Topics
Activities	Launch of the Twinning Program between MASL and JWA in April 2008   1st Meeting of the NARBO Technical Advisory Committee, Singapore, 5 April 2008
Members Initiative	Flood Control and Planning Mechanisms   Enhancing Cooperation between MEKONG RIVER COMMISSION Member Countries in Addressing Trans-boundary Flood and Related Issues
Announcement	International WaterCentre Water Leader Scholarships   NARBO Chairperson will make a presentation at WWW2008   The 2nd Thematic Workshop on Water Related Disaster and Its Management in Asian Countries
From Secretariat	NARBO SEEKS YOUR ARTICLES!

Activities

Launch of the Twinning Program between MASL and JWA in April 2008

Masahiro SUGIURA

Between Sri Lanka NARBO and Japan Water Agency (JWA), MOU and Agreement were conducted as a third case of Twinning Program on April 2008. Then, exchange of personnel on Twinning Program between Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka (MASL) and JWA was also agreed and signed. The Program aims at sharing information to solve problems as well as to contribute toward the best IWRM. Continuing to strive forward together and maintain and create a better relationship for the future, too. (>>See more)

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1st Meeting of the NARBO Technical Advisory Committee, Singapore, 5 April 2008

Dennis Von Custodio

I. Background

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 in Indonesia last February 2008, NARBO agreed to establish the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) who 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. (>>See more)

Members Initiative

FLOOD CONTROL AND PLANNING MECHANISMS

Dr. To Van Truong

A number of different methods are available for flood planning and control. These methods can be grouped into three broad areas, namely: Structural Methods, Non-Structural Methods, and Investigative Works. Selection of the appropriate method for a particular situation depends on site specific conditions and constraints, amongst many other factors. Indeed, a meaningful knowledge of the nature, history and geography of the regional flood regime is therefore basic to effective flood mitigation and management. This document provides a general overview of some of the methods available for flood control of planning, citing some specific examples from the Mekong Delta in Viet Nam. (>>See more)

ENHANCING COOPERATION BETWEEN MEKONG RIVER COMMISSION MEMBER COUNTRIES IN ADDRESSING TRANS-BOUNDARY FLOOD AND RELATED ISSUES

HUYNH MINH NGOC, NICOLAAS BAKKER

ABSTRACT

In the aftermath of the devastating floods of 2000, the Mekong River Commission developed a strategy and program to deal with the threat of future flood disasters in the Mekong River Basin. Its Strategy on Flood Management and Mitigation outlined the role the MRC could play in the management of flood risk in the Lower Basin and led to the formulation of a Flood Management and Mitigation Program, which was established in 2004. (>>See more)

Announcement

The 2nd Thematic Workshop on Water-Related Disaster and Its Management in Asian Countries

Natural disasters (e.g. floods, droughts, landslides, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunami, typhoons, hurricanes, cyclones and other extreme weather phenomena) have hit monsoon Asia in recent years. These disasters have inflicted catastrophic losses to human lives and to the economies of countries which NARBO member organizations belong to. (>>See more)

From the secretariat

NARBO seeks your Articles!

NARBO Newsletter aims to be a tool for sharing good practices, lessons learned from practice and IWRM-related activities, etc. Therefore, we highly welcome articles from you, about good practices, lessons from practice, activities relevant to IWRM. In addition, the article such as topic providing, and fresh voice, etc is also very welcomed. The articles you will contribute to NARBO Secretariat will be put in newsletters to share experience and lessons and so on. (>>See more)