12th ARRN’s International Forum on Waterfront and Watershed Restoration was held in Kyungju, Rep. of Korea (April 15, 2015)

The 12th ARRN’s International Forum on Waterfront and Watershed Restoration was successfully held in Kyungju, Rep. of Korea as the side event of the 7th World Water Forum.

-Date:
15 April 2015 (Wednesday)
-Venue:
Hotel Hyundai, Kyungju, Rep. of Korea
-Organizer:
Asian River Restoration Network (ARRN), Korea River Restoration Network (KRRN)
-Language:
English

<Program>

-Opening: 14:40 Opening Ceremony
(Prof. Suk Hwan Jang, ARRN Chairperson & Dr. Yeo, Hong Koo, KRRN Chairperson)

-Lecture: 14:45-15:35

(1) CRRN presentation : Decision support system of river restoration adaptive management (Dr. Jinyong ZHAO, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research / China River Restoration Network)

(2) KRRN presentation 1 : Sediment replenishment below dams for process-based river ecological restoration (Prof. Ok, Giyoung, Hanyang University)

(3) KRRN presentation 2 : Ecological Restoration of Hwanggugi stream (Prof. Joo, Jin Cheol, Hanbat National University)

(4) JRRN presentation : Collaborative nature restoration in the river through partnership approach between river administrator and local community in Japan (Mr. Toru MIYAO, CTI Engineering Co.,LTD. / Japan River Restoration Network)

-Discussion: 15:35-15:40 Discussion Session

-Closing: 15:40 Closing

Leaflet (PDF1.1MB):
http://www.a-rr.net/news/docs/ARRNforum2015.pdf

Past ARRN forum reports:
http://www.a-rr.net/report/international_forum/

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Date: 2015.04.23 13:10

Technical exchange with Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology KICT (Mar.16-17, 2015: Tokyo)

On March 16-17, 2015, a delegation of Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) came to Japan, and had an exchange with JRRN on river restoration projects. The delegation also visited rivers in Tokyo and Yokohama to learn river restoration experiences in Japan, and JRRN supported their coordination.

>>Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT)

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Date: 2015.03.19 12:51

JRRN secretariat visited and exchanged with Deltares, The Netherlands. (10 Dec., 2014)

Three JRRN secretariat members incl. Dr. Nobuyuki Tsuchiya of JRRN chairperson visited the Netherlands and had a technical exchange with Deltares on 10 December 2014.

>>Deltares website

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Date: 2014.12.11 10:24

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

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)

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Date: 2014.11.28 09:54

“JRRN’s Roundtable meeting on waterfront collaborative nature restoration cases” was held. (26 November, 2014)

JRRN held a roundtable meeting in 26 November 2014 to find the common denominator of the policy with ministries and government offices, and to find a measure for the promotion of public participation in collaborative river restoration.

Chair:
Prof. Nobuyuki Tamai (Prof. Emeritus, Univ. Tokyo, JRRN/ARRN adviser)

Panelist:
Dr. Toshio Torii (Ministry of the Environment)
Dr. Keigo Nakamura (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism)
Dr. Haruo Iwase (Hokkaido Gijutsu Consultant Co., Ltd.)
Dr. Tatsuo Hamano (Tokushima Univ.)

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Date: 2014.11.26 09:47

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

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)

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Date: 2014.11.05 09:36

ECRR and ARRN Technical Exchange Meeting / 11th ARRN’s International Forum on Waterfront and Watershed Restoration was held in Vienna, Austria (October 29, 2014)

The 11th ARRN’s International Forum on Waterfront and Watershed Restoration was successfully held in Vienna, Austria on 29th Oct. 2014 as the ECRR and ARRN Technical Exchange Meeting.

-Date:
29 October 2014 (Wednesday)
-Venue:
TechGate in Vienna
-Convener:
Dr. Bart Fokkens, Chairperson of ECRR
-Organizer:
European Centre for River Restoration (ECRR) / Asian River Restoration Network (ARRN)
-Language:
English

-Opening: 17:30 Opening Ceremony

-Lecture 1: 17:30-18:15

(1) CRRN report: Research on ecological flow of Nanxi River based on ecological conservation objective (Dr. Tong Chang , Beijing Runheng Ecological environment improvement Co.)

