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Opening speech by Dr. Koutarou Takemura
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"The 8th International Forum on Waterfront and Watershed Restoration" was successfully held in Tokyo JAPAN on 11th Nov. 2011.
Date/Time： 11 November 2011 (Friday) 13:00 – 16:15
Venue： The University of Tokyo, Yayoi Auditorium (Tokyo, JAPAN)
Organizer: Asian River Restoration Network / Japan River Restoration Network
Supporters:
Japan River Association, Ecology and Civil Engineering Society (ECES), Foundation of River and Watershed Environment Management, Japan Water Forum, Foundation for Riverfront Improvement and Restoration, CTI Engineering Co, LTD, China River Restoration Network (CRRN), China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR), Korea River Restoration Network (KRRN), Korea River Association (KRA), Korea Institute of Construction Technology(KICT), European Centre for River Restoration(ECRR), River Restoration Centre (RRC)
Program
13:00-13:05 Opening address (Dr. Koutarou Takemura)
13:05-13:15 Introduction of “ARRN RR guideline ver.2”
13:15-13:40
Lecture1 Mr. Alastair Mcharg (National Water Commission, AUSTRALIA)
The response to the 2011 Brisbane River Floods & a national picture of river and wetland assessment, management and restoration in Australia
13:40-14:05
Lecture2 Prof. Shaohua Marko Hsu (Feng Chia Univ., TAIWAN)
Current river restoration in Taiwan on some urban cases
14:05-14:30
Lecture3 Prof. Suk Hwan Jang (Daejin University, KOREA)
Development of technology for waterfront creation and case study of continuous block system
Break: 14:30-14:40
14:40-15:05
Lecture4 Prof. Aizhong Ding (Beijing Normal University, CHINA)
Feng River Restoration - from Land to Water
15:05-15:30
Lecture5 Prof. Yukihiro Shimatani (Kyushu Univ., JAPAN)
River basin flood control and restoration as innovations from Hii River
15:30-16:15
Discussion by all lecturers (Chair: Prof. Nobuyuki TAMAI)
16:15 Closing address (Prof. Nobuyuki TAMAI)
>>Leaflet(PDF 118KB)
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Date: 2011.11.22 09:33
ARRN’s 8th International Forum on Waterfront and Watershed Restoration
- Urban River Restoration at the confluence of Disaster Mitigation and Environment Preservation -
-Date:
11 November 2011 (Friday)
-Venue:
The University of Tokyo, Yayoi Auditorium (Tokyo, Japan)
-Convener:
Prof. Nobuyuki TAMAI, Chairperson of ARRN
-Organizer:
Asian River Restoration Network / Japan River Restoration Network
-Language:
English (Simultaneous interpretation into Japanese)
-Number of Attendance (Audience):
200 people
-Supporters:
Japan River Association, Ecology and Civil Engineering Society (ECES), Foundation of River and Watershed Environment Management (FOREM), Japan Water Forum (JWF), Foundation for Riverfront Improvement and Restoration (RFC), CTI Engineering Co, LTD (CTI), China River Restoration Network (CRRN), China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR), Korea River Restoration Network (KRRN), Korea River Association (KRA), Korea Institute of Construction Technology (KICT), European Centre for River Restoration (ECRR), River Restoration Centre, UK (RRC)
<Program>
-Opening: 13:00-13:05 Opening address
-Report: 13:05-13:15 Introduction of “ARRN RR guideline ver.2”
-Lecture: 13:15-14:30 25 min. each
(1)The response to the 2011 Brisbane River Floods & a national picture of river and wetland assessment, management and restoration in Australia (Mr. Alastair Mcharg, National Water Commission, AUSTRALIA)
(2)Current river restoration in Taiwan on some urban cases (Prof. Shaohua Marko Hsu, Feng Chia Univ., TAIWAN)
(3)Development of technology for waterfront creation and case study of continuous block system (Prof. Suk Hwan Jang, Daejin University, KOREA)
-Break: 14:30-14:40
-Lecture & Discussion: 14:40-16:15 25min. each & 45min discussion
(4)Feng River Restoration - from Land to Water (Prof. Aizhong Ding, Beijing Normal University, CHINA)
(5)River basin flood control and restoration as innovations from Hii River (Prof. Yukihiro Shimatani, Kyushu Univ., JAPAN)
(6)Discussion by all lecturers (Chair: Prof. Tamai)
-Closing: 16:15 Closing
Leaflet (PDF118KB): http://www.a-rr.net/news/docs/ARRNforum2011announcement.pdf
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Date: 2011.10.25 12:18
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at World Bank Tokyo Office
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TV monitor connected with trainees
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The World Bank and the Lee Kuan Yew School in Singapore held the second annual local leadership training program “The Decisions, Actions and Results Program (“DARE”)” which provides leadership skills in managing major local government initiatives focusing on urban/river water front transformation.
JRRN secretariat presented Japan’s river restoration cases in the training on 30 May 2011.
-Dr. Kim Woonsoo (Korea) - The Cheonggyecheon river case
-Mr. Toru Hashimoto (Japan) - Yokohama Minato Mirai Waterfront (PDF 11.5MB)
-Kevin Whittle (UK) - London Thames River
-Mr. Masafumi Ito (Japan: JRRN) - Murasakigawa river in Kitakyushu City (PDF 990KB)
-Mr. Akira Wada (Japan: JRRN) - Sumidagawa River in Tokyo (PDF 570KB)
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Date: 2011.05.31 19:22
■ARRN's 8th International Forum on Waterfront and Watershed Restoration(2011 Oct. or Nov.)
-Date: Oct. or Nov. in 2011
-Venue: Tokyo, Japan
-URL: http://www.a-rr.net/news/announcement/
-Organizer: Asian River Restoration Network
■14th International Riversymposium(2011.9.26-29)
-Date: 2011.9.26-29
-Venue: Australia, Brisbane
-URL: http://www.riversymposium.com/
-Organizer: International WaterForum
-Abstruct Deadline: 2011.2.18
■California Stream Restoration Short Course(2011.8.15-19)
-Date: 2011.8.15-19
-Venue: Sagehen Creek Field Station, Lake Tahoe, California, USA
-URL: http://sagehen.ucnrs.org/courses/geomorph.htm
■12th River Restoration Conference 2011(2011.4.14-15)
-Date: 2011.4.14-15
-Venue: University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
-URL: http://www.therrc.co.uk/rrc_conferences.php
-Organizer: the River Restoration Centre
■Sharing Water Knowledge Forum(2011.3.29-30)
-Date: 2011.3.29-30
-Venue: Albury, Australia
-URL: http://australianriverrestorationcentre.com.au/sharing-water-knowledge-forum-29-30-march-albury/
-Organizer: the Australian River Restoration Centre
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Date: 2011.02.09 15:53
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Hubei Provincial delegation with JRRN
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at Kuwabukuro biotope Park
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at Japan River Association
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at CTI Engineering Co,LTD
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at Ochiai Water Reclamation Center
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Technical mission of Hubei Provincial Water Resources Bureau CHINA visited Tokyo from 11th to 13th Jan. 2011, and JRRN secretariat supported their exchange with related organization in Tokyo and their site inspection.
