBO Members & Friends	NARBO Secretariat
	Report on result of survey to NARBO members	Mr. Yuki Hachijo NARBO Secretariat		[128KB]
	PJT2 activities and contribution to NARBO	Mr. Herman Idrus Executive Director, Perusahaan Umum Jasa Tirta II (PJT II)		[595KB]
	Indonesian Association of Hydraulic Engineers (HATHI) Meeting	Dr. Mochammad Amron Senior Advisor, NARBO		[186KB]
	The HELP Davao International Symposium on Water Resource Management and Hydro Hazards	Dr. Simpol, Lourdes Rimando Director, Tropical Institute for Climate Studies Ateneo de Davao University		[1297KB]
	Other Organizations	NARBO Members (2miutes each)
15:00 – 16:00	NARBO Leading Water Forward and Charter Revision	Chaired by Dr. Keizrul Bin Abdullah, Chairperson
	Outlook on NARBO’s Program 2013-2015
	Overview of Action Program 2013-2015	Mr. Hisao Inoue, Secretary Generall
	Briefing on Action Program 2013-2015	Mr. Tomonobu Sugiura & Mr. Tomotaka Higuchi, NARBO Secretariat
	Activities in NARBO by Knowledge Partners	Ms. Fiona Chandler Program Manager, International WaterCentre (IWC) Secretariat		[750KB]
	Proposal of revision of NARBO Charter	Mr. Kenji Someya Vice-Secretary General		[196KB]
	Wrap up session, plenary discussion with comments and commitments by NARBO members	Dr. Keizrul Bin Abdullah Chairperson
16:00 – 16:20	Coffee Break and Networking
16:20 – 17:00	New Constitutional Body & Closing Session	Chaired by Mr. Kenji Someya, Vice Secretary Gereral of NARBO, Director of International Affairs Divison, Japan Water Agency (JWA)
	Introduction of Secretary General	Dr. Keizrul Bin Abdullah Chairperson
	Introduction of Vice Secretary Generals	Dr. Keizrul Bin Abdullah Chairperson
	Acceptance remarks by Secretary General	Mr. Hisao Inoue Secretary General
	NARBO Constitutional Body Nomination and Approval Introduction of Chairperson and Approval Introduction of Vice Chairpersons and Approval Introduction of Senior Advisors and Approval	Mr. Hisao Inoue Secretary General
	Acceptance remarks by Chairperson	Chairperson
	Acceptance remarks by Vice-Chairperson	Vice-Chairperson
	Expectation to NARBO from members	Representative of Members
	Looking Forward by new NARBO constitutional body	Representative of Senior Advisors
	Appreciation	Dr. Keizrul Bin Abdullah Chairperson
17:00 – 17:05	Closing	Vice-Chairperson

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