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.

Go to ARRN website

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

NEWS and EVENTS

< News and Events Category: News from JRRN secretariat >

“JRRN’s 3rd Editing Committee on waterfront collaborative nature restoration cases” was held. (26 Nov., 2014)

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JRRN is undertaking joint study on waterfront collaborative nature restoration in Japan through partnership approach between river administration and Citizen's group, with experts and JRRN members.


The third “Editing Committee on waterfront collaborative nature restoration cases” was held on 26 November, 2014 in Tokyo JAPAN.


“Cases of waterfront collaborative nature restoration in Japan” will be published in March 2015. (Japanese version only)


>>Committee members (PDF 106KB)

ARRN and ECRR have agreed an International Memorandum of Understanding for further cooperation. (October 29, 2014)

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Signature ceremony (Left: Prof. Zhiping Liu, ARRN Chairperson /Right: Dr. Bart Fokkens, ECRR Chairperson)
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IMOU between ARRN and ECRR (PDF780KB)


Asian River Restoration Network (ARRN) and European Center for River Restoration (ECRR) have agreed an International Memorandum of Understanding to establish long-term collaboration in fields which are compatible with the orientation of each network, and which are relevant to the technical, scientific and social interests and needs of the areas in which the networks are respectively located.


-> IMOU between ARRN and ECRR (PDF780KB)

9th ARRN Governing Council (October 27, 2014, Vienna AUSTRIA)

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9th GCM Meeting
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Participants


On October 27 (Mon.), 2014, the “Ninth Governing Council Meeting” of the Asian River Restoration Network (ARRN) was held in Vienna AUSTRIA.


Following Prof. Zhiping Liu (ARRN Chairperson)’s greetings, ARRN and each RRN’s 2014 activities in China, Korea and Japan were reported.


- CRRN’s report (PDF 880KB)
- KRRN’ s report (PDF 695KB)
- JRRN’ s report (PDF 226KB)


In the discussion and decision, ARRN’s future activities of the next one year, such as a side event in the 7th World Water Forum in Korea, further technical exchange with ECRR, and further expansion of the ARRN member were discussed.


In this meeting, it was decided that the ARRN secretariat would be transferred from CRRN (China) to KRRN (Korea) in next April based on the ARRN charter.


9th GCM Agenda(PDF 33kb)

9th GCM Member List(PDF 24kb)

Past GCM reports

“JRRN’s 2nd Editing Committee on waterfront collaborative nature restoration cases” was held. (18 Sep., 2014)

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JRRN is undertaking joint study on waterfront collaborative nature restoration in Japan through partnership approach between river administration and Citizen's group, with experts and JRRN members.


The second “Editing Committee on waterfront collaborative nature restoration cases” was held on 18 September, 2014 in Tokyo JAPAN.


“Cases of waterfront collaborative nature restoration in Japan” will be published in March 2015. (Japanese version only)


>>Committee members (PDF 106KB)

“JRRN’s 1st board meeting in 2014” was held. (3 June, 2014)

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JRRN’s first board meeting in 2014 was held on 3 June, 2014 in Tokyo JAPAN.


>>JRRN charter (PDF 112KB) Japanese version only


>>JRRN’ activity report in 2013 (PDF 178KB) Japanese version only


>>JRRN’ activity plan in 2014 (PDF 339KB) Japanese version only

“JRRN’s 1st Editing Committee on waterfront collaborative nature restoration cases” was held. (9 June, 2014)

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JRRN is undertaking joint study on waterfront collaborative nature restoration in Japan through partnership approach between river administration and Citizen's group, with experts and JRRN members.


The first “Editing Committee on waterfront collaborative nature restoration cases” was held on 9 June, 2014 in Tokyo JAPAN.


“Cases of waterfront collaborative nature restoration in Japan” will be published in March 2015. (Japanese version only)


>>Committee members (PDF 106KB)

8th ARRN Governing Council (September 10, 2013, Chengdu CHINA)

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8th GCM Meeting
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Participants


On September 10 (Tue.), 2013, the “Eighth Governing Council Meeting” of the Asian River Restoration Network (ARRN) was held in Chengdu CHINA.


Following Prof. Zhiping Liu (ARRN Chairperson)’s greetings, ARRN and each RRN’s 2013 activities in China, Korea and Japan were reported.