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Date: 2011.01.14 19:02
- Mr. Yao Cheng Chuang (Water Resource Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan)
- Date : December 21, 2010
- Venue : Foundation for Riverfront Improvement and Restoration, JAPAN
- Subject : Rivers in Taiwan - Lessons learned from typhoon disaster experience and flood control measures
The 7th JRRN River Environment Mini Lecture was held on December 21, 2010.
First, the nature of rivers in Taiwan and general water issues, river management systems, etc., were discussed. Next, based on lessons learned from a series of water disasters in the past, a detailed explanation of the concept of river planning and management under extreme weather conditions, and the direction for flood control measures that Taiwan should take in the future, were given together with a presentation of projects in progress.
>>Record of a lecture (Language: Japanese only)
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Date: 2010.12.22 14:09
On October 25 (Mon.), 2010, twenty government officials from Pingtung County located in the southernmost part of Taiwan came to Japan, and had an exchange of views regarding overall river development. Pingtung County has recently suffered from disasters. An enormous flood which was supposed to occur only once in fifty years occurred in September last year, and a severe typhoon occurred in September this year. Therefore, the purpose of their visit to Japan was to study case examples and technology required for promoting urban development resistant to water damage. In exchanging views, they asked questions about plans, technology and case examples of river development coupled with urban development in Japan, as well as specific adaptation measures against various phenomena due to global warming including extreme weather and rise of sea level.
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Date: 2010.10.26 14:35
The 13th International Riversymposium was held in Perth, Australia, from 11th to 14th of October 2010.
The JRRN Secretariat presented a paper entitled “Development of the Asian River Restoration Network for Knowledge Sharing” in the section called “Moving water through cities”, and mingled with river restoration organizations such as the Australian River Restoration Centre (ARRC).
→Presentation material（PDF 1.2MB）
→Participation Report（PDF 3.9MB） Language: Japanese only available
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Date: 2010.10.22 15:15
On September 15 (Wed.), 2010, the “Fifth Governing Council Meeting” of the Asian River Restoration Network (ARRN) was held in Seoul, Korea.
At the beginning of the meeting, the current chairperson, Prof. Nobuyuki TAMAI (a professor of Kanazawa Gakuin University, a professor emeritus of the University of Tokyo, president of IAHR) was reappointed as the incoming chairperson at the expiration of the his term of office (two years) under the agreement of governing council member. In addition, Japan River Restoration Network (JRRN) was also reappointed as the next ARRN secretariat.
The activities of this year were then reported and discussed and opinions were exchanged in terms of ARRN charter, policy for activities next year etc. As a result of this meeting, “ARRN action plan 2011” was approved, and it was also decided to hold the eighth ARRN international forum in Tokyo in Autumn 2011.
→Agenda(PDF 41kb)
→Member List(PDF 38kb)
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Date: 2010.09.24 16:41
“The ARRN’s Roundtable Meeting, titled How to develop technology and Guideline for river restoration through networks” was successfully held in Seoul KOREA on 14th Sep. 2010 as the special session of “8th International Symposium on Ecohydraulics 2010”
Date/Time： September 14th 2009 16:00 – 17:30
Venue： COEX complex, Seoul KOREA
Host: Asian River Restoration Network (ARRN),
Chair: Dr. Nobuyuki TAMAI (ARRN Chairperson, IAHR President)
Co-Chair: Dr. BongHee Lee (Secretary General of KRRN)
Discussion Points
- Review of the 7th ARRN International Forum
- Development of ARRN River Restoration Guideline
- Role of River Restoration network
Panelist
- Dr. Bart Fokkens (President of European Centre for River Restoration, ECRR)
- Dr. Dongya Sun (China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Secretary General of China River Restoration Network)
- Dr. Naoki Shirakawa (Tsukuba University, ARRN Technical Committee)
- Dr. Sukhwan Jang (Daejin University, ARRN Technical Committee)
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Date: 2010.09.22 17:02
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Opening speech by Prof. Tamai, ARRN chair
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Presentation by Dr. Bart Fokkens, ECRR president
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“The 7th International Forum on Waterfront and Watershed Restoration” was successfully held in Seoul KOREA on 14th Sep. 2010 as the special session of “8th International Symposium on Ecohydraulics 2010”
Date/Time： September 14th 2009 14:00 – 15:30
Venue： COEX complex, Seoul KOREA
Host: Asian River Restoration Network (ARRN),
Chair: Dr. Naoki SHRAKAWA (Tsukuba Univ. Japan)
Co-Chair: Dr. Sukhwan JANG (Daejin Univ. Korea)
Program
14:00-14:05 Opening
14:05-14:25
Lecture1 Dr. Bart Fokkens (European Centre for River Restoration, Netherlands)
River Restoration in Europe and the European Centre for River Restoration
14: 25-14:40
Lecture2 Dr. Wang Xingong(Yellow River Water Resources Protection Scientific Institute, China)
Study on Environmental Flows and Eco-restoration Practice in Yellow River Delta
14: 40-14:55
Lecture3 Dr. Masatoshi Denda (River restoration team, Water Environment Research Group, Public Works Research Institute, Japan)
Improvement of Individual-based models by using GIS and a Wild Animal Auto-tracking System
14:55-15:10
Lecture4 Dr. Sunok Jeon (Eco-STAR Project, Korea )
Development of Technology for Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration in Korea
15:10-15:25
Lecture5 Prof. Weon Jae Kim (Korea Institute of Construction Technology, Korea)
A Prototype of Decision Support System for Ecological Urban River Restoration
15:25-15:30 Closing
>>Leaflet(PDF 632KB)
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Date: 2010.09.22 17:01
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Welcome speech by Prof. Tamai, ARRN chair
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Presentation by JRRN secretariat
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During the period of September 13 (Mon.) to 16 (Thur.), 2010, the “8th International symposium on Ecohydraulics 2010 (ISE2010)” was held at the COEX in Seoul, Korea.