(2) KRRN report: Major activities and Research on River Restoration of KRRN (Dr. Jang Suk-Hwan , Daejin Univ.)

(3) JRRN report: River Restoration in Japan and role of Japan River Restoration Network (Dr. Nobuyuki Tsuchiya & Mr. Sho Onodera , Japan Riverfront Research Center)

-Lecture 2: 18:15-18:55

4) ECRR report: European Centre for River Restoration (Mr. Bart Fokkens, European Centre for River Restoration)

(5) IRF report: International River Foundation
(Mr. Nick Schofield & Mr. Philip Weller, International River Foundation)

-Discussion: 18:55-19:25 Future cooperation between ECRR and ARRN

-Closing: 19:25-19:30 MOU signature ceremony & Group Photo

Leaflet (PDF33KB): http://jp.a-rr.net/jp/activity/public/files/2014/11/ARRNforum2014final.pdf

Past ARRN forum reports: http://www.a-rr.net/report/international_forum/

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Date: 2014.11.05 09:34

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

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

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Date: 2014.11.05 09:27

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

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)

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Date: 2014.09.19 09:19

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

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

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Date: 2014.06.27 16:12

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

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)

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Date: 2014.06.25 15:58

JRRN’s Urban River Boat Tour in Tokyo was held. (4 & 15 Mar., 2014, Tokyo JAPAN)

JRRN held the urban river boat tours to discuss about "the future of river in Tokyo" co-sponsorship with Consortium of Rediscovery Edo-Tokyo Tourism Walk (CREW), and 36 local citizens participated in the four boat tours.

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Date: 2014.03.17 15:19

The 10th International Forum on Waterfront and Watershed Restoration was held in Chengdu CHINA. (10 September 2013)

The 10th International Forum on Waterfront and Watershed Restoration titled " Comprehensive Treatment of Small & medium-sized rivers " was successfully held in Chengdu CHINA on 10th Sep. 2013.

-Date:
10 September 2013 (Tuesday)
-Venue:
Inter Continental Century City Chengdu (Room 310)
-Convener:
Prof. LIU Zhiping, Chairperson of ARRN, Prof. Xiaogang Wang of CRRN
-Organizer:
Asian River Restoration Network / China River Restoration Network
-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

-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

(3) KRRN report: Channel response prediction for abandoned channel restoration and applicability analysis (Dept. of Water Resources & Environment Research, KICT, Dr. Yong Uk RYU)

(4) 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

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Date: 2013.09.26 15:04

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

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

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Date: 2013.09.24 15:00

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

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

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Date: 2013.09.02 10:18

Supporting Hong Kong Gov. delegation’s technical exchange with Japanese government agencies (Feb.28-Mar.1, 2013: Tokyo & Saitama)

Official delegation from Drainage Services Department of Hong Kong visited Japan and Korea to learn our experiences on river/waterfront restoration incl. technical exchange with government agencies in both countries, and JRRN/KRRN supported this delegation.

In Japan, Hong Kong delegation visited Old-Naka river, Onagi River and Sumida River in Tokyo, and Oootoshi-furutone River, Koshigaya Lake Town in Saitama Pref., and they exchanged with the following government organizations/agency on 28 Feb. and 1st Mar.

-River Division, Bureau of Construction, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
-Flood Control Office, Saitama Prefectural Government
-Urban Renaissance Agency

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Date: 2013.03.05 14:52

Technical exchange with Department of Irrigation & Drainage (DID), Malaysia (Dec.13, 2012: Tokyo)

On December 13, 2012, a delegation of Department of Irrigation & Drainage (DID) Malaysia (about 25 members) came to Japan, and had an exchange with JRRN on river restoration projects and partnership approaches. The delegation also visited government organizations to learn river restoration experiences in Japan, and JRRN supported their coordination.

