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2017
13 July 2017
24 Feb 2017
"Report of the 8th High-level Expert and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters (HELP) meeting"
The 8th Meeting of the High-level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters (HELP) was held on 1st November, 2016 at the Ministry of Public Works and Housing, Jakarta, Indonesia hosted by Ministry of Public Works and Housing..
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2016
31 Oct 2016
"Report of the IFI (International Flood Initiative) Meeting"
IFI meeting in Jakarta was hold as a side event of the 8th High-level Expert and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters (HELP) on 31st October, 2016. Mr. Kei KUDO, secretary general of NARBO joined the panel discussion of IFI session and shared NARBO's view and recommendations to IFI..
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14 Jul 2016
"Report of ´High Level Round Table on Water Security and the Sustainable Development Goals´ in Yangon, Myanmar on 24 May, 2016."
Myanmar is currently undertaking an important water sector reform. The International Community formulated the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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7 JUL 2016
"The Seventh Meeting of the High-level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters."
The Seventh Meeting of the High-level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters (7HELP) was held on 11 May, 2016, at Bilderberg Parkhotel Rotterdam, ...
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7 JUL 2016
"NARBO is an ambassador and champion of OECD Water Governance Initiative (Report of the OECD Water Governance Initiative 7th Meeting in the Netherlands)"
NARBO has been contributing to the Organization for Economy and Cooperation Development (OECD) Water Governance Initiative (WGI) ..
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31 Mar 2016
"Jasa Tirta I and JWA Joint Mini Workshop on RBO Financing"
Jasa Tirta 1 Public Corporation (PJT1), one of the leading RBOs in Asia as a corporate type of RBO and Japan Water Agency (JWA) made MOU last March and agreed to enhance collaboration..
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31 Mar 2016
"Spiral-up Development - Report of AWCS 2016"
Japan Water Agency (JWA), International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM) and the University of Tokyo...
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2015
21 Dec 2015
"The "International Peer Reviewer Training and Certification" in Solo, Indonesia"
ADBI, as the one of NARBO secretariat, organized the “International Peer Reviewer Training and Certification” with Center for River Basin Organization and Management (CRBOM) on 27-29 October in Solo, Indonesia. This mainly aims at: ⅰ) disseminating the knowledge about implementing River Basin Organization (RBO) Performance Benchmarking, ⅱ) improving awareness and benefits of RBO Performance Benchmarking in implementing IWRM and ⅲ ) increasing the number of Peer Reviewer of RBO Performance Benchmarking with knowledge of international standards by using RBO performance indicator...
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21 Dec 2015
"NARBO held a session on IWRM in Regional Process in the 7th World Water Forum"
It is widely known that with recent rapid increasing demand from agricultural, urban, and industrial sector, water distribution have been a crucial theme. In addition, water related disasters caused by typhoons and droughts have been occurring quite often. Moreover, fresh water supply, .…
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21 Dec 2015
"Report of the Sixth Meeting of High-level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters (HELP) Tuesday, 17 November, 2015 UN Headquarters, New York, U.S.A"
The High-level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters (HELP) has contributed to promoting awareness of the urgency and importance of adaptation to the impacts on water-related disasters caused by climate change and other global changes through discussions, publications and dissemination of position papers. ...
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21 Dec 2015
"Report of the Second UN Special Thematic Session on Water and Disasters November 18th, 2015 The UN Headquarters, New York, U.S."
The 1st Special Thematic Session on Water and Disasters was held in March, 2013 and contributed to promote understanding the necessity of international discussion on water and disasters and to recognize water and disasters as one of the most important and pressing issues to be urgently addressed among the highest levels and the international community. ....
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13 Nov 2015
"The 2nd United Nations Special Session on Water and Disaster"
We´ re please to inform you that the 2nd United Nations Special Session on Water and Disaster will be held on 18 November in the UN-Headquarters in New York organized by ...
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5 Aug 2015
"Report of the 5th meeting of OECD Water Governance Initiative"
NARBO has been contributing to OECD Water Governance Initiative (WGI) for over two years by offering ..
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21 Apr 2015
"7th WWF (World Water Forum) / April 2015"
It is the world largest conference held once every 3 years among world water-related people to discuss the water-related issues on a global scale. This time Approx. 400 sessions were held...
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15 Apr 2015
"NARBO: A Decade of Achievements (2004-2014) debuted on April 14 in 7thWWF"
"A Decade of Achievements (2004-20014)" was debuted at a session titled "Knowledgebase for IWRM" convened by NARBO from 5 p.m. on April 14 at the 7th WWF in Daegu,´..
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21 Dec 2015
"NARBO´s contribution at the 7th World Water Forum
-Call for your participation and contribution-"

