Increasing Long Term Awareness, Knowledge and Community Participation in Integrated Water Resources Management

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• Increasing Long Term Awareness, Knowledge and
  Community Participation in Integrated Water
  Resources Management
• Update by Lao PDR
• at the 11th AWGWRM
• 2-4July2011
• Singapore

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Background

• This is the eleventh Meeting of the ASEAN Working
  Group on Water Resources Management
• The tenth Meeting was held on 5 6 July 2010 in
  Manila, Philippines attended by delegates from
  Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR,
  Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet
  Nam and representatives from the ASEAN
  Secretariat. Myanmar was unable to attend the
  Meeting.

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• The tenth Meeting noted that Lao PDR will present
  on the progress report on Increasing Long-term
  Awareness, Knowledge and Community Participation
  in IWRM
• The tenth Meeting recognised the need to share
  among the members, respective national activities
  in increasing long-term awareness, knowledge and
  community participation in IWRM before developing
  a regional proposal on the subject matter. The
  Meeting therefore requested other members to
  submit a brief paper containing the said
  information to Lao PDR by 31 October 2010 for
  compilation and presentation at the next Meeting

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Progress

• Five countries have provided the brief paper as
  the followings
• Laos
• Malaysia
• Myanmar
• Singapore
• Thailand
• The five countries that have not submitted the
  brief paper Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia,
  Philippines, and Vietnam

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LAOS

• Activities have been done
• Event for Celebrating World Water Day .
• Event for Celebrating Environment Day.
• Training on Integrated Water Resources Management
  for Northern, Southern including the center part
  of Lao.
• Exchange visit on Integrated Water Resources
  Management Study Visit under Thailand Lao PDR
  Water Resources Sector Cooperation, 11-17
  September 2010, Thailand
• Consultation Workshop of the Nam Theun-Nam Kading
  River Basin Committee Secretariat On 29-30
  November 2010, Paksan district, Bolikhamxay
  province.
• The two series of Regional Consultation Workshops
  on Preparation for the Implementation of the
  National Water Resources Action Plan for the
  Years 2011 to 2015 were organized in Pakse City,
  Champasack Province, in 15-17 February 2011, and
  Luang Prabang Province, in 22-24 February 2011.
• Publish Posters and Video on water use management

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• Action plan 2011-2015
• 1. Institutional Strengthening and Coordination
•  2. Legislation, Plans and Their Implementation
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•  3. River Basin and Sub-Basin Water Resource
  Planning
• 4. Data Collection and Analysis
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• 5. Water Allocation
• 6. Protection of Water Quality and Ecosystems
• 7. Management of Water Resource Risk (Climate
  Change Adaptation)
• 8. Financial Aspects of Water Resource Management
• 9. Awareness, Participation and Capacity Building

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• The 9 programs will implement both National and
  River Basin level as a local level.
• Laos now cooperates with international
  Organization as Mekong River Commission (MRC)
  through implementing 12 programs of MRC AIP,
  BDP, EP, CCAI, IKMP, ICBP, M-IWRMP, FMMP, NAP,
  ISH, FP and WSMP.
• Including implementing the procedures of MRC as
  followings
• Procedures for Data and Information Exchange and
  Sharing (PDIES)
• Procedures for Water Use Monitoring (PWUM)
• Procedures for Notification, Prior Consultation
  and Agreement (PNPCA)
• Procedures for Management on Flow Mainstream
  (PMFM)
• Procedures for Water Quality (PWQ)

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Malaysia

• Malaysia implement the IWRM through 3 major
  projects
• I. One State One River Program
• 1. River Ranger Programme and Love our River
  Campaign
• 2. Visit to Sabah for Exchange of Ideas from
  Project
• Group,IRBM for Peninsular Malaysia Program in
  Kota
• Kinabalu organised by DANIDA (17 18 November
  2002)
• 3. Setting up 7 Working Group comprises of
  various agencies in Government Department, NGOs
  and stakeholders to prepare Selangor River IRBM
  Action Plan
• 4. Study Tour on Waste water Demonstration
  Project around Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia ( 17
  18 May 2004)

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• 5. Training Programme - Management of Water
  quality and quantity for officers and supporting
  staff for the exposure on importance of IRBM.
  This course is executed by the Federal component.
• 6. Poster's distribution of twinkle in all
  agencies in State Selangor as part of Environment
  Awareness Programme.
• 7. Paper Work Presentation on IRBM Demonstration
  Project Selangor Component Sentosa Market
  Waste Water in Seminar of Kedah River Basin
  Water quality management Waste Water from Wet
  Market, Restaurant and Stall organised by the
  States Kedah IRBM River Basin Water Quality
  Committee (29 Mac 2005)
• 8. Distribution of Newsletter - IRBM updates I,
  II and II editions.