- Department of Irrigation & Drainage (DID) Malaysia
http://www.water.gov.my/

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Date: 2012.12.20 20:25

Supporting JICA’s Technical Training Program on community based disaster prevention for Iloilo City, Philippines (Nov.27, 2012: Tokyo)

Japan International Cooperation Agency, CITYNET and Yokohama city held the leadership training program “Community Based Adaptation and Resilience Against Disasters Study Visit” for Iloilo City, Philippines, and JRRN secretariat provided a lecture and technical site visit on Japan’s river restoration cases in the training on 27 November 2012.

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Date: 2012.12.12 20:22

“How to see and examine river environment by local citizens: learning from PRAGMO” was held in Tokyo. (1 December 2012)

The JRRN/ARRN/RFC’s symposium titled " How to see and examine river environment by local citizens: learning from PRAGMO" was successfully held in Tokyo on 1st December 2012.

Date/Time： 1 December 2012 (Saturday) 　13:30 – 17:00

Venue： Hatsumei Kaikan (Tokyo, Japan)

Organizer: JRRN / ARRN / RFC

Program

13:30-13:40 Opening address (Dr. Junzo Sago, JRRN Secretary General)

13:40-14:40
Lecture 1 Dr. Jenny Mant (the River Restoration Centre, UK)
Concept and application of the River Restoration Centre’s Practical Guidance to Monitoring PRAGMO

14:40-15:10
Lecture 2 Dr. Sayuri Megumi (Arakawa River Basin Network, Japan)
River Restoration at Arakawa River

15:25-17:00
Panel discussion
Chair: Prof. Naoki Shirakawa (Tsukuba Univ. / ARRN technical committee)
Panelist: Dr. Jenny Mant, Dr. Sayuri Megumi, Mr. Shouzou Yamamich, Mr. Masato Fjii

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Date: 2012.12.12 14:24

The 9th International Forum on Waterfront and Watershed Restoration was held in Beijing CHINA. (24 November 2012)

The 9th International Forum on Waterfront and Watershed Restoration titled " Comprehensive Treatment and Intergrated Management of Urban Watersheds" was successfully held in Beijing CHINA on 24th Nov. 2012.

Date/Time： 24 November 2012 (Saturday) 　14:00 – 17:00
Venue： China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (Beijing, CHINA)
Organizer: Asian River Restoration Network / China River Restoration Network

Program

14:00-14:05 Opening address (Dr. Wenxue CHEN, ARRN Secretary General)

14:05-14:45
Lecture1 Prof. Zhaoyin WANG (Tsinghua University, CHINA)
Problems and researches on eco-hydraulics and eco-sedimentation

14:45-15:15
Lecture2 Mr. Masafumi Ito (JRRN secretariat, Japan Riverfront Research Center, JAPAN)
Urban River Management in Japan

Break: 15:15-15:30

15:30-16:00
Lecture3 Dr. Jin Cheol JOO (Korea Institute of Construction Technology, KOREA)
Integrated Urban Water Cycle Management System in Korea

16:00-16:30
Lecture4 Chengdong Zhu (Beijing Institute of Water, CHINA)
Yongding River Restoration, Design concepts & techniques

16:30-17:00
Lecture5 Prof. Suk Hwan Jang (Daejin University, KOREA)
Hydraulic Analysis of Artificial Lake in Urban Area CHEONGRA

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Date: 2012.12.07 20:53

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

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

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Date: 2012.12.07 20:52

“Japanese edition of PRAGMO” was published in November 2012.

JRRN published Japanese edition of PRAGMO in November 2012 supported by the River Restoration Centre UK (RRC). “PRAGMO: Practical River Restoration Appraisal Guidance for Monitoring Options” was originally published by the River Restoration Centre (RRC) in November 2011. “Japanese edition of PRAGMO” was translated by JRRN members voluntary and supervised by Prof. Naoki Shirakawa, ARRN technical committee member.
This project was also supported in part by the River Fund in charge of the Foundation of River & Watershed Environment Management (FOREM), Japan.

- - Japanese edition of PRAGMO
>>Download (PDF11.3MB)

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Date: 2012.11.21 14:19

Participation in Malaysia National River Forum 2012(Sep. 6, 2012: Putrjaya)

“Malaysia National River Forum 2012” subtitled “Sustainable River Management” was held at Putrjaya in Malaysia on 6th September 2012, and Dr. Hideaki Kawasaki (Principal Engineer of Japan Dam Engineering Center, JRRN member) presented river restoration experiences in Japan titled “Local Citizens Participation in River Restoration - Japan”. JRRN secretariat member also took part in the forum and exchanged with river restoration experts in Malaysia and invited foreign lecturers.

