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Vol. 50 ILEC Information Delivery□■We would like to share with you four pieces of information.
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1. ILEC Newsletter No.70 is now available!
2. Video of Side Event on "Sustainable Lake Basin Management" at the UN 2023 Water Conference
3. Online Alumni Meeting for JICA-KCCP Training
4. Assistance at Online Workshop for Conservation and Management of Limboto Lake
◎1. ILEC Newsletter No.70 is now available!
International Lake Environment Committee (ILEC) has been issuing a newsletter approximately once a year
since 1986, featuring the latest information on efforts in lake basin management worldwide, with a focus on
our foundation's activities.
We are pleased to announce that the latest issue, No.70, has been released. This issue includes articles
related to the 19th World Lake Conference scheduled to be held in Balatonfured, Hungary in November ofthis year, as well as Sustainable Lake Management (SLM), which will be discussed at the conference.
You can download the newsletter from our website athttps://www.ilec.or.jp/wp-content/uploads/Newsletter70_e.pdf, so please take a look.
<Topics>■ Lake Balaton and Beyond: Linking Science, Culture, and Governance for the Sustainable Use of Lakes■ Report from a Former JICA Training Participant(Albania)■ Road to SLM (Sustainable Lake Management)■ Letter from Scientific Committee (India)■ The 14th Term Scientific Committee Comes on Board■ Our Activities Overview（FY2022）■ WLC19 Call for Participation■ Thank You for Your Support!
*The back issues are also available for download at https://www.ilec.or.jp/en/pubs/newsletter

＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿◎2. Video of Side Event on "Sustainable Lake Basin Management" at the UN 2023 Water Conference
The UN 2023 Water Conference is currently being held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York
from March 22 to 24, 2023. We are pleased to announce that Dr. Masahisa Nakamura, Vice President of theILEC, spoke at a side event organized by the Government of Indonesia and the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP) on the theme of "Sustainable Lake Management" at United Nations Headquarters inNew York.
The video is now available on the UN Webcast at
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1s/k1szyix6af?kalturaStartTime=3639.
(Full Video: https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1s/k1szyix6af )And we will keep you updated on the conference through SNS (https://www.facebook.com/ilec.english), soplease stay tuned! For more information