The JRRN Secretariat sent Mr. Goto (Foundation for Riverfront Improvement and Restoration JAPAN) to the forum to give his presentation, entitled “Characteristics of River Restoration in Japan and Case Studies”, at a technical session of “River Restoration”. During the symposium, ARRN also exhibited a booth to introduce ARRN/JRRN activities and diverse river restoration case examples in Asia.
>>8th International symposium on Ecohydraulics (ISE2010) website
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Date: 2010.09.22 17:00
(1) ARRN’s 7th International Forum on Waterfront and Watershed Restoration
- Excellence in Engineering Practice in River and Waterfront Restoration -
-Time and Date: September 14, 2010(Tues.) 14:00-15:30
-Venue: COEX, Seoul, KOREA
(as a Special Session of International Symposium on Ecohydraulics 2010, ISE2010)
-Host: Asian River Restoration Network (ARRN)
-Chair: Dr. Naoki Shirakawa (Tsukuba University, ARRN Technical Committee)
-Co-Chair: Dr. Bong Hee Lee (Saman Engineering Ltd., KRRN Secretary General)
(2) ARRN’s Roundtable Meeting
- How to develop technology and Guideline for river restoration through networks -
-Time and Date: September 14, 2010(FRI.) 16:00-17:30
-Venue: Room 10, COEX, Seoul, KOREA
(as a Special Session of International Symposium on Ecohydraulics 2010, ISE2010)
-Host: Asian River Restoration Network (ARRN)
-Chair: Dr. Nobuyuki Tamai (Kanazawa Gakuin University, ARRN Chairperson, President of IAHR)
-Co-Chair: Dr. Bong Hee Lee (Saman Engineering Ltd., KRRN Secretary General)
Leaflet: http://www.a-rr.net/news/docs/7thARRNforum_leaflet.pdf
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Date: 2010.09.10 17:36
- Prof. Xu Zongxue (Professor at Beijing Normal University/Deputy Dean, College of Water Sciences)
- Date : September 8, 2010
- Venue : Foundation for Riverfront Improvement and Restoration, JAPAN
- Subject : China’s challenge: against flood, drought and water pollution under climate change
The 6th JRRN River Environment Mini Lecture was held on Wednesday, September 8, 2010.
First, the lecturer introduced the latest situation of damage caused by floods and droughts in China, using pictures. In addition, he outlined water resource management in China, explained flood and drought control in detail, and measures for water quality; he also explained the future direction and ideas of the Chinese government’s water resource management policy. In the exchange of opinions after the lecture, participants asked questions about measures for water environments, dam control in China, and technological transfer from Japan.
>>Record of a lecture (Language: Japanese only)
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Date: 2010.09.10 13:31
On September 3 (Fri.), 2010, Professor Paul Waley, School of Geography, University of Leeds came to Japan, and had an exchange of views with the JRRN Secretariat and four JRRN members mainly on efforts for river restoration in England and Japan, and the participation of residents. Prof. Waley has continued his relationship with Japan for over three decades. He had covered urban rivers in Japan when he was an English newspaper reporter, and is now working on a comparative study of urban river restoration and involvement with local communities in England and Japan from various perspectives including urban planning, urban development, landscape, and nature-oriented river management.
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Date: 2010.09.06 14:33
On August 16 (Mon.), 2010, an inspection delegation in river and urban development (about 40 members) came to Japan from Taiwan, and had an exchange of views mainly on efforts for river environment restoration and urban development starting with the waterfront. Delegation members consisted of community action groups involved in urban development based on rivers in Taiwan, nationwide citizen’s networks, private enterprises, academic institutes, government officials, public interest corporations, etc. The purpose of their visit to Japan was to learn recent efforts for river development in Japan and the involvement of citizens.
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Date: 2010.08.16 14:31
On July 6 (Tue.), 2010, a researcher belonging to the Future Resource Institute, a Korean private think tank specialized in water-resource policies, came to Japan, and had an exchange of views on efforts for river restoration and extreme weather conditions with the JRRN Secretariat. The Future Resource Institute was a private organization established as a think tank conducting research on climate change adaptation measures and resource management policies, including water resources, integrated watershed management, environment control, etc. The purpose of his visit to Japan was to collect information and exchange views on environmental measures related to river and water, management methods, and response to climate change, and he visited several related organizations in Japan.
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Date: 2010.07.07 14:28
- Mr. Walter Menzies (Chief Executive, Mersey Basin Campaign, U.K)
- Date : March 11, 2010
- Venue : Foundation for Riverfront Improvement and Restoration, JAPAN
- Subject : A partnership approach to catchment wide river restoration: the Mersey Basin Campaign experience, U.K.
"The 5th JRRN River Environment Mini Lecture” was held on the afternoon of Tuesday, May 11, 2010.
The lecture started with historical descriptions of the industrial revolution in Liverpool, Britain where the Mersey runs, to its decline. He described the water deterioration of the Mersey around the 1980s, using pictures from those days. Then, he discussed the Mersey Basin Campaign with three central pillars: economics, society, and restoration of natural environment. He explained its objectives, concept, and strategies in detail, as well as specific activities over the past 25 years and key factors for the success of the campaign.
In a one-hour exchange of opinions after the lecture, the lecturer and participants actively exchanged opinions about the organizational structure and funds for the campaign, future development after the completion of activities, cooperation with citizens and enterprises, and specific examples of various large and small activities.
>>Record of a lecture (Language: Japanese only)
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Date: 2010.07.07 13:27
On June 11 (Fri.), 2010, a river inspection delegation from the Dalian Water Authority in Liaoning Province, China (13 members) came to Japan and had an exchange of views mainly on efforts for river restoration. In order to learn recent ideas for river development in Japan and case examples of projects, delegation members planned to inspect rivers managed by local authorities in the Kyushu and Kinki regions, and exchange technology with related organizations in Japan. In Liaoning Province, the “River Channel Ecosystem Construction” was launched in 100 rivers as a three-year project in 2009. Partly for that reason, we had a lively exchange of views about technology, measures and case examples of improvement in river environment.
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Date: 2010.06.11 14:22
Based on the discussion in the 4th ARRN Governing Council Meeting in Sep. 2009, ARRN website was renewed and opened in 1st April, 2010 by ARRN secretariat.
