Network of Asian River Basin Organizations 2nd General Meeting & Integrated Water Resources Management Workshop - 2006
Post-event Statement
This event was held from 14 to 16 February in Jatiluhur, Indonesia. Thirty-nine organizations from nine countries attended. On the first day there was a field trip to view some local water facilities. On 15 February four workshops were held and seventeen presentations were given on water quality, flood management, water financing, and performance benchmarking. On the final day the NARBO Second General Meeting was held. The NARBO secretariat reported the activities for the past two years, proposed charter revisions charter revisions, and the action plan for 2006-2007. Both the charter revisions and action plan were approved. The secretariat also announced that fourteen new organizations joined NARBO and that two member organizations had merged. A new NARBO constitutional body was selected. Materials are available on ADB's NARBO Portal website.* |
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Background
The Network of Asian River Basin Organizations* (NARBO) will hold its 2nd General Meeting to review the implementation of the organization's Action Plan for 2004-2005 and to consolidate ideas for upcoming activities for 2006-2007.
NARBO was established to share knowledge and build capacity for Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in river basins throughout Asia and to strengthen river basin organizations' (RBOs) capacity and effectiveness in promoting IWRM and improving water governance.
The Network was officially launched on 20 November 2003 at the 1st South East Asian Water Forum in Chiang Mai, Thailand. NARBO's constitutional body was formed, and the Charter ratified, during the 1st General Meeting* in Indonesia on 24-26 February 2004. To date, NARBO has 43 registered member organizations.
All materials about this meeting and workshop are posted on ADB's NARBO portal site.*
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Cosponsors
ADB, Japan Water Agency, Government of Indonesia and the Jasa Tirta II Public Corporation
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