Next month, the 7th World Water Forum will be held in Daegu and in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea, and many water-related people are expected to join the events and discussions on ‘Water for Our Future´..
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3 Mar 2015
"NARBO held a regional session on IWRM in Bangkok for the 7th WWF"
The 7th World Water Forum will be held in Daegu and in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea in this April. In this forum, it is announced that there will also be hold specific theme sessions for political, ...
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2014
26 Nov 2014
"Brief report on NARBO 10-Year Anniversary Meeting"
NARBO held the 10th Anniversary Event on 19-20 November, 2014 at the Oakwood Hotel, in Manila, Philippines...
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7 Oct 2014
"Information on the NARBO 10th Year Anniversary in Philippines"
10 years have passed since the establishment of NARBO. In this decade, our society has drastically been changed due to economic growth, innovation of technologies and impact of climate change. As the progress of our society, IWRM in Asia has also been developed. NARBO contributed to its development through our steady activities with support and contribution of member organizations. A Chinese proverb says 'Continuance of 10 years is great. Continuous of 20 years is incredible. After 30 years, it becomes a history.' NARBO has achieved wonderful results in this decade, and it's high time to summarize what we have achieved. However, we have many things to be addressed and improved through NARBO and need to consider its sustainability to remain in history.
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23 June 2014
"Report of the 3rd meeting of the High-level Expert and Leaders panel on Water and Disasters (HELP) (27th-28th June, 2014, Rotterdam, the Netherlands)"
The Third Meeting of the High-level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters (HELP) was held on 27th May, 2014 at the Stadhuis in Rotterdam, hosted by the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment of the Netherlands. Dr. Keizrul bin Abdlluah, Chairperson of NARBO is one of the members of the HELP. He attended the 3rd meeting and contributed to the discussion. See the brief report.
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31 Mar 2014
"Report of A SPECIAL EVENT ON "Taking Stock of the International Year of Water Cooperation and Advancing the Global Water Agenda after Post-2015""
The Special event was attended by more than 70 representatives of the Permanent Missions to the UN, international organizations and national governments to take stock of the achievements and lessons learned from the International Year of Water Cooperation, 2013 and to discuss how to carry the global water agenda forward. A special roundtable was organized around the theme of water-related disasters.
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28 Mar 2014
"Report of IWRM Workshop in Myanmar"
One day workshop was held on 24th February, 2014 by Directorate of Water Resources and Improvement of River Systems (DWIR) of MOT, Ayeyarwady River Basin Research Organization (ARBRO), Japan Water Agency (JWA) and NARBO. Participants for the workshop were approximately 70 expert members of National Water Resources Committee (NWRC), delegates of government officials in charge of water resources management, ARBRO members, water and environment NGOs, academia and researchers in Myanmar. They joined the workshop to interact through discussions with various participants and exchange experiences on IWRM in Myanmar and Asia. .
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13 Feb 2014
"Information on the 9th Integrated Water Resources Management Training of NARBO in Philippines"
We are glad to announce that NARBO will conduct the 9th Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Training this May 2014.,
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20 Jan 2014
2013
26 Aug 2013
"NARBO´s IWRM-Based Online Training Courses"
Applications are now open to the diploma online training courses on (i) river basin management (RBM), and (ii) environmental management (EM).
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26 Aug 2013
"Information on the 8th Integrated Water Resources Management Training of NARBO in Sri Lanka"
We are glad to announce that NARBO will conduct the 8th Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Training NARBO will conduct the training in collaboration with the Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management in Sri Lanka.
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19 Jul 2013
"NARBO to Offer Online Diploma Courses on River Basin Management and Environmental Management"
Block your calendar for the next round of distance learning courses to be offered by NARBO this year!
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19 Jul 2013
"NARBO’s Performance Benchmarking and Peer Review Service for RBOs"
NARBO, in partnership with the Center for River Basin Organization and Management(CRBOM), invited member river basin organizations to join the NARBO performance benchmarking and peer review program for 2013-14.
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26 Jun 2013
26 Jun 2013
"The United Nations Special Thematic Session on Water and Disasters"
Water is life. But water is also a threat to life. During the past decade, water-related disasters have not only struck more frequently but have also been more severe.
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26 Jun 2013
"Side Event of the United Nation Special Thematic Session on Water and Disasters / March 2013"
Prior to the UN Special Thematic Session on Water and Disasters will be organized as Secretary-General’s special event on March 6th, 2013
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12 Mar 2013
1 Mar 2013
2012
21 Dec 2012