ARRN website: http://www.a-rr.net/
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Date: 2010.04.01 15:41
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"ARRN Annual Report 2009" has been published. Major activities by ARRN and National Networks (KRRN, CRRN and JRRN) in 2009 are summarized in this report.
>>Annual Report 2009(PDF 1.7MB)
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Date: 2010.03.30 14:28
ARRN’s “7th International Forum on Waterfront and Watershed Restoration” will be held in Korea as the special session of “8th International Symposium on Ecohydraulics 2010” in September 2010.
Session Topics
-Excellence in Engineering Practice in River and Waterfront Restoration (Technical Session for Two Hours)
-How to Develop Technology and Guidelines for River Restoration through Networks (a round-table meeting for two hours)
Organizer
Prof. Nobuyuki TAMAI (ARRN Chairperson)
For detailed information, please visit to ISE2010 website.
http://www.ise-2010.org/
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Date: 2010.03.24 19:24
■5th Conference of the Asia Pacific Association of Hydrology and Water Resources <5th APHW>(2010.11.8-10)
-Date: 2010.11.8-10
-Venue: Hanoi, Vietnam
-URL: http://www.wrrc.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~aphw/APHW.html
-Abstruct Deadline:
■13th International Riversymposium(2010.10.11-14)
-Date: 2010.10.11-14
-Venue: Australia, Perth
-URL: http://www.riversymposium.com/
-Abstruct Deadline: 2010.2.19
■8th International Symposium on Ecohydraulics (2010.9.12-16)
-Date: 2010.9.12-16
-Venue: Korea, Seoul
-URL: http://www.ISE-2010.org
-Abstruct Deadline: 2009.10.30
■International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics <2010 River Flow>(2010.9.8-10)
-Date: 2010.9.8-10
-Venue: Germany, TU Braunschweig
-URL: http://edu2.zfw.etc.tu-bs.de/riverflow/
-Abstruct Deadline: 2009.9.1
■9th International Conference on Hydroinformatics 2010(2010.9.7-11)
-Date: 2010.9.7-11
-Venue: China, Tianjin
-URL: http://www.hic2010.org/
-Abstruct Deadline: 2009.8.31
■7th International Conference on Sustainable Techniques and Strategies in Urban Water Management(2010.6.28-7.1)
-Date: 2010.6.28-7.1
-Venue: France, Lyon
-URL: http://www.novatech.graie.org/
-Abstruct Deadline: 2009.7.10
■6th International Symposium on Environmental Hydraulics(2010.6.23-25)
-Date: 2010.6.23-25
-Venue: Greece, Athene
-URL: http://www.iseh2010.org/
-Abstruct Deadline: 2009.9.30
■River Restoration: Fluvial-Geomorphic and Ecological Tools(2010.6.7-11)
-Date: 2010.6.7-11
-Venue: Lyon and Provence, France
-URL: http://institutbeaumont.com/
>> Brochure2010
10% discount is available for ARRN member. Please mention in your registration that you are associated with the ARRN.
■11th River Restoration Conference 2010(2010.4.14-15)
-Date: 2010.4.14-15
-Venue: UK, York
-URL: http://www.therrc.co.uk/rrc_conferences.php
-Abstruct Deadline: 2009.9.30
■17th Congress of the Asia and Pacific Division of the International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research (2010.2.21-24)
-Date: 2010.2.21-24
-Venue: New Zealand, Auckland
-URL: http://www.iahr-apd2010.com/
-Abstruct Deadline: 2009.1.31
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Date: 2010.03.24 14:28
- Mr. Shozo Yamamichi (Representative Director, National Association for Local Water Environment Groups)
- Date : February 23, 2010
- Venue : Foundation for Riverfront Improvement and Restoration, JAPAN
- Subject : Common points between objectives of river improvement and public participation, river environments and flood control, and disaster prevention
The 4th JRRN River Environment Mini Lecture was held on Tuesday, February 23, 2010.
The lecture started by introducing the history of citizens’ activities in rivers over about 50 years in Japan. It was followed by systematic descriptions of the activities of citizens in rivers and waterfronts, using typical case examples nationwide. After that, based on his experience in rivers for about 35 years, the lecturer talked about the objectives and meaning of public participation in river development (which is the main subject of this lecture), as regards: developing an attachment to the region and improving a sense for avoiding disasters; achievement of a safe and comfortable lifestyle; and developing new public management.
In a one-hour exchange of opinions after the lecture, many questions were posed by civic groups, local officials, and consultants engaged in activities in rivers. The lecturer made a valuable suggestion for creating opportunities both for thorough on-site inspection and discussion (e.g. workshops) as a way to promote mutual understanding between river administrators and citizens.
>>Record of a lecture (Language: Japanese only)
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Date: 2010.02.24 13:23
On September 30 (Wed.), 2009, the “Fourth Governing Council Meeting” of the Asian River Restoration Network (ARRN) was held in Seoul, Korea.
First, each secretariat made a report on the activities of ARRN, as well as JRRN, KRRN and CRRN, after the Third Governing Council Meeting up to the present date. After that, Mr. Tamai chaired the meeting to hold deliberations and exchange opinions.
Through deliberations and exchange of opinions, we discussed various issues, including details of the International Forum for next year, the action plan for 2010 based on the policy of upgrading river restoration guidelines, and ARRN’s organizational framework, such as the chairperson and secretariat for next year.
Dr. Baumann, who was a guest lecturer of the Sixth International Forum held on the previous day, participated in this meeting as an observer, and gave his valuable comments from the viewpoint of experiences in Europe.
Participants
Governing Council Member:
Nobuyuki TAMAI (ARRN Chairperson),
Junzo SAGO (ARRN/JRRN Secretary General), Chang Wan KIM (KRRN Secretary General), Dongya SUN (CRRN Secretary General),
Jeong Seok YANG (KRRN Information Committee), Dongsheng WANG (CRRN deputy Information Committee), Fang WANG (CRRN deputy Technical Committee), Kazumasa ITO (JRRN Information Committee), Naoki SHIRAKAWA (JRRN Technical Committee)
ARRN Secretariat:
Sayumi NUMATA, Akira WADA (JRRN)
Observer:
Kookil KIM (KRA: Korea River Association), Hyo Seop WOO (KICT: Korea Institute of Construction Technology), Hong Koo YEO (KRRN secretariat, KICT), Jing ZHANG(IWHR: China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research), Marco Baumann(Canton Thurgau, Switzerland)
→Agenda(PDF 37kb)
→Member List(PDF 41kb)
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Date: 2009.10.09 13:16
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Guest speakers and ARRN members
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“The 6th International Forum on Waterfront and Watershed Restoration” was successfully held in Seoul KOREA on 29th Sep. 2009 as a joint event of “5th KICT International workshop on River Environment”.
