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From World Lake Vision (WLV)
to Integrated Lake Basin Management (ILBM)

Friday 17 August
14:00-17:00, Folkets Hus, Room 503-4

Convenor: International Lake Environment Committee Foundation (ILEC)

The seminar will introduce the on-going global efforts to address the difficult issues facing the world’s lakes and basins in dealing with the degrading trends of their water quality and ecological integrity, by introducing two key framework concepts, World Lake Vision (WLV) and Integrated Lake Basin Management (ILBM) based on GEF-funded Lake Basin Management Initiative Project (GEF-LBMI Project). The two concepts have been collectively developed with wide participation of national and international institutions, agencies and organisations dealing with lake basin management issues across continents. WLV Report was launched on the occasion of the 3rd World Water Forum held in March 2003 in Otsu, Japan. The follow-up initiative to translate WLV to actions (WLVA) has been pursued thence to produce World Lake Vision Action Report (WLVAR) ready to be distributed now. Similarly, the output of the GEF-LBMI Project was formally launched in October 2005 in Nairobi, Kenya. Through discussion at the 4th World Water Forum held in Mexico City, Mexico, the gradual refinements of the ILBM concept are underway.

This seminar will introduce WLVAR as well as the guiding principles of ILBM. While WLV will continue to be a driving force for developing broad consensus on realistic, achievable objectives for sustainable management of global lakes, practical application of WLV as linked to ILBM will be a major challenge for assessing the ongoing lake basin management situations and for bringing about sustainable lake basin governance. The case study presentations in the seminar highlight issues that relate directly and indirectly to the two conceptual frameworks.

The discussion in this seminar will form the basis for formal launching of ILBM as major driving force for improved governance in lake basin management in the 12th World Lake Conference to be held in Jaipur, India, October 29th through November 2nd, 2007.

Seminar Programme, 14:00-17:00, Folkets Hus, Room 503-4

14:00 Part 1: Welcome Address
Welcome to the Session. Prof. Saburo Matsui, Director, International lake Environment Committee (ILEC) Board, Professor Emeritus Kyoto University, Japan

World’s Lakes Must Find Ways to Reverse the Degrading Trends: Invitation to 12th World Lake Conference. H. E. Thir. Namo Narain Meena, Minister of State for Environment and Forests, Government of India (tbc)

14:15 Part 2 Case Presentations
The State of World Lake Basins: Message from WLV Action Report. Prof. Walter Rast, Texas State University, USA, Chair, World Lake Vision Action Report Drafting Committee and Member ILEC Scientific Committee with Dr. S. Matsumoto

Integrated Lake Basin Management (ILBM), A Lake Basin Governance Framework in the Making. Prof. Masahisa Nakamura, Director Research Centre for Sustainability and Environment, Shiga University, Japan, Chairman, ILEC Scientific Committee with Dr. T. Ballatore and Dr. V. Muhandiki

Modeling as a Tool to Bridge the Gap between WLV and ILBM. Prof. Sven Erik Jørgensen, Royal Danish School of Pharmacy, Denmark, 2005 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate and Former Chairman, ILEC Scientific Committee, with Prof. J. Tundisi and Prof. W. Rast

15:15 Case Presentations Continued
Lake Victoria Environmental Management Phase II. Lake Victoria Basin Commission and World Bank (tbc) The State of Aral Sea as in 2006. Prof. Nick Aladin, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Science, Russia, Member ILEC Scientific Committee

Integrated Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Basin Hydrology and Irrigation in Arid Region. Prof. Tsugihiro Watanabe, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN), Japan, Member ILEC Scientific Committee

Key Challenges in Lake Basin Management in China.Representatives from:
- Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences (CSES)
- State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA)
- Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences (CRAES)

16:15 Part 3: Discussions
Questions and Answers Discussion Open to Floor

16:55 Part 4: Conclusion
Thank You Remark. Mr. Hironori Hamanaka, President, International Lake Environment Committee Foundation (ILEC)

17:00 Close of Seminar

Presentations from the seminar

SEVERAL SCENARIOS OF THE ARAL SEA REMAINING WATER BODIES CONSERVATION AND REHABILITATION

Integrated Lake Basin Management(ILBM): A Lake Basin Governance Framework in the Making

EXPERIENCE FROM LAKE VICTORIA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROJECT (LVEMP)

Modeling as Tool to Bridge the Gap between WLV and ILBM

The State of World Lake Basins: Message from WLV Action Report

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