"Report of 7th NARBO IWRM training in Sri Lanka"
The training was held from Nov.2nd to 9th 2012 at MAS Fabric Park in Thulhiriya, which is located around 65km northeast of Colombo.
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27 Nov 2012

"NARBO contributed “Workshop on Meta-Guidelines for Water and Climate Change Adaptation”
“Workshop on Meta-Guidelines for Water and Climate Change Adaptation” was held in the University of Tokyo, from October 1st to 2nd, 2012.
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16 Oct 2012

"Twinning Program between JWA and MARD, 2012"
12 delegates from MARD and MARD-related organizations in Viet Nam visited JWA for Twinning Program.
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14 Sep 2012

"Information on the NARBO 7th intergrated Water Resources Management Training in Thulhiriya, Sri Lanka"
We conduct this Training in Thulhiriya, Sri Lanka in collaboration with the Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka and the Ministry of irrigation and Water Resources Management from 2nd to 9th November, 2012
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26 Jun 2012

"Report of Training at Nagarkot organized by JWA"
CDTA7547 “Supportifng Investment on Water Security in River Basins” primarily aims at supporting River Basin Organizations (RBOs) in the Asian river basins which are implementing Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). .
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31 March 2012

"The 6th World Water Forum"
NARBO Member made a dontribution to the 6th World Water Forum - Japan water Agency, NARBO Secretariat.
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2011
31 December 2011
"Online Course on River Basin Management for NARBO -- A Success"
Four river basin professionals from NARBO member organizations in Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, and Thailand completed the free online course on river basin management which was held from 10 October to 18 December 2011.
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20 December 2011

"NARBO Members' Activities at the international Workshop on Water and History NARBO Secretariat"
The International Workshop on Water and History was organized by Government of Japan, World Bank Tokyo Office, UNESCO and UNSGAB on December 13-14, 2011 in Tokyo.
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14 September 2011
3 June 2011
"International Seminar on Corporate River Basin Organizations in Asia 22-24 June 2011, Malang, Indonesia"
NARBO will for the first time convene an international workshop with the objective to explore the benefits that corporate RBOs can deliver to governments and basin stakeholders in Asia, and the necessary conditions for corporate RBOs to function effectively.
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>> See the first announcement. [37kb]
2010
8 November 2010
"4th NARBO General Meeting Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia 9-12 November 2010 Highlights"
98 water professionals from river basin organizations (RBOs), financing institution, government agencies, academic institutions, and knowledge partners representing 18 countries.....
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The 4th NARBO General Meeting in Makassar
12 September 2010
"The 4th NARBO General Meeting in Makassar, Indonesia on 9-12, November, 2010"
It’s pleasure to announce the 4th NARBO General Meeting (4th GM) in Makassar, Indonesia on 9-11, November, 2010.
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The 4th NARBO General Meeting in Makassar
9 July 2010
"NARBO Secretariat Meeting in Singapore"
The NARBO secretariat meeting was held at WaterHub of Singapore in the afternoon on July 1, 2010. The secretariat meeting is held once a year for the purpose of discussing future program and issues concerning NARBO activities.
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NARBO Secretariat Meeting in Singapore
2009
30 Novemer - 7 December 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....
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12-16 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.
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The 9th IIASA-DPRI Conference on Integrated Disaster Risk Management
20 May 2009
"Four staff members from Sri Lanka NARBO visit JWA by Twinning Program"
Four staff members from Sri Lanka NARBO visit Japan Water Agency (JWA) from 10 to 30 May by Twinning Program, which has been concluded between Sri Lanka NARBO and JWA since April 2008 for the purpose of 1) fostering the capacity of water resources management ..
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Four staff members from Sri Lanka NARBO visit JWA
30 April 2009
"LLDA Delegation called in JWA HQ and discussed water resources management for the lakes"
The Delegation consisting of 10 members of the Laguna Lake development Authority (LLDA) of Republic of the Philippines which is NARBO member organization called in JWA .....
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LLDA Delegation called in JWA HQ
19 March 2009
"IWRM Guidelines at River Basin Level"
The Launching Ceremony of "IWRM Guidelines at River Basin Level" took place on March 16, 2009 as a side event of the 5th World Water Forum in Istanbul, Turkey. UNESCO has led this project and NARBO has cooperated together with some other organizations.
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IWRM Guidelines at River Basin Level
31 March 2009
"Regional Workshop on Water and Climate Change Adaptation"
5th Integrated Water Resources Management Training was conducted in Hoi An, Viet Nam with the support of the People’s Committees of Quang Nam Province and Da Nang City from 18th to 25th February, 2009. Theme of this Training is "Overview of IWRM - Keys for Success."
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Regional Workshop on Water and Climate Change Adaptation
06 February 2009
"ADB and JWA agreed to strengthen alliance for water security in river basin"
Mr. Haruhiko Kuroda, the President of Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Mr. Toshiki Aoyama, the President of Japan Water Agency (JWA) singed Letter of Intent (LOI) on 12 January 2009, at the ADB Headquarters in Manila, Philippines.
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Mr. Haruhiko Kuroda (ADB) and Mr. Toshiki Aoyama (JWA)
2008
01 December 2008
"Regional Workshop on Water and Climate Change Adaptation"
Regional Workshop on Developing Partnerships for Water and Climate Change Adaptation took place on 1-5 December 2008 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Regional Workshop on Water and Climate Change Adaptation
03 December 2008
"The 2nd Thematic Workshop on Water-Related Disaster and Its management"
The 2nd Thematic Workshop on Water-Related Disaster and Its management in Asian Countries took place on October 7-10, 2008 in Metro Manila, Philippines.
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26 November 2008
"Key for Success in Implementing IWRM at River Basin Level"
NARBO Chairperson, Dr. Mochammad Amron made a presentation on the topic of IWRM.
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NARBO Chairperson, Dr. Mochammad Amron
28 October 2008