Date/Time： September 29th 2009 15:00 – 18:00
Venue： KOFST International Convention Center, Seoul KOREA
Organizer：
Asian River Restoration Network (ARRN), Korea Institute of Construction Technology (KICT), Korea River Association (KRA)
Program
15:00-15:30
- Opening speech Dr. Samhee Lee (Vice President of KICT)
- Welcome speech Dr. Nobuyuki Tamai (Chairperson of ARRN)
- Welcome speech Dr. Kook Il Kim (President of KRA)
15:30-18:00
- Lecture 1 Dr. Naoki Shirakawa (Tsukuba University, JAPAN)
Flow Regime Restoration in Japan - Past, Present and Future
- Lecture 2 Dr. Dongya Sun (Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, CHINA)
Progress of River Restoration in China
- Lecture 3 Dr. Marco Baumann (Canton Thurgau, SWITZLAND)
River Engineering and Management
- Lecture 4 Dr. Hong Koo Yeo (Korea Institute of Construction Technology, KOREA)
Master Plan for Four River Restoration Project in Korea
>>Leaflet(PDF 275KB)
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Date: 2009.10.01 15:28
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During the period of August 18 (Tue.) to 21 (Fri.), 2009, the “World City Water Forum 2009 (WCWF 2009)” was held at the Songdo Convensia in Inchon City, Korea. It brought together about 5,000 specialists involved in city water issues, who exchanged information on up-to-date technologies and experiences.
The JRRN Secretariat sent Ms. Numata (Planning division, Foundation for Riverfront Improvement and Restoration) to the forum to give his presentation, entitled “Trends for Urban River Restoration in Asia and Efforts toward Establishing an International Network”, at a technical session of “Restoration of Urban Stream Amenity”. During the forum, there were other sessions related to river environment on the theme of aquatic ecological restoration, regional revitalization through riverboat transportation, etc., in addition to urban river restoration, which introduced diverse case examples in Korea as well as other countries.
→ Website of "Warld City Water Forum 2009"
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Date: 2009.08.25 10:52
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On August 17 (Mon.), 2009, the Second ARRN Information Committee Meeting and the Second ARRN Technical Committee Meeting were held in Inchon City, Korea.
These committee meetings were held following the First ARRN Information and Technical Committee Meetings (September 2008/ Beijing City, China). In the Information Committee Meeting, discussions were held with regard to the ARRN mid-term action plan until the Sixth World Water Forum (March 2012), the organizational framework for network expansion, and future collaboration with the European Centre for River Restoration (ECRR). In the Technical Committee Meeting, there were active exchanges of opinions mainly on how we should upgrade the “ARRN River Restoration Guidelines Ver. 1” issued in March 2009, after a presentation of the latest report on river environment in each country.
Based on the results of these discussions, the ARRN Secretariat will promote coordination with related organizations in Japan, China and Korea, and will determine the future activity policies of ARRN in the Fourth ARRN Governing council Meeting to be held in Seoul City, Korea at the end of September 2009.
Participants
Committee Members
Naoki SHIRAKAWA (Tsukuba Univ.), Kazumasa ITO (RFC, CTI), Hongkoo YEO (KICT as proxy for KRRN), Hongkyu AHN (KICT as proxy for KRRN)
Observers
Changwan KIM (KICT, Secretary General of KRRN), Kookil KIM (President of Korea River Association)
ARRN Secretariat
Sayumi NUMATA, Katsuhiro GOTO, Akira WADA
→Agenda & Member list of Information Committee
→Agenda & Member list of Technical Committee
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Date: 2009.08.20 10:45
On July 8 (Wed.), 2009, a group of practical engineers from the Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Government of Taiwan (Chinese Taipei), came to Japan to participate in a training program which gives information on efforts for river environment improvement in Japan, which was conducted by the JRRN Secretariat and the Foundation for Riverfront Improvement and Restoration.
In Taiwan, projects for river environment restoration have recently been carried out throughout the country, including the recent release of a website covering information on river restoration by a public agency. Therefore, we think that the above training program was a good opportunity to learn about the latest Japanese measures, etc., in the field of river environment, including nature-oriented river management and nature restoration projects.
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Date: 2009.07.18 10:35
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- Dr. Naoki Shirakawa (Tsukuba University)
- Date : May 13, 2009, 15:30 - 17:30
- Venue : Foundation for Riverfront Improvement and Restoration, JAPAN
On Wednesday, May 13, 2009, JRRN hosted the Third JRRN Mini-Seminar, the “Endemism of Asia Revealed by Environmental Flows.” ARRN Technical Committee Member Dr. Shirakawa gave a lecture, and the JRRN Secretary explained the “Reference Guideline for Restoration by Eco-Compatible Approach in River Basin ver.1” There was an active exchange of opinions with participants.
Dr. Shirakawa gave a lecture concerning the concept of environmental flow and their setting methods, as well as relations between rivers and civilization in Asia, using the keywords: change and disturbance, and explained the concept that helps to address river environmental restoration. The JRRN Secretariat explained the process involved in the writing of the guideline and its basic ideas, and reported on the collection of case examples of river restoration, which was carried out in parallel with the writing of the guideline.
In an exchange of opinions after the lecture, some asked questions about the definition of the term “environmental flow” and its historical background, while others gave precious opinions concerning the future development of the “Guideline.” The discussion was meaningful for future efforts for river environmental restoration.
→>>Materials (Language: Japanese only)（PDF937kb)
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Date: 2009.07.16 13:22
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From June 10 (Wed.) to 12 (Fri.), 2009, an technical mission of the Korea River Association (53 members) came to Japan in order to observe river improvement work, flood control projects, and the river environment in Hokkaido, mainly in Sapporo City. The Korea River Association also serves as the secretariat of KRRN, which is a contact organization of ARRN in Korea. The JRRN Secretariat offered cooperation to the association, including schedule coordination with each river management agency regarding visitation sites and preparation of explanatory materials, and also accompanied the group on observation tours to the Moizari River in Eniwa, the Ishikari River, the Toyohira River and the Chitose River.