In the discussion and decision, ARRN’s future activities of the next one year, such as revision of river restoration guideline, further technical exchange with international river restoration networks, next ARRN forum 2014 etc. were discussed. In addition, next secretariat and fund were also discussed for further expansion of ARRN.


Agenda(PDF 171kb)

Member List(PDF 400kb)

Past GCM reports

ARRN’s “10th International Forum on Waterfront and Watershed Restoration” will be held in Chengdu, CHINA (September 10, 2013)

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10th International Forum Announcement(PDF78KB)

ARRN’s 10th International Forum on Waterfront and Watershed Restoration
- Comprehensive Treatment of Small & medium-sized rivers -


-Date:
10 September 2013 (Tuesday)
-Venue:
Inter Continental Century City Chengdu (Room 310)
-Convener:
Prof. LIU Zhiping, Chairperson of ARRN
-Organizer:
Asian River Restoration Network / China River Restoration Network
-Language:
English
-Number of Attendance (Audience):
50 people
-Supporters:
China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR), Beijing IWHR Corporation, Beijing Zeho Waterfront Ecological Environment Treatment Corp, Beijing Dayuan Shengtai Landscape Plan Design & Research Co.,Ltd., International Seminatural vegetation(Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing Jingyang Environmental Protection Engineering Co., Ltd., Japan River Restoration Network (JRRN), Japan Riverfront Research Center, CTI Engineering Co., Ltd., Korea River Restoration Network (KRRN), Korea River Association (KRA), Korea Institute of Construction Technology (KICT)


<Program>


-Opening: 13:30-13:50 Opening Ceremony & Group photo
-Lecture: 13:50-15:10 40 min. each
(1) CRRN report: Inspirations to river restoration from fish habitat studies (Tongji University, Prof. LI Jianhua)
(2) JRRN report: Restoration of once-lost urban river - Focused on the case in Edogawa city, Tokyo Japan (Director, Japan Riverfront Research Center, Dr. Nobuyuki TSUCHIYA)
-Break: 15:10-15:40
-Lecture: 15:40-17:00 40min. each
(4) KRRN report: Channel response prediction for abandoned channel restoration and applicability analysis (Dept. of Water Resources & Environment Research, KICT, Dr. Yong Uk RYU & Daejin Univ., Prof. Suk Hwan JANG)
(5) CRRN report: Case survey and review on the restoration of small river (Dept. of Hydraulics, IWHR, Prof. WANG Xiaosong)
-Closing: 17:00 Closing Ceremony


Leaflet (PDF78KB): http://www.a-rr.net/news/docs/ARRNforum2013announcement.pdf

7th ARRN Governing Council (November 24, 2012, Beijing CHINA)

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7th GCM Meeting
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Transfer ceremony of ARRN secretariat
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Participants


On November 24 (Sat.), 2012, the “Seventh Governing Council Meeting” of the Asian River Restoration Network (ARRN) was held in Beijing CHINA.


At the beginning of the meeting, ARRN and each RRN activities in China, Korea and Japan for the past one year were reported.


Next, new ARRN chairperson and new ARRN secretary general was elected and appointed respectively. The transfer ceremony of the ARRN secretariat from JRRN to CRRN was also performed successively.


In the discussion and decision, ARRN’s organization structure for the further expansion including charter revision and “ARRN action plan 2013” were discussed.


Agenda(PDF27kb)

Member List(PDF 28kb)

Past GCM reports

"Japanese edition of PRAGMO" publication project launched

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PRAGMO Japanese Edition – Publication plan



“PRAGMO: Practical River Restoration Appraisal Guidance for Monitoring Options” was published by the River Restoration Centre (RRC) in November 2011. This book is a guidance document that aims to assist all practitioners involved in the process of setting monitoring protocols as part of a river restoration project.


>>More detail: PRAGMO press release by RRC (PDF 286KB)


JRRN launched “Publication project of Japanese edition of PRAGMO” supported by the River Restoration Centre (RRC) in August 2012. Japanese edition of PRAGMO will be published on line in November 2012.
This project is also supported in part by the River Fund in charge of the Foundation of River & Watershed Environment Management (FOREM), Japan.


>> PRAGMO Japanese Edition – Publication plan (Tentative) (PDF 134KB)

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