"Regional Meeting on Hydro-informatics and Developing Knowledge Hub Networks"
NARBO Secretariat attended the Regional Meeting on Hydro-informatics and Developing Knowledge Hub Networks held in Zhengzhou, China .....
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28 May 2008
"The 1st Meeting of Technical Advisory Committee"
NARBO Secretariat held the 1st Meeting of Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) on April 5. If you have any comments, please don't hesitate to let us know (narbo@water.jp).
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11 April 2008
"NARBO’s Participation in the Regional Water Knowledge Hub Meeting"
The 2nd Meeting of the "Asia -Pacific Water Forum's Network of Regional Water Knowledge Hub (RWKH)" was held on 2-4 April at Singapore PUB WaterHub.
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28 February 2008
"Report on the 3rd GM of NARBO"
The 3rd General Meeting(GM) of NARBO was held on 20-22, February 2008 in Solo/Surakarta, Indonesia with approximately 100 participants from 17 countries attended and ended successfully.
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14 February 2008
"Third Announcement for the 3rd GM of NARBO"
The 3rd General Meeting of NARBO will be held on 20-22 February 2008 in Solo/Surakarta, Indonesia.
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17 January 2008
"Announcement" - To participants"
The 4th Thematic Workshop on Sustainable Management for Water Resources Infrastructures was held from February 4-7, 2008 in Thailand.
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2007
11 December 2007
"NARBO held an Open Event in the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit"
A Symposium on Catalyzing IWRM Investment in Asia-Pacific Region was held on 1st December, 2007 in Beppu, Japan.
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7 November 2007
"The workshop on Water-Related Disaster and Its Management in Asian Countries was completed"
"The workshop "Water-Related Disaster and Its Management in Asian Countries" was held on 26-29 November 2007 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
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The workshop on Water-Related Disaster and Its Management
1 June 2007
"The Thematic Workshop on Water Rights was completed"
The Thematic Workshop on Water Rights was held on 29 - 31 May, 2007 in Manila, Philippines. This workshop was targeted only for the participants invited by NARBO Secretariat.
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6 February 2007
"The 4th Thematic Workshop on Water Allocation and Water Rights was completed"
The 4th Thematic Workshop on Water Allocation and Water Rights, held on January 23-26, 2007, in Saitama, Japan, was completed.
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12 January 2007
"Introduction on The 4th Thematic Workshop on Water Allocation and
Water Rights"