The site visit to see advanced flood control projects, flood-control measures in urban rivers, and recreational water facility plans in Japan provided an opportunity to publicize the technology used and measures taken in Japan, and to exchange opinions on river restoration between Japan and Korea. We hope that it will add momentum to promote further exchanges between Japan and Korea in the field of river environment restoration.
→Website of Korea River Association
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Date: 2009.06.25 10:30
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ARRN published the “Reference Guideline for Restoration by Eco-Compatible Approach in River Basin ver.1” in March 2009.
This guideline was written as an introductory handbook to the Technical Guideline for River Restoration in Asia which ARRN is going to establish, so that non-specialists could also understand the significance of river restoration and its approaches. We will continue to enhance the contents of the guideline mainly with the support of ARRN Technical Committee members.
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Date: 2009.05.29 14:36
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On Wednesday, May 20, 2009, the JRRN Secretariat was responsible for lectures (e.g. the improvement of river environments in Japan, case examples of restored river environments, etc.) and guiding an site visit (the Sumida River) for people from the Pakistan government and local municipalities, who visited Japan for the JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) Training Program.
This group of trainees visited Japan to learn Flood Risk Management Practices. As they themselves have many issues in river environments such as waste dumping at rivers, we provided topics concerning river environments as essential considerations for river management and social enlightenment.
There were questions and answers, and active opinion exchanges, both in indoor lectures in the morning and the technical site visit in the afternoon. This provided an opportunity for a meaningful interchange to both trainees and JRRN staff.
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Date: 2009.05.27 21:00
On Monday, March 16, 2009, we exchanged information and opinions about future collaboration with ECRR and the activities of ARRN with Mr. Bart Fokkens, President of ECRR, which is a model organization of ARRN.
This conference was held at the site of the Fifth World Water Forum (Turkey), when the ECRR President and ARRN/JRRN Secretariat Director participated in the forum. The discussion was constructive. We decided to start with possible efforts in cooperation between Europe and Asia, including both parties’ participation in workshops and contribution to database construction.
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Date: 2009.03.27 20:58
From March 16 to March 22, the Fifth World Water Forum was held in Istanbul, Turkey under the theme of “Bridging Divides for Water.” More than 30,000 people from over 150 countries concerned about water gathered together. They discussed various solutions for water problems at more than 100 sessions.
Partly in view of the fact that ARRN was established based on the recommendation of a special session co-hosted by Japan, China, and Korea in the last Fourth World Water Forum (March 2006, Mexico), two members of the ARRN Secretariat took part in the forum to do PR for ARRN for other participants, give opinions, and promote the “Reference Guideline for River Restoration” published by ARRN.
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Date: 2009.03.27 20:56
■ECRR Seminar "International Conference -WATER BODIES RESTORATION"(2009.10.5-6)
-Date: 2009.10.5-6
-Venue: Yekaterinburg, Russia
-URL: http://www.ecrr.org/pdf/iwbrest_oct09.pdf
■12th International Riversymposium(2009.9.21-24)
-Date: 2009.9.21-24
-Venue: Australia, Brisbane
-URL: http://www.riversymposium.com/
-Abstruct Deadline: 2009.2.13
■6th Symposium on River, Coastal and Estuarine Morhodynamics,(2009.9.21-25)
-Date: 2009.9.21-25
-Venue: Argentina, Santa Fe
-URL: http://info.rcem.serfe.com/
-Abstruct Deadline: 2009.1.16
■World City Water Forum 2009 (2009.8.18-21)
-Date: 2009.8.18-21
-Venue: Korea, Incheon
-URL: http://www.wcwf2009.org
-Abstruct Deadline: 2009.2.15
■33rd IAHR Congress(2009.8.10-14)
-Date: 2009.8.10-14
-Venue: Canada, Vancouver
-URL: http://www.iahr2009.org
-Abstruct Deadline: 2009.1.2
■Singapore International Water Week(2009.6.22-26)
-Date: 2009.6.22-26
-Venue: Singapore
-URL: http://www.siww.com.sg/
-Abstruct Deadline:
■SEMINAR "Synergies between River Restoration and River Management focussing on Natura2000 and Ramsar sites" (2009.5.28-29)
-Date: 2009.5.28-29
-Venue: Lelystad, The Netherlands
-URL: http://www.ecrr.org/lelystad_09.htm
■World Environmental & Water Resources Congress 2009(2009.5.17-21)
-Date: 2009.5.17-21
-Venue: USA, Missouri
-URL: http://content.asce.org/conferences/ewri2009/
-Abstruct Deadline: 2008.9.17
■10th River Restoration Conference 2009(2009.4.1-4)
-Date: 2009.4.1-4
-Venue: UK
-URL: http://www.semide.net/thematicdirs/events/10th-river-restoration-conference-2009-river
■5th World Water Forum(2009.3.16-22)
-Date: 2009.3.16-22
-Venue: Turkey, Istanbul
-URL: http://www.worldwaterforum5.org/
-Abstruct Deadline:
■Annual Stream Restoration Design Symposium2009.2.2-5)
-Date: 2009.2.2-5
-Venue: USA, Washington
-URL: http://rrnw.org/stevenson2009/home.html
■Science and Information Technologies for Sustainable Management of Aquatic Ecosystems(2009.1.12-16)
-Date: 2009.1.12-16
-Venue: Chili, Concepcion
-URL: http://www.heic2009.org/
■International Perspective on Environmental & Water Resources(2009.1.5-7)
-Date: 2009.1.5-7
-Venue: Thailand, Bangkok
-URL: http://content.asce.org/conferences/thailand09/index.html
-Abstruct Deadline: 2008.4.4
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Date: 2009.03.24 14:33
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On Friday, February 20, 2009, an inspection team of the Civil Engineering and Development Department, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, visited Japan to inspect the Sumida River and the Old-Nakagawa River as successful case examples of urban waterfront restoration in Japan. In addition, they paid a courtesy visit to the River Division, Bureau of Construction, Tokyo Metropolitan Government which manages the Sumida River, and exchanged opinions actively with the Japanese side.
The site visit to the Sumida River came about in the following way. Last July, JRRN received an inquiry about case good practices of urban river restoration in Japan from Hong Kong government staff. While introducing various case examples of river restoration, we selected the Sumida River as the most appropriate for the purpose of their inspection.
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Date: 2009.02.27 20:53
Through discussions in the ARRN Technical Committee, which consists of Japanese, Chinese, and Korean experts, ARRN is collecting technical information on river environments, including the Technical Guideline for River Restoration, which should be shared among Asian countries. Dr. Naoki Shirakawa has taken up a post of an ARRN Technical Committee Member as a representative of Japan, after the former Committee Member Dr. Keigo Nakamura. The following is an inauguration message from Dr. Shirakawa.
