Developing regional collaboration in river basin
management in response to climate change
Workshop
Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 February, 2013
Hotel Himalaya
Kupondole Road, Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel: +977 1 552 3900
Fax: +977 1 552 3909
WORKSHOP COMMENCES
Tuesday 26 February, 2013
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Registration
Opening Session
09:00 AM – 10:15 AM
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM
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Dr David Molden, Director-General, ICIMOD: Official Welcome
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Dr Paul McShane, Monash University: Aligning research and policy for
regional collaboration in river basin management in response to
climate change
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Dr Mandira Shrestha, ICIMOD ,Nepal: Regional water related issues in
the Hindu Kush Himalayas
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Dr Douglas Hill, University of Otago, New Zealand: Management of
trans-boundary issues in water resource management given likely
change, cultural influences, and policy challenges associated with
poverty reduction, energy demand, and demography
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Introduction of Participants
Morning Tea and Group Photograph
Session Two:
10:45 AM – 12:30 PM
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Dr Nasreen Islam Khan, ANU: Working towards improving resilience
and adaptive capacity to climate change in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan
(HKH) region (China, Bangladesh, India and Nepal)
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Dr Shresth Tayal, TERI, India: Cryospheric influences on regional river
flows
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Dr Amina Khan, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan:
Towards an institutional framework for collaborative river basin
management in the Indus-Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Basin
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Dr Arun Bhakta Shrestha, ICIMOD, Nepal: Overview of River Basin
Programme in the new strategy of ICIMOD
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12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch
Session Three:
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Dr Terry Chan, Monash University: Systemic modelling for exploration
of climate change and policy options for integrated river basin
management
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Dr Jeremy Aarons, Monash University: Knowledge management for
collaborative participation in natural resource management in
response to climate change
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Mr Ch. Mushtaq Ahmad, and Mr Ashraf Abid, WAPDA: Management
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
of the rivers of Pakistan under climate change scenario
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3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Dr Shahriar Wahid, ICIMOD, Nepal: Water food energy: Aligning the
wheels in the Koshi River Basin
Afternoon Tea
Session Four:
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Dr Karma Chhopel, NEC, Bhutan: Water resources management in
Bhutan and adaptation measures to climate change
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Dr Gautam Rajkarnikar, Department of Hydrology and Meteorology
Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology: Flood Information
System in Nepal
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Discussion Session
5:00 PM
Close
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Workshop Reception and Dinner
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Wednesday 27 February, 2013
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Registration
Session One:
09:00 AM – 10:30 AM
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
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Professor Shaikh Abdus Salam, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh: River
basin management issues, Bangladesh
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Mr Pradeep Mool, ICIMOD, Nepal, Monitoring and assessment
cryosphere in the Hindu Kush Himalayas
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Professor Narendra Raj Khanal, and Professor Prem Sagar Chapagain,
Tribhuvan University, Nepal: Flood risk management in transboundary rivers of Nepal: Issues and Challenges
Morning Tea
Session Two:
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Professor Hari K. Shrestha, Nepal Engineering College: Sand mining as
an adaptation measure to climate change induced disaster in Chitwan
District of Nepal
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Dr Dhruba Pant, GWP and JVS, Nepal : Institutional arrangement for
river basin management in Nepal
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Mr Pabitra Gurung, Research Officer, International Water
Management Institute, Nepal (IWMI): Climate change and its impact
on river basin hydrology
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Dr Jagat K. Bhusal, Chairperson, The Society of Hydrologists and
Meteorologists, Nepal: River basins and water resources management
issues in Nepal
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch
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Session Three:
GROUP DISCUSSION:
- Moderated by Dr Paul McShane and Dr Mandira Shrestha
1.
How can a more collaborative approach to water resource management be
developed in the region?
(context: climate is changing, human population is growing, demand for
water is increasing, construction of dams is increasing, land is being cleared,
states are responsible for water resource management)
2.
How can ecosystem services be more appropriately considered in water
resource allocation decisions?
(context: land clearing increases run off and sedimentation resulting in
contaminated water bodies and flash floods, forestry is consistent with clean
water catchments and can return a livelihood to local communities while
improving the water quality for downstream states)
3.
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
What legal and regulatory interventions can be considered given current
governance applicable to river basins in the region? What case studies
could be considered to integrate governance, legislation and regulations
applicable to water resource management in the region?
(context: many states are reviewing their legislation and governance
applicable to water resource management e.g. in India. However, in many
cases laws and regulations applicable to land and water resource
management are in conflict and contrary to objectives of sustainable
resource management. An opportunity presents to review applicable
governance in a case study example which crosses state (and national)
boundaries).
4.
How can traditional wisdom be better incorporated into knowledge
management to better inform policy applicable to river basin
management?
(context: knowledge management is the systematic collection and sharing of
information to inform policy and to improve understanding among planners,
policy makers and governors who influence water resource management
decisions. Traditional wisdom harnesses knowledge of previous events
relevant to today [e.g. natural disasters and community response]. It offers
insights into community level understanding of potential policy interventions
[e.g. water sharing]).
Participants will be divided into two groups. Each group will identify a chair
and a rapporteur for the discussion.
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3:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Afternoon Tea
Session Four:
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
5:00 PM
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Presentation on GROUP DISCUSSIONS
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Dr Paul McShane, Monash University: Synthesis and Next steps
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Dr Mandira Shrestha, ICIMOD, Nepal: Close
Close
WORKSHOP CONCLUDES
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