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World Water Day, UNESCAP, Bangkok, 22 March 2006

Towards Sustainable Water Resource Management – Actions & Programmes of UNESCO in Asia Pacific

Han Qunli – UNESCO Office, Jakarta


Contribute to the UN World Water Assessment Programme

Water for PeopleWater for Life

1st UN World Water Development Report (2003)

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Contribute to the UN World Water Assessment Programme

Water: a shared responsibility

2nd UN World Water Development Report

(2006)

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UNESCO Science Programmes –2002-2007:

A top priority: Water and Associated Ecosystems

IHP - International Hydrological Programme


UNESCO IHP

The Programme started as the International Hydrological Decade (IHD, 1965-1974) and was followed by the International Hydrological Programme (IHP) in 1975

Execution in phases of a 6-year duration, using working groups, symposia, workshops, publications and extra-budgetary research and capacity building projects

Over 140 IHP National Committees, governed by IHP Council – meeting every two years, and regional IHP Committees

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UNESCO IHP

The current phase of IHP, IHP-VI, covering the period 2002-2007, is devoted to "Water Interactions: Systems at Risk and Social Challenges".IHP-VI topics on hydrologic research, water resources management and education are framed in five themes– Theme 1 - Global Changes and Water Resources – Theme 2 - Integrated Watershed and Aquifer Dynamics – Theme 3 - Land Habitat Hydrology – Theme 4 - Water and Society – Theme 5 - Water Education and Training


Major achievements

Numerous hydrological maps for water-short developing countries and standardized mapping techniquesDocumentation on regional water balanceTechniques for evaluating impacts of water projects such as dams and reservoirsNew techniques for measuring sedimentation in freshwater rivers and lakes Training, and regional research projects and networking

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Scientific publications

Catalogue of Rivers for Southeast Asia and the Pacific5 catalogues (Vol. I-II-III-IV-V), 115 basins from 13 countries


Asian Pacific Flow Regimes from International Experimental and Network Data (AP FRIEND)

• Launched in 1997 with the 1st Phase ended in 2002, - publication of the report of 1st

phase.

• International collaborative project of IHP, involving 13 countries in Asia-Pacific region. Primary objective to improve understanding of hydrological variability and similarity across time and space in order to develop hydrological science and practical design methods

• Currently (phase 2) working on rainfall database and intensity of flood durations

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Diverse technical training courses

Training at Institute for Infrastructural, Hydraulicand Enviromental Engineering, NetherlandsAP serial training courses at the Institute of Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Sciences of the Nagoya University in JapanReginal thematic training courses (groundwater, hydrological data base management, etc.)Training at Institute of Sedimentation, ChinaTraining course on the management of tropical lakesand reservoirs at Bogor, Indonesia


Community-based Flood Mitigation, Bidara Cina, Jakarta, Indonesia

The flood mitigation project is intended to strengthen the capacity of local community, particularly who live in large urban areas to cope with recurrent floods.

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Community-based Flood Mitigation, Bidara Cina, Jakarta, Indonesia

Knowledge and awareness raising through training on preparedness, search and rescue, post-flood health management, waste management and leadership training, through community gathering and simulation exercises by using participatory approach.


Aquifer Recharge Project, BinhThuan Province, Vietnam – system rehabilitation

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uhhan1 The Binh Thuan Province is located along the coastal plain in the lower part of Central Eastern Viet Nam.

Before 1975 the area was covered by a dense tropical forest, which was clear-cut to make room to rice fields (which were never developed) and massive desertification resulted.

Due to an uneven rainfall distribution and a four months period (from December to March) characterized by very little precipitation, the area suffers considerable water shortage during the dry season.Han Qunli, 3/22/2006

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Community Water Supply and Sanitation in Siberut, Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra, Indonesia

Maileppet

The project was carried out using a participatory bottom-up approach: all community members were directly involved in designing and building the water supply system and its regulation for the maintenance of the facility.


Community Water Supply and Sanitation in Siberut, Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra, Indonesia

Rokdok, 2003

All primary responsibilities regarding project management were assumed by the local community through the water management committee. This process helped to guarantee the integration between scientific knowledge and customary practices in developing sustainable community-based water management practice in an indigenous setting.

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UNESCO Science Programmes:

Top Priority: Water and Associated Ecosystems

MAB – Man and the Biosphere Programme


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World Water Day, UNESCAP, Bangkok, 22 March 2006482 Biosphere Reserves in the world (102 countries)

Different systems are referred now, such as WWF Eco-region, BD Hotspots, etc.

World Water Day, UNESCAP, Bangkok, 22 March 2006Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve, Cambodia, 1997

TonleTonle Sap BR (1997)Sap BR (1997)

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Large wetlands at Lao -Cambodia border

Siphandone Area as well as Xe Piane wetland

For Biosphere Reserve and Ramsar sites

Map from ABC Protected Areas Systems Review of the Indo-Malayan Realm (Lao and its neighbours)


Ecohydrology application in wetlands of Mekong

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Toba Lake - Indonesia

A river basin based PA strategy taking into account the biological, hydrological but particularly socio-economic, cultural context needed.

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WORLD HERITAGE: Culture and Nature

Tropical Rainforest Heritage Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra supports water for of Sumatra supports water for more than 10 million peoplemore than 10 million people

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Water – a shared responsibilityUNESCO is working with its Member

States and other UN Agenciesto fulfill its part of responsibility

through its mandates

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