-　Program of “Malaysia National River Forum 2012”

-　Presentation material from Japan (PDF 2.7MB)

-　Dr. Hideaki Kawasaki’s interview (Free Malaysia Today News 20 Sep. 2012)

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Date: 2012.09.12 19:53

"Japanese edition of PRAGMO" publication project launched

“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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Date: 2012.08.20 20:29

"Cherry Blossom and Waterscape Photo Collection 2012"　published

JRRN published the "Cherry Blossom and Waterscape Photo Collection 2012", a compilation of photos of waterscapes with cherry blossoms which were taken and sent by JRRN members in 2012. (Japanese version only) 　　>>Cherry Blossom and Waterscape Photo Collection 2012 (PDF 5.6MB)

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Date: 2012.06.20 20:09

Participation in 1st Philippine International River Summit (May.30-Jun.1, 2012: Iloilo city)

“1st Philippine International River Summit” was held at Iloilo city in Philippine from 30th May to 1st June, and JRRN secretariat member took part in the summit.

-　Website of “1st Philippine International River Summit”

-　JRRN’s Report on 1st Philippine International River Summit (Japanese version only: PDF 4.1MB)

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Date: 2012.06.04 19:32

JRRN website (Japanese site) renewal

JRRN website (Japanese site only ) was renewed on April 16, 2012.

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Date: 2012.04.16 21:37

"ARRN/JRRN Annual Report 2011" published

"ARRN/JRRN Annual Report 2011" has been published. Major activities by ARRN and River Restoration Networks (CRRN, KRRN and JRRN) in 2011 are summarized in this report. 　　>>Annual Report 2011 (PDF 4.2MB)

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Date: 2012.03.30 21:32

"Reference Guideline for Restoration by Eco-Compatible Approach in River Basin of Asia ver.2" published

JRRN/ARRN published the "Reference Guideline for Restoration by Eco-Compatible Approach in River Basin of Asia ver.2" in March 2012 to assist all practitioners involved in the river restoration activities in Asia. This guideline is the second edition of ARRN's guideline to show basic ideas and policies indispensable for restoring desirable river environments in Asia, raise the interest of readers in a river nearby, create an opportunity toward new projects for river restoration, and also support current river restoration projects. JRRN/ARRN will continue to revise the guideline with the support of ARRN Technical Committee members. >> Download "Guideline ver.2 main contents" (PDF 29.1MB) >> Download "Guideline ver.2 brochure" (PDF 1.9MB)

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Date: 2012.03.12 21:31

Technical exchange with Future Resources Institute, Korea (Mar.9, 2012: Tokyo)

On March 9 (Fri.), 2012, researchers 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 policies and lows with the JRRN Secretariat.

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Date: 2012.03.09 20:19

Technical exchange with Kaohsiung City Government, Taiwan (Mar.8, 2012: Kanagawa)

Technical mission of Kaohsiung City Government TAIWAN visited Tsurumi River Basin Center in Yokohama on 8 March 2012 to learn experience and lessons in Tsurumi River’s integrated river management, and JRRN supported their technical exchange with officials of the Keihin office, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

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Date: 2012.03.08 20:14

"Lecture Report on ARRN's 8th International Forum" published

"The 8th International Forum on Waterfront and Watershed Restoration" was successfully held in Tokyo JAPAN on 11th Nov. 2011. Lecture record of 5 presentations and discussion are summarized in this report. 　　>> Lecture Report on ARRN’s 8th International Forum (PDF 5.5MB)

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Date: 2012.01.26 21:30

9th JRRN Mini-Seminar on Characteristics of river environment and river restoration in China (Dec 22, 2011: Tokyo)

- Lecturer:　 Prof. Jianhua Li (Tongji University, China)

The9th JRRN River Environment Mini Lecture was held on December 22, 2011.

First, an overview of economic growth and environmental issues across China was provided, and then an explanation of the actual condition of water environment pollution and impact on the ecosystem were given. In addition, a detailed explanation of the following was given: efforts to improve the deteriorated water environment in China, specific case examples of river restoration, and the direction for nature restoration by river projects based on the 12th five-year plan.

>>Record of a lecture (Language: Japanese only)

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Date: 2011.12.22 21:19

JRRN/ARRN’s Field Technical Exchange at Kurome River (Nov. 12, 2011: Saitama)

Foreign lecturers attended the ARRN International Forum 2011, and relevant personnel of ARRN visited the Kurome River in Asaka City, Saitama Prefecture. They participated in an exchange event held by the Asaka Land Development Office in Saitama Prefecture which is responsible for river management, and the “Kurome River Working Group” which promotes river environment improvement in the Kurome River. Through this event, participants were able to observe actual river development balancing flood control and environmental preservation, and to learn about specific efforts for collaboration between citizens and administration. They also had a lively exchange of views mainly on topics like river restoration technology and consensus building.

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Date: 2011.11.22 20:11

The 8th International Forum on Waterfront and Watershed Restoration was held in Tokyo JAPAN. (November 11, 2011)

"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/JRRN's "8th International Forum on Waterfront and Watershed Restoration" will be held in Tokyo, JAPAN (November 11, 2011)

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

8th JRRN Mini-Seminar on Development of fishways in Korea and Japan (Aug 31, 2011: Tokyo)

- Lecturer 1:　Prof. Jin Hong Kim (Chung-Ang University, Korea)
- Lecturer 2:　Mr. Goshi Ogawa (Foundation for Riverfront Improvement and Restoration, Japan)

The 8th JRRN River Environment Mini Lecture was held on August 31, 2011.

First, Prof. Kim gave a lecture on a national survey of the actual conditions of fishways, which has now been conducted in Korea, and efforts to build a database. Next, Researcher Ogawa explained about the history of fishway development in Japan, the types of fishways, the state of installation in the country, and case examples of their improvement, showing various photos. During the question and answer session after lectures, a lively opinion exchange was held among 8 members of a fishway observation team from Korea, including Prof. Kim, Instructor Ogawa, and JRRN members.

>>Record of a lecture (Language: Japanese only)

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Date: 2011.08.31 21:16

Technical exchange with River Associated mission 2011, Taiwan (Aug. 26, 2011: Tokyo)

On August 26, 2011, an inspection delegation in partnership approach of river restoration (about 20 members) came to Japan from Taiwan, and had an exchange with JRRN. Delegation members consisted of community action groups involved in urban river restoration and community development in Taiwan, nationwide citizen’s networks, private enterprises, academic institutes, government officials, public interest corporations, etc.

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Date: 2011.08.26 20:07

Supporting World Bank’s Technical Training Program on river restoration (May.30, 2011: Tokyo)

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

Conference & Seminar in 2011 on river restoration

■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

Technical exchange with Hubei Provincial Water Resources Bureau, China (Jan.11-13, 2011: Tokyo)

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

7th JRRN Mini-Seminar on River Environment: Rivers in Taiwan - Lessons learned from typhoon disaster experience and flood control measures (Dec.21, 2010: Tokyo)

- 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

Technical exchange with Pingtung County mission, Taiwan (Oct.25, 2010: Tokyo)

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

Participation in the 13th International Riversymposium (Oct.11-14, 2010, Perth, Australia)

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

5th ARRN Governing Council (September 15, 2010, Seoul)

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 “How to develop technology and Guideline for river restoration through networks”was held in Seoul KOREA. (14 September 2010)

“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

The 7th International Forum on Waterfront and Watershed Restoration was held in Seoul KOREA. (14 September 2010)

“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

Participation in the 8th International symposium on Ecohydraulics 2010 (September 13-16, 2010, Seoul, Korea)

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

ARRN’s “7th International Forum on Waterfront and Watershed Restoration” and ”Open Roundtable meeting” will be held in Seoul, KOREA (September 14, 2010)

(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

6th JRRN Mini-Seminar on River Environment: China’s challenge: against flood, drought and water pollution under climate change (Sep.8, 2010: Tokyo)

- 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