Integrated Management of International Rivers in
Response to Climate Change
Australian Leadership Awards
(ALA) Fellowships Program
Monday 20 June – Friday 1 July, 2011
Workshop: Monday 20 June - Friday 24 June, 2011
Treetops, Melbourne Museum
11 Nicholson Street, Carlton
Accommodation: The Westin
205 Collins Street, Melbourne
Telephone: +613 9635 2222
Host Organisation: Monash University
Wellington Road, Clayton
WORKSHOP COMMENCES
Day One: Monday 20 June, 2011
8:30 AM
Tea and Coffee
9:00 AM
- 9:10 AM
Welcome
9:10 AM
- 9:20 AM
Opening Address
SESSION ONE
Treetops, Melbourne Museum, Carlton
(Annexure A)
Dr Paul McShane
Monash Sustainability Institute
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Professor John Thwaites
Chairman, Monash Sustainability Institute
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Chair: Dr Paul McShane
Dr Paul McShane
Monash Sustainability Institute
Monash University
Melbourne, Australia
9:30 AM
- 10:00 AM
An integrated approach to river basin
management: challenges and opportunities
10:00 AM
- 10:30 AM
Climate change and the battle for water in
the Ganga and Brahmaputra river basins:
a treacherous trajectory
10:30 AM
- 11:00 AM
Morning Tea
11:00 AM
- 11:30 AM
A critical review of Ganga action and plan from
a policy and governance perspective
Professor N.C. Narayanan
CTARA, IIT Bombay, India
11:30 AM
Whole-of-ecosystem modelling for catchments:
- 12:00 NOON increasing systemic understanding of
ecosystems in the Murray-Darling Basin
Dr Philip Wallis
Monash Sustainability Institute
Monash University
Melbourne, Australia
12:00 NOON
- 12:30 PM
Climate change impact on water resources of the
Ganga and Brahmaputra river basins
12:30 PM
- 1:30 PM
Lunch
A/Professor Sharif As-Saber
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Dr Sandhya Rao
INRM Consultants
New Delhi, India
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SESSION TWO
Chair: Dr Paul McShane
Professor Mandira Singh Shrestha
International Centre for Integrated
Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
Kathmandu, Nepal
1:30 PM
- 2:00 PM
Trans-boundary co-operation in flood
risk management in the Hindu-Kush
Himalayan region
2:00 PM
- 2:30 PM
High altitude hydrology and mutual
interdependence in the region
2:30 PM
- 3:00 PM
Institutional issues in water management
3:00 PM
- 3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM
- 4:00 PM
Sustainable access to water:
need for paradigm shift
4:00 PM
- 4:30 PM
The Brahmaputra River: current knowledge base
for seeking a sustainable solution in a
trans-boundary perspective
4:30 PM
- 5:00 PM
Water resources modelling as a tool
for effective river basin management
5:00 PM
Close
Dr Shresth Tayal
The Energy and Resources
Institute (TERI), New Delhi, India
Dr Ganesh Pangare
International Union for Conservation
of Nature (IUCN), Bangkok, Thailand
Professor Joyashree Roy
Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
Professor Chandan Mahanta
Centre for the Environment
IIT, Gawahati, India
Ms Bushra Nishat
International Union for Conservation
of Nature (IUCN), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Day Two: Tuesday 21 June, 2011
8:30 AM
Tea and Coffee
SESSION ONE
Chair: Ms Fiona Chandler
Professor Dave Griggs
Monash Sustainability Institute
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
9:00 AM
- 9:30 AM
Climate science: current status and perspectives
9:30 AM
- 10:00 AM
Managing changing flow requirements for big
river systems: a case study from China
10:00 AM
- 10:30 AM
Knowledge management
10:30 AM
- 11:00 AM
Morning Tea
11:00 AM
- 12:30 PM
Knowledge management (continued)
12:30 PM
- 1:30 PM
Lunch
SESSION TWO
Ms Fiona Chandler
International WaterCentre
Brisbane, Australia
Dr Henry Linger
Faculty of Information Technology
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Chair: Ms Fiona Chandler
Dr Henry Linger
Faculty of Information Technology
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
1:30 PM
- 3:00 PM
Data management: integration across
state boundaries
3:00 PM
- 3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM
- 5:00 PM
Synthesis: Ganga and Brahmaputra river basins
5:00 PM
Close
6:30 PM
for 7:00 PM
Formal dinner at The Westin (The Wine Room)
(Lounge Suit/After Five)
9:30 PM
Dinner concludes
Sponsored by:
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Day Three: Wednesday 22 June, 2011
9:00 AM
Tea and Coffee
SESSION ONE
Professor Marika Vicziany
Monash Asia Institute
Monash University, Melbourne Australia
9:30 AM
- 10:00 AM
Prioritising threats to regional security:
nuclear arms vs. water scarcity
10:00 AM
- 10:30 AM
Appreciating wicked policy problems in the
Dr Philip Wallis
Murray-Darling Basin through
Monash Sustainability Institute
systemic inquiry
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
10:30 AM
- 11:00 AM
Morning Tea
11:00 AM
Discussion: Models
- 12:00 NOON
12:00 NOON
- 12:30 PM
Engaging stakeholders and the community
in creating healthy rivers
12:30 PM
- 1:30 PM
Lunch
Ms Fiona Chandler
International WaterCentre
Brisbane, Australia
SESSION TWO
1:30 PM
- 3:00 PM
Synthesis: Ganga and Brahmaputra river basins
3:00 PM
- 3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM
- 5:00 PM
Synthesis: Ganga and Brahmaputra river basins
5:00 PM
Close
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Day Four: Thursday 23 June, 2011
8:30 AM
Tea and Coffee
SESSION ONE
Professor N.C. Narayanan
CTARA, IIT Bombay, India
9:00 AM
- 9:30 AM
Challenges of developing a Ganga basin management
plan and a preliminary analysis of two major concerns
9:30 AM
- 10:00 AM
Policy challenges in the major river
systems of South Asia
10:00 AM
- 10:30 AM
Current initiatives in India towards integrated
water resources management
10:30 AM
- 11:00 AM
Morning Tea
11:00 AM
- 11:30 AM
Challenges in managing multiple goals in water
Professor Joyashree Roy
resource management: Experience from
Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
bottom up studies in Indian river basins
11:30 AM
Weathering the storm: a case study of
- 12:00 NOON India-Bangladesh shared water resources
12:00 NOON
- 12:30 PM
A new thrust in policy initiative towards a
future co-management strategy for the
Indo-Tibetan Brahmaputra basin under
emerging climate change scenarios
12:30 PM
- 1:30 PM
Lunch
Professor Mandira Singh Shrestha
International Centre for Integrated
Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
Kathmandu, Nepal
Dr Sandhya Rao
INRM Consultants
New Delhi, India
Dr Shresth Tayal
The Energy and Resources
Institute (TERI), New Delhi, India
Professor Chandan Mahanta
Centre for the Environment
IIT, Gawahati, India
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SESSION TWO
1:30 PM
- 2:30 PM
Strengthening regional co-operation on
water management through
trans-boundary water dialogues: a
Bangladesh-India initiative
2:30 PM
- 3:00 PM
An introduction to Bayesian network
models: a tool for integrated
management of river basins
3:00 PM
- 3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM
- 5:00 PM
Synthesis: Policy
5:00 PM
Close
Dr Ganesh Pangare
International Union for Conservation of
Nature (IUCN), Bangkok, Thailand
and: Ms Bushra Nishat
International Union for Conservation
of Nature (IUCN), Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dr Terry Chan
Water Studies Centre, Faculty of Science
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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Day Five: Friday 24 June, 2011
9:00 AM
Tea and Coffee
SESSION ONE
9:30 AM
- 10:00 AM
Bayesian network model case study
applications: the Ciliwung River
(Indonesia) and others
Dr Terry Chan
Water Studies Centre, Faculty of Science
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
10:00 AM
- 10:30 AM
Synopsis and next steps
Dr Paul McShane
Monash Sustainability Institute
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
10:30 AM
- 11:00 AM
Morning Tea
11:00 AM
- 12:30 PM
Open Discussion
12:30 PM
- 1:30 PM
Lunch
1:30 PM
Close
WORKSHOP CONCLUDES
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SIGHTSEEING
Day Six: Saturday 25 June, 2011
7:45 AM
Pick-up at The Westin
8:00 AM
- 10:00 AM
Arrive at the Queen Victoria Market (Heritage/Combo Tour)
Conducted on a tour of the Queen Victoria Market, visiting the three main
produce sections. There’ll be an opportunity to meet some of the specialist
traders and you’ll relive over 130 years of colourful history, and be taken on a
journey throughout the full market precinct. Discover secrets about the past life of
the Market and how the changing face of Melbourne was reflected in the produce
sold at the Market.