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• II. Best Management Practices Projects (BMP)
• 1. Water Quality Improvement Through Pesticide
  Control In Sungai Liwagu, Kundasang, Sabah
• 2. Wet Detention Pond, Taman Matahari, Negeri
  Sembilan (Flooding) Urban Stormwater
  Management, Use of wet detention ponds as
  community parks in Seremban
• 3. Water Demand Reduction (Nega-Litres)
  Demostration Project At N-Park Condominium,
  Penang
• 4. Sungai Miri River Basin Stakeholders Project
• 5. Sungai Melaka at Alor Gajah, Melaka (River
  Corridor Management) River Adoption and
  Riverine Corridor Management Sg. Melaka, Melaka

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• 6. Sungai Galing Besar, Kuantan, Pahang (River
  Adoption Towards Water Quality Improvement).
• 7. Impact Of Municipal, Agricultural And
  Industrial Effluents On Water-Related Diseases
  Health Risks On Communities, Sg. Langat,
  Selangor.
• 8. Integrated Catchment Management And Livelihood
  Improvementfor Local Communities At Tasik Chini
  Pahang
• 9. Stakeholders Participation In Groundwater
  Management In Kota Bharu Aquifer, Kelantan

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• III. World Water Day
• since 1994, the main programmes carried out
  throughout the year are
• Workshop on IWRM for University students
• Young Leader Camp 2011- Water Care
• Media and Water Rising up to the Challenges
• Friday Sermon in Friday Prayer for Muslim
  Water for Life
• National World Water Day Colloqium
• Best Water Resources and Hydrology Thesis Awards
  of The Year

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Myanmar

• I. National Sustainable Development Strategy
  (NSDS)
• IWRM concerned activities
• 1. Encourage people's participation in planting
  trees
• 2. Develop programmes to create awareness of
• community forestry and the significance of the
  problem it seeks to address.
• 3. involved local communities in implementation
  of national forest action plans (Men, Women,
  Youth).
• 4. Create awareness for alternate use of
  agriculture residues as fuel instead of firewood.

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• 5. Offer local communities the chance to
  contribute to biodiversity conservation.
• 6. Raise public awareness of water issues
  followed by public participation.
• 7. Apply an IWRM based on the ecosystem approach.
  
• 8. Promote local knowledge on water management
  practices
• 9. Encourage practicing proper water management
  in dry zone.
• 10. Give rural people and farmers environmental
  education.
• 11. Educate the public on the efficient use of
  energy, energy conservation, environmental
  awareness, and global and regional issues of
  energy production and consumption

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• II. Inlay Lake Conservation
• The purpose of the project is for tourism
  attraction
• on fishing and Floating gardens.
• Activities
• conducted Consultative workshop to seek the means
  and ways to improve the Inlay Lake and its
  environment in 2009. There was a concern with the
  increasing awareness, knowledge and community
  participation that led to as a result of the
  workshop for improving the Inlay lake as
  followings

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• analyses of the current environmental situation
• Support and encourage civil society,
  organizations, including business associations to
  contribute to Community Based Natural Resources
  Management (CBNRM)
• Build capacity of local people
• Review community-based environmental
• promote local knowledge
• Awareness raising about watershed management
• Provide incentives for community development
  activities
• Awareness raising about watershed management
• Environmental Awareness Raising and workshops.
• Proceed the awareness on existing law and
  regulations

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Singapore

• PUB, Singapore National Water Agency is now the
  
• sole agency responsible for managing the entire
• water cycle in Singapore.
• PUB manages the complete water cycle