The 4th Thematic Workshop on Water allocation and Water Rights will be held on 23rd - 26th January, 2007 in Saitama, Japan.
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11 January 2007
"The 3rd thematic workshop on Water Allocation and Water Rights was completed"
The 3rd thematic workshop on Water Allocation and Water Rights, held on November 28-December 1 in Bangkok, Thailand, was completed.
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2006
20 November 2006
"The 4th NARBO training program in Sri Lanka was completed"
The 4th NARBO training program in Sri Lanka, held on November 6 - 10 in Sri Lanka, was successfully completed.
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31 October 2006
"The second announcement of 4th NARBO training in Sri Lanka"
The training program will be held from 6th to 10th November 2006 in Sri Lanka. The theme of this training is "Water for all – Lessons learnt and meeting future challenges”.
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The second announcement of 4th NARBO training
22 September 2006
"Announcement of Piloting of the Performance Benchmarking Tool for
River Basin Organizations and the Peer Review Process"

The orientation and training on peer reviewing using the NARBO performance benchmarking tool will be held on 30th October in Jatiluhur, Indonesia. Application Deadline:30 September,2006.
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NARBO Peer Reviewer Orientation
30 August 2006
"Introduction on The 3rd Thematic Workshop on Water Allocation and Water Rights"
The 3rd Thematic Workshop on Water allocation and Water Rights will be held on 27th November - 1st December,2006 in Bangkok, Thailand. This workshop is targeted for the core working member of this theme.
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30 June 2006
"Twinning Program 2006 between JWA and Indonesian NARBO"
The twinning program which is one of the main activities of NARBO for sharing information was conducted between Japan Water Agency (JWA) and Indonesian NARBO since May 2006.
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15 June 2006
"The 2nd thematic workshop on Water Allocation and Water Rights was completed"
The 2nd thematic workshop on Water Allocation and Water Rights, held on June 5-9 in Manila, Philippines, was completed.
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23 May 2006
"Introduction on The 2nd Thematic Workshop on Water Allocation and Water Rights"
The 2nd Thematic Workshop on Water allocation and Water Rights will be held from 5th -9th June,2006 in Manila, Philippines.
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22 February 2006
"Brief report of the Second General Meeting"
The Second General Meeting (GM) was held from February 14 to 16 for three days at Jatiluhur (host organization: Jasa Tirta 2 public corporation), Indonesia with thirty-nine organizations from nine countries attended and ended very successfully.
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22 February 2006
"The 4th World Water Forum"
The 4th World Water Forum is going to be held from March 16 to 22 for a week. At this opportunity, NARBO Chairperson, NARBO Vice Secretary General and other NARBO members in Indonesia and Japan go to Mexico to attend a couple of sessions and to exhibit panels to promote NARBO.
16 January 2006
"Updated Announcement of NARBO 2nd General meeting"
NARBO 2nd general meeting will be held on 14 -16 February in Jatiluhur, Purwakarta, Citarum River Basin, West Jawa, Indonesia. (Two (2) hours from Jakarta airport)
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NARBO 2nd general meeting in Indonesia
2005
14 December 2005
"1st Thematic workshop on Water Allocation and Water Right finished successfully"
1st Thematic workshop on Water Allocation and Water Right was held on Dec 5-9 in Hanoi, Viet Nam and ended successfully led by Red River Basin Organization (RRBO).
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The workshop was introduced Vietnamese people by Hanoi TV!
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22 November 2005
"Successful completion of the 3rd NARBO Training Workshop on Technology for IWRM"
NARBO 3rd Training Workshop was held on 14-18 November in Korea. The training workshop was a great success by KOWACO.
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04 November 2005
"The date of the 2nd NARBO general meeting has been decided finally"
The 2nd NARBO general meeting will be held on 14 -16 February in Bandung, Indonesia. The announcement, application form and other materials are being prepared now and posted in the web-site, please wait for a little while.
09 September 2005
"The 2nd Southeast Asia Water Forum"
The 2nd Southeast Asia Water Forum was held from 29th to 2nd in September,2005 in Bali International Conference Center of Bali Island.
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07 September 2005
"Announcement: 3rd NARBO training on IWRM in Korea"
14th-18th, November 2005
Korea Water Resources Corporation (KOWACO), one of the leading agencies on training will host the 3rd training under the theme of “Technology for Integrated Water Resources Management – River Basin Approach”.
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06 September 2005
"Announcement: 1st Thematic Workshop on Water Allocation & Water Right in Viet Nam"
The 2nd NARBO general meeting will be held on 14 -16 February in Bandung, Indonesia. The announcement, application form and other materials are being prepared now and posted in the web-site, please wait for a little while.
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