Asian River Restoration Network (ARRN)

The Asian River Restoration Network was established in Nov. 2006 to support the exchange of information relating to environmental restoration of rivers and watersheds. JRRN has a role of ARRN secretariat currently.

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Contact us (Secretariat)


Lofty Chuoh Bldg., 7th Flr.

17-24, Shinkawa 1cho-me, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0033, JAPAN

Foundation for Riverfront Improvement and Restoration
Tel: +81-3-6228-3860
Fax: +81-3-3523-0640
E-mail:info@a-rr.net

INFORMATION from ARRN

< 2007.8:INFORMATION from ARRN Monthly Archive >

“Coordination Meeting between ARRN Secretariat and IWHR for 2nd ARRN governing council meeting” was held. (27 August 2007)

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Meeting between ARRN and IWHR


On the 27th August 2007, we held a coordination meeting on the ARRN operation between the RFC (Foundation for Riverfront Improvement), which is the current ARRN secretariat, and the "China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research", the ARRN contact point in China. A large number of representatives from the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research concerned with water environment research participated in the meeting, and we exchanged opinions on the expected networking in the future.

Discussion with related organizations in China (27-30 Aug. 2007)

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Wuhan Municipal Water Authority Beijing Institute of Water

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Shanghai Suzhou Creek Rehabilitation Project Head Office


With an aim to learn the recent trend in river restoration projects in China as well as to conduct ARRN'S PR activities, we visited "Beijing Institute of Water" responsible for river restoration projects in Beijing, "Wuhan Municipal Water Authority" in Wuhan, which also developed along the Yangtze River, and " Shanghai Suzhou Creek Rehabilitation Project Head Office" responsible for river restoration projects for the Suzhou River in Shanghai. At each of these organizations, we successfully gained their understanding for ARRN activities.

“Coordination Meeting between ARRN Secretariat and KICT for 2nd ARRN governing council meeting” was held. (23 August 2007)


On the 23rd August 2007, ARRN held a coordination meeting on the ARRN operation between the RFC (Foundation for Riverfront Improvement), which is the current ARRN secretariat, and the KICT (Korean Institute of Construction Technology), the contact point of ARRN in Korea. We discussed about the forthcoming ARRN International Forum as well as the ARRN Governing Council Meeting among Japan, China and Korea, while exchanging Information on organizations and groups concerned with the enlargement of river restoration network in Korea.