10:15 AM
Depart for Melbourne Zoo
10:30 AM
- 12:30 PM
Arrive at Melbourne Zoo (entrance adjacent the Royal Park railway station)
Zoos Victoria comprises three zoos: Melbourne Zoo; Healesville Sanctuary; and
Werribee Open Range Zoo. The combined Zoos welcome more than 1.6 million
visitors annually, making it Victoria's largest paid tourism attraction.
Zoos Victoria intends to be a true leader, including being the Australian authority
on captive animals, the major facilitator of wildlife knowledge leading to
conservation action, and a high profile model for conservation, environmental
sustainability and corporate social involvement.
12:35 PM
Depart to Williamstown
12:55 PM
- 3:00 PM
Arrive at Williamstown
3:30 PM
Depart Williamstown for Melbourne CBD (via the Williamstown Ferry [weather
permitting])
Lunch at Pelican’s Landing
1 Syme Street, Williamstown
Telephone: (03) 9397 0155
Cruise across Port Phillip Bay; cross under Melbourne’s Westgate and Bolte
Bridges; and traverse the Yarra River upstream to Southbank (opposite Flinders
Street Railway Station).
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Day Seven: Sunday 26 June, 2011
Free Day
Day Eight: Monday 27 June, 2011
10:00 AM
- 3:00 PM
Monash University, Caulfield Campus, for informal discussion
(Monash Asia Institute, 5th Floor, H Building)
(Annexure B)
FIELD TRIP
Day Nine: Tuesday 28 June, 2011
7:50 AM
Pick-up at The Westin
8:00 AM
- 10:30 AM
Depart to Benalla
Greeted by Mr Roger Wrigley, School of Geography and Environmental Science,
Faculty of Arts, Monash University
Contact:
Landline: 03 5722 2824
Mobile: 0429 016 466
Depart to Eildon, with today’s focus on the Goulburn River system. We’ll work our
way down from the Eildon Dam to Alexandra (where we’ll have lunch) and Yea
and then on to the Goulburn Weir, via the Goulburn Valley Highway. After
inspecting the weir, we’ll view the East Goulburn Irrigation District, and look at
water distribution and land use in the district.
From Shepparton, we head back to Benalla via the Midland Highway.
5:00 PM
- approx.
Return to Benalla
Overnight Accommodation:
Top of the Town Motel
136-138 Bridge Street, Benalla
Telephone: (03) 5762 4866
7:00 PM
- 9:00 PM
Dinner at Raffety’s
55 Nunn Street, Benalla
Telephone: (03) 5762 406
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Day Ten: Wednesday 29 June, 2011
9:00 AM
Pick-up at Top of the Town Motel
Today, we inspect the Broken River catchment. This will involve travelling from
Benalla to Lake Nillahcootie, then back via Benalla (where we’ll have lunch) to look
at the Winton Wetlands.
From there we will view the Casey’s Weir fish ladder, and agricultural enterprises
and water management at Dookie College.
We will have a good vantage point for views of the Murray-Darling Basin from
Mount Major.
3:00 PM
- approx.
Depart to Melbourne
5:30 PM
- approx.
Arrive at The Westin
Day Eleven: Thursday 30 June, 2011
10:00 AM
- 3:00 PM
Monash University, Caulfield Campus, for informal discussion
(Monash Asia Institute, 5th Floor, H Building)
(Annexure B
Day Twelve: Friday 1 July, 2011
10:00 AM
- 3:00 PM
Monash University, Caulfield Campus, for informal discussion
(Monash Asia Institute, 5th Floor, H Building)
(Annexure B)
Day Thirteen: Saturday 2 July, 2011
PROGRAM CONCLUDES
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