“I have become an ARRN Technical Committee Member. I think the rivers in Monsoon Asia are characterized by variation and diversity. I will make every effort to achieve beautiful river landscapes, while preserving the particular features of the Asian sub-continent and its regional characteristics.”
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Date: 2009.01.27 20:49
- Dr. Lee Samhee (Korea Institute of Construction Technology)
- Date : December 10, 2008, 15:30 - 17:30
- Venue : Foundation for Riverfront Improvement and Restoration, JAPAN
On Wednesday, December 10, 2008, JRRN hosted the Second JRRN Mini-seminar on River Environments, “The Restoration of Urban Rivers Including the Anyang River” (with lecturer Dr. Lee Samhee, KICT researcher). The lecture, which was about the current situation of river restoration in Korea as well as technical methods and issues, focused on a case study of the Anyang River. In addition, there was an active exchange of opinions with participants.
In the lecture, Dr. Lee briefly introduced some approaches towards river restoration in Korea. Then, taking up the Anyang River, which is famous as a successful case of urban river restoration, he explained the outline of the restoration project, applied technologies, the current situation of ecological recovery, and participation by citizens.
There was also a one-hour exchange of opinions after the lecture. During that time, participants discussed the differences between characteristics of rivers and the legal systems of Japan and Korea, the importance of the presence of leaders in a project, and relationships among governments, citizens and business organizations in the management of river environments in Korea. This gave a precious opportunity for them to understand similarities and differences between Korea and Japan.
→>>Materials (Language: Japanese only)（PDF 1.5MB）
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Date: 2009.01.16 10:08
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On Nov. 4, 2008 (Tue), the 3rd ARRN Governing Council Meeting was held at the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR), the CRRN secretariat in Beijing.
At the beginning of the meeting, the current chairperson, Prof. Nobuyuki Tamai (a professor of Kanazawa Gakuin University, a professor emeritus of the University of Tokyo, president of IAHR) was reappointed as the incoming chairperson at the expiration of the his term of office (two years) under the agreement of Japan, China, and Korea. The activities of this year were then reported and discussed and opinions were exchanged in terms of ARRN charter, policy for activities next year, the place to hold the international forum next year, and how to establish the river restoration guideline.
As a result of this meeting, it was decided to hold the 2009 ARRN international forum in Korea in summer 2009 and distribute an interim report of the reference guideline developed by ARRN at the 5th World Water Forum (to be held in March 2009 in Turkey.)
Participants
(Chairperson)
Prof. Nobuyuki Tamai (ARRN Chair, )
(CRRN: China River Restoration Network)
Dr. Dongya Sun(IWHR), Dr. Wengen Liao (IWHR), Dr. Kewang Tang(IWHR)
(KRRN: Korea River Restoration Network)
Dr. Chang Wan Kim (KICT), Dr. Hong Koo Yeo (KICT)
(JRRN: Japan River Restoration Network)
Dr. Junzo Sago (RFC), Dr. Kazumasa Ito (RFC)
(ARRN Secretariat)
Mr. Masafumi ITO, Mr. Akira WADA, Mr. Michiya TANNAI
(Observer)
Dr. Xiaogang Wang (IWHR), Dr. Zheren Dong(IWHR), Dr. Peng Jing (IWHR)
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Date: 2008.11.29 17:21
JRRN secretariat was asked by JRRN members to assist the Taiwanese government staff with the inspections of case studies of improved water environments (water treatment and water reuse) in Japan. The JRRN Secretariat supported preparatory coordination with inspection sites and two-day site visits.
They visited the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel, Kogasaki Purification Facilities (for the rock bed-contact purification of the Sakagawa River), and Tokyo Metropolitan Ochiai Water Reclamation Center. The inspections were meaningful thanks to briefing by facility staff and an exchange of opinions.
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Date: 2008.11.27 20:45
Date/Time： November 4th 2008 8:45 – 12:00
Venue： Tsinghau University Beijing, China
Organizer： Asian River Restoration Network（ARRN）, China River Restoration Network（CRRN）
Facilitator: Prof. Nobuyuki Tamai (Chair person of ARRN)
8:45-8:55
Opening Address: Wang Xiaogang (IWHR)
8:55-9:35
Lecture 1: Dr. Chang Wan Kim（Research Fellow, River & Coast Research Division, Korea Institute of Construction Technology）
「Correlation between Biotic Factors and Abiotic Factors - Focused on the Case Streams in Gyeonggi District, Korea」
9:35-10:15
Lecture 2: Prof. Yuji Toda（Nagoya University）
「Development of Eco-compatible River Basin Management toward Nature Restoration - Case of Ise Bay River Basin -」
10:15-10:30
Coffee Break
10:30-11:10
Lecture 3: Prof. Dong Zheren （China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research）
「Theories and practices of river restoration」
11:10-11:30
Lecture 4: Prof. Wang Zhaoyin （State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, Tsinghua University）
「River training and restoration」
11:30-11:50
Lecture 5: Prof. Chang Jianbo （Institute of Hydroecology, Ministry of Water Resources and Chinese Academy of Sciences）
「Ecological Requirements in Operation of the Three Gorges Project」
11:50-12:00
Closing Address: Prof. Nobuyuki Tamai （Chair person of ARRN, Professor Emeritus of The University of Tokyo）
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Date: 2008.11.17 15:18
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Opening Address by Prof. Tamai, IAHR/ARRN President
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On September 16th, Asian River Restoration Network (ARRN) invited Prof. Peter Goodwin and Prof. Joseph Lee, Vice President of International Association for Hydraulic Engineering and Research (IAHR), to give lectures on latest research activities in the field of Ecohydraulics and Environmental Hydraulics.
- Lecturers:
Prof. Peter Goodwin, Vice President of IAHR, University of Idaho
Prof. Joseph Lee, Vice President of IAHR, University of Hong Kong
-Date: 16th September 2008, 13:30-17:20
-Venue: Faculty of Engineering, University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan)
-Organizer:
Asian River Restoration Network (ARRN), Foundation for Riverfront Improvement and Restoration, IAHR Japan
After the opening remark by Prof. Nobuyuki Tamai, ARRN/IAHR President, Prof. Peter Goodwin gave a lecture entitled “New Trends in Hydro-Ecological Engineering Incorporated with Hydroinformatics”, then Prof. Joseph Lee presented his latest research activities entitled “Recent Research Problems Related to Ocean Outfalls in Hong Kong”. In the general discussion held after lectures, participants exchanged opinions with guest speakers, and both lectures encouraged engineers and researchers in the audience to promote further cooperation with ARRN and IAHR activities.