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• The other activities
• 1.Engaging the Young
• a. Learning Trail _at_ MacRitchie
• b. Sembcorp Water Technology Prize (A
  Sembcorp-Singapore Membrane Technology
  CentreSingapore Polytechnic- PUB Collaboration)
• C. Water Detective Show
• D. Water Wally Show
• 2.Focal Point of NEWater Education

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• 3.Engaging 3P Partners on Water Projects
• a. Our Waters Programme
• b. World Water Day Celebrations
• c. Friends of Water
• d. Water Showcases at Singapore International
• Water Week (SIWW)
• e. Youth Engagement through SIWW
• 4.Encouraging advocacy of water issues
• a. Partnership with NGOs
• b. Water Network

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• 5.Inspiring 3P Partners to Take Ownership
• a. Watermark Award
• b. Active, Beautiful, Clean Waters Programme
• 6.Growing the Water Sector
• Plan
• Wide-Ranging Water Conservation Plan
• Water efficient building
• Water Efficiency Fund

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Thailand

• The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has
• implemented activities at both central and local
  levels.
• 1. Campaigning for water resources management
  knowledge and raising awareness of water
• 1.1 Conducted Workshops on Increasing the Roles
  of River Basin Organizations in Water Resources
  Management, and on Strategic Water Resources
  Development in Sub River-basins
• 1.2 Conducted Community Hearings for every
  project
• 1.3 Conducted Workshops on Integrated Water
  Resources Management and River Basin Development
  Planning
• 1.4 Conducted Meetings, Seminars, and Exhibitions
  on Knowledge for Water Resources Management, and
  Integrated Water Resources Management in River
  Basin Systems

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• 2. Promotion of Community Participation in Water
  Resources Management
• 2.1 Established Water User Groups and educated
  the groups on care taking and maintaining water
  resources and their structures
• 2.2 Supported activities proposed by Water Lover
  Networks established by DWR on water resources
  development, rehabilitation, and conservation
• 2.3 Conducted Rivers and Canals Conservation and
  Development Week

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The progressive of Awareness, Knowledge and
community in integrated water resources
management Summaries
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summary BRU CAM IND LAO MAL MYA PHI SIN THA VIE
Policy, Legislation Plan N/A N/A N/A National Strategy, Law Decree National Water Resources Action Plan 2011-2015 Top-Down Bottom-up Strategies, One State One River Program, 9 Themes National Sustainable Development Strategy N/A Enforcement / Regulation on service network IWRM, Plan, rules and regulations on Public Hearings N/A
Institution Development/ Capacity building N/A N/A N/A Build Strengthen capacity of concern agencies 7 Working Groups National Commission for Environmental Affairs N/A Build up capacity community, Growing the Water Sector Established Water User Groups educate, Water Love Network N/A
Activity others N/A N/A N/A Workshops, Training, World Water Day, Environment day and Poster, VDO publish Workshop, training, study tour, Posters contribution, World Water Day short , medium, long term activities N/A Engaging the Young Engaging 3P Partners Encouraging advocacy, World Water Day Campaign for knowledge raising awareness , Promotion of Community Participation, WWD N/A
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Situation and Data Analysis

• Strengths
• Creating policy , strategy, plan and activities
  among the member countries
• Sharing information among the member countries
• promoting regional cooperation
• Many instruments available to increase the
  awareness Knowledge and Community Participation
  and some are not expensive
• Strong support from ASEAN and other donor such as
  World Bank, ADB, and AusAid

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• Challenges
• Challenges in coordination between the member
  countries
• Challenges in institution with qualified experts
  if is sufficient to respond the increasing and
  emerging demands placed among the member
  countries in the area of collecting data,
  strategic planning, resource mobilization, or
  responding the needs within the members
• IWRM is a new concept, complex and ambitious,
  Long-term challenge for operational integration
  across the region
• Involve with multi-countries and each country has
  its own strategy tools

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• Action Plans
• Develop, enhance and strengthen institutions on a
  decentralized and participatory manner
• Enhance the partnerships and cooperation
• Mainstream women and students concerns in the
  framework for action
• Build individual capacities
• Enhance database collection and analysis
• Analyze data
• Build up action plan

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Thank you for your attention