ARRN News mail, Issue 2

November 20, 2009 | Category: News mail

Dear Sir or Madam,

We, the Asian River Restoration Network (ARRN), send you related information
on river restoration in Asia.

The function of the Secretariat of ARRN is currently carried out by the
Secretariat of JRRN, Japan River Restoration Network, and JRRN distributes
the "JRRN News mail" to JRRN members twice a week in Japanese.
(JRRN members: 389 indivisual and 13 organizations as of Oct. 2009)

Since we delivered the 250th issue today, we send an English version to
you as reference information.
We will try to deliver the similar newsmail to you once a month.

ARRN will also deliver the "ARRN Newsletter vol.4" soon. Please wait for a while.

Sincerely yours,

Secretariat of ARRN/JRRN

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JRRN News mail, Issue 250 (November 20, 2009)
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Japan River Restoration Network (JRRN: http://www.a-rr.net/jp/) is sending a news mail.

---Menu for this week--------------------------------------------------
<1>Latest articles about river restoration (for 3 days from Nov.17 to 19)
<2>New publication & magazine about river restoration
Nothing in particular
<3>Information from JRRN Secretariat
- Report on exchange with Chinese delegation from Hubei Provincial
Water Resource Bureau
<4>Information from JRRN members(Event, Publication, Technology etc.)
　 - Lecture"Connection of forest/river/sea bound together by citizen"
<5>Information from ARRN members(Event, Publication etc.)
　 - Master plan of four river restoration, KOREA (Japanese version)
- 8th International Symposium on ECOHYDRAULICS (ISE 2010)
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<1>Latest articles about river restoration (for 3 days from Nov.17 to 19)

[Waterfronts in general]

- Asian Youth Summit from tomorrow
　　　YOMIURI SHIMBUN - 2009.11.18
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/e-japan/osaka/news/20091119-OYT8T00077.htm

- "An excursion flag" arrives for rich sea festival at Nagara River
　　　MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS - 2009.11.17
http://mainichi.jp/area/aichi/news/20091118ddlk23040221000c.html

- Human Introduction, Secretary General Izu ocean nature private supplementary school
　　　MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS - 2009.11.17
http://mainichi.jp/area/shizuoka/news/20091118ddlk22070077000c.html

- Guidebook completion summarized nature and scene of Kaname basin
　　　KANAGAWA SHIMBUN - 2009.11.17
http://news.kanaloco.jp/localnews/article/0911170030/

- "A Danube - Mogami River photograph exhibition" begins in Yamagata
　　　YAMAGATA SHIMBUN - 2009.11.17
http://yamagata-np.jp/news/200911/17/kj_2009111700312.php

- Environmental safeguard type agriculture lecture aimed at symbiosis with Japanese crested ibis
　　　SAN-IN CHUO SHIMPO - 2009.11.17
http://www.sanin-chuo.co.jp/news/modules/news/article.php?storyid=516304004

- Kiso-gawa River underflow water decreases
　　　YOMIURI SHIMBUN - 2009.11.17
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/e-japan/aichi/news/20091117-OYT8T01329.htm

[Ecosystem]

- Dragonfly and grasshopper come cack after five-year forest and basin restoration experiment
　　　MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS - 2009.11.17
http://mainichi.jp/area/gifu/news/20091118ddlk21040208000c.html

[Water cycle]

- "New law need of water administration" expected to water cycle basics enactment by Shiga Governor. Kada
KYOTO SHIMBUN - 2009.11.12
http://www.kyoto-np.co.jp/article.php?mid=P2009111200182&genre=A2&area=S00

[Water quality]

- Protect "Ranunculus trichophyllus", at Takatsu river
　　　CHUGOKU SHIMBUN - 2009.11.18
http://www.chugoku-np.co.jp/News/Tn200911190014.html

- Osaka Prefecture inspected improvement effect of 3 companies new technologies for water quarity inprovement
　　　OSAKA NICHINICHI SHIMBUN - 2009.11.17
http://www.nnn.co.jp/dainichi/news/091118/20091118026.html

<2>New publication & magazine about river restoration

Nothing in particular

　*New publications: http://www.a-rr.net/jp/news/books/
　*New magazines: http://www.a-rr.net/jp/news/magazine/

<3>Information from JRRN Secretariat

- Report on exchange with Chinese delegation from Hubei Provincial Water
Resource Bureau CHINA (Nov. 13, 2009 in Tokyo JAPAN)

JRRN Secretariat had a meeting with Chinese delegation from Hubei Province
and supported their technical visit in Japan on 13 November 2009.

>> http://www.a-rr.net/jp/info/letter/activity/1754.html

<4>Information from JRRN members (events and publications in which JRRN
members are involved)

- Lecture "Connection of forest/river/sea bound together by citizen"

"Kaname River Basin Network" (JRRN member) will hold the lecture on river
and basin restoration "Connection of forest/river/sea bound together by
citizen" on 20 December 2009.

>> http://www.a-rr.net/jp/exchange/event/1755.html

　*Other information from JRRN members: http://www.a-rr.net/jp/exchange/

<5>Information from ARRN members(Event, Publication etc.)

- Master plan of four river restoration, KOREA (Japanese version)

Korea River Restoration Network (KRRN) provided a reference material about
"Master plan of four river restoration in KOREA".

>> http://www.a-rr.net/jp/exchange/news/1582.html

- 8th International Symposium on ECOHYDRAULICS (ISE 2010)

Asian River Restoration Network will hold the special session in the ISE2010.

>> http://www.ISE-2010.org

(Conclusion)

　We are accepting any requests from JRRN members at any time
- for example, "Please gather news reports such as…." or "Please send
information such as…." etc. Please contact us at info@a-rr.net.
A variety of information concerning the restoration of river restoration
is posted on the website of JRRN. http://www.a-rr.net/jp/

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