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Date: 2008.09.30 17:21
The 1st ARRN Technical Committee was held also at the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Ministry of Water Resources in Beijing, China, on September 24, 2008, PM.
The issues discussed in this committee include; technical information in the field of river environment that should be shared among ARRN; and the framework of the guideline for river restoration in Asia that is to be established as an achievement of the objective of ARRN. Based on the results of this discussion, ARRN Secretariat will start working on formulation of the guideline while further reflecting the results of future discussions among China, Japan, and Korea.
Participants
(Members)
Dr. Yangwen Jia (Department of Water Resources, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR), Ministry of Water Resources)
Dr. Kyu Chang Oh (Director, Dongbu Engineering Co., Ltd, Korea)
Mr. Kazumasa Itoh (By proxy: Senior Counselor, Foundation for Riverfront Improvement and Restoration)
(ARRN Secretariat)
Masafumi Itoh, Akira Wada (Foundation for Riverfront Improvement and Restoration (RFC))
(Observers)
Dr. Dong Zheren (GWP Chinese Representative, IWHR Senior Advisor), Dr. Jing Peng (Director, IWHR Division of International Cooperation), Dr. Dongya Sun (IWHR Research Center on Flood and Drought Disaster Reduction), Ms Iris Zhou (IWHR Division of International Cooperation), Dr. Hong Koo Yeo (Senior Researcher, Korea Institute of Construction Technology (KICT))
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Date: 2008.09.29 17:39
The 1st ARRN Information Committee was held at the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Ministry of Water Resources in Beijing, China, on September 24, 2008, AM.
The issues discussed in this committee include; policies for future actions of ARRN; means to exchange information on river restoration among ARRN members; and how to facilitate each country’s network (RRN). The results were incorporated into the agenda of the 3rd ARRN Governing Council meeting held in November 2008 in which the action policy of ARRN was discussed.
Participants
(Members)
Dr. Wengen Liao (Deputy Director, Department of Water Environment, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR), Ministry of Water Resources)
Dr. Hong Koo Yeo (Senior Researcher, Korea Institute of Construction Technology (KICT))
Mr. Kazumasa Itoh (Senior Counselor, Foundation for Riverfront Improvement and Restoration (RFC))
(ARRN Secretariat)
Akira Wada, Masafumi Itoh (Foundation for Riverfront Improvement and Restoration (RFC))
(Observers)
Ms. Zhimin Meng (Secretary-General of China River Restoration Network (CRRN), Senior Advisor on International Affairs, IIWHR), Ministry of Water Resources, Former Manager of International Division, Ministry of Water Resources) Dr. Jing Peng (Director, IWHR Division of International Cooperation), Dr. Dongya Sun (IWHR Research Center on Flood and Drought Disaster Reduction), Ms. Iris Zhou (IWHR Division of International Cooperation), Dr. Kyu Chang Oh (Director, Dongbu Engineering Co., Ltd, Korea)
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Date: 2008.09.29 17:35
On July 18, 2008, the 1st JRRN Mini-Seminar on River Environment: Environmental Flows - Towards maintaining normal function of flows - was held. Participants were first given a lecture on means to control flows in normal state and the latest concept of environmental flows in foreign countries, and then exchanged opinions in the discussion held later.
○Mr. Toshikatsu Omachi (JRRN member, Yachiyo Engineering Co., Ltd.)
○Date : July 18, 2008 (Fri) 15:30 - 17:30
○Venue : Foundation for Riverfront Improvement and Restoration
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Date: 2008.07.22 18:09
14 members including the representative of Citizen’s Group to Create Healthy Dorimcheon visited Japan and exchanged opinions with ARRN Secretariat. Based around Dorimcheon in Seoul, Korea, the Citizen’s Group to Create Healthy Dorimcheon was established in 1999 and has expanded its members as much as 300. The objectives of its activities are to protect the environment of Dorimcheon basin and Gwanak-gu area with support of local citizens, and to pursue sustainable society and co-existence of nature and mankind for the betterment of people’s lives. At the opinion-exchange meeting, ARRN Secretariat introduced historical development of Japanese river environment administration, current projects for river restoration, and proactive efforts made by citizens including children towards restoring rivers. The Dorimcheon NPO in turn introduced activities carried out by children and then both parties vigorously exchanged opinions.
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Date: 2008.07.16 18:04
On June 26, 2008, ARRN Secretariat had a meeting with Dr. Ulrica Åberg, the researcher of the School of Environment, University of Leeds, UK. As a part of his research to compare river restoration projects between Japan and Europe, Dr. Ulrica Åberg conducted field studies to collect examples and information during his short stay in Japan. ARRN Secretariat provided information regarding historical development of Japanese river environment administration, representative measures and examples, procedures for river restoration projects, and evaluation of the projects implemented in the past. Dr. Ulrica in turn explained current situations regarding river restoration in UK.
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Date: 2008.06.30 18:02
From 4 - 8 June, 2008, 41 members of delegation from the Korea River Association visited Japan to see rivers and watersheds in Ishikawa Prefecture and surrounding Hokuriku region. ARRN Secretariat coordinated with concerned organizations on the Japanese side (such as Kaga City Government, Civil Engineering Division of Ishikawa Prefecture Government, Komatsu/Kaga Water Village Restoration Committee, Hokuriku Ecology and Civil Engineering Society, etc.), and Prof. Tamai, the chairperson of ARRN, joined the tour to the Sai River that flows through Kanazawa City. The tour to restoration sites on rivers and water villages in Hokuriku region was a success in consolidating Korea-Japan relations in the field of river environment restoration.
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Date: 2008.06.27 18:00
On May 28, 2008, delegates from the Center for Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration visited Japan. ARRN Secretariat and delegates exchanged opinions on Japanese political measures, researches, and projects related to river restoration.
The Center for Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration was established by the Korean Ministry of Environment in November 2007. The Center plans to carry out 16 projects related to water environment restoration by 2014, each implemented by a joint-venture team consisting of a university and a private company selected from an open competition. It is expected that there will be further information exchange between the Center for Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration and ARRN in the field of river restoration.
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Date: 2008.05.29 17:58
