4th ARRN Governing Council (September 30, 2009, Seoul)

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

2nd ARRN Information & Technical Committee (August 17, 2009, Incheon, Korea)

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

Reference Guideline for Restoration by Eco-Compatible Approach in River Basin ver.1

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. >> Download (PDF 10.0MB)

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Date: 2009.05.29 14:36

Appointment of Dr. Naoki Shirakawa as an ARRN Technical Committee Member (January 2009)

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

3rd ARRN Governing Council (November 4, 2008, Beijing)

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

1st ARRN Technical Committee (September 24, 2008, Beijing)

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

1st ARRN Information Committee (September 24, 2008, Beijing)

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

JRRN English website has been renewed. (1 April 2008)

JRRN English website was renewed on 1st April 2008.

JRRN aims to establish a mechanism that enables people concerned with river and waterfront restoration to provide and exchange information of their common interests. As a way of achieving this, we work on the enhancement of our website content. The website is designed to promote information circulation and links between people concerning the restoration of river and water environment and it is targeted at civic groups, administrators, private practitioners, researchers and so on. It covers an extensive range of information such as domestic and international river restoration projects, local activities, technical gudelines, news, etc. Please expect substantiality of the further information.

JRRN Secretariat

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Date: 2008.04.01 15:50

JRRN joined NARBO on 3rd General Meeting (22 Feb. 2008)

The 3rd General Meeting of NARBO was held on 20-22, February 2008 in Solo/Surakarta, Indonesia with approximately 100 participants from 17 countries, and JRRN officially joined NARBO as one of new 9 members.

>> What’s NARBO ?
>> About 3rd General Meeting of NARBO

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Date: 2008.02.22 15:44

2nd ARRN Governing Council Meeting was held. (1 December 2007)

The 2nd ARRN Governing Council meeting was held on December 1, 2007 in Tokyo. Members were first briefed on the Annual Report 2007 that documented activities for 1 year since the establishment of ARRN. In the discussion conducted in the latter half of the meeting, members reviewed and exchanged opinions on issues including the organizational structure, future activities for the coming year, and the secretariat for the next term.

Participants:
Prof. Nobuyuki Tamai (Japan, Chair), Dr. Xiaogang Wang (China), Dr. Wengen Liao (China), Dr. Kookil Kim (Korea), Mr. Sukhyun Kim (Korea), Dr. Changwan Kim (Korea), Dr. Takashi Sunakawa (Japan), Dr. Junzo Sago (Japan), Dr. Kazumasa Ito (Japan), Mr. Martin Janes (UK, Observer), Mr. Surapol Pattanee (Thailand, Observer) and ARRN Secretariat

>>Agenda (PDF 100KB)

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Date: 2007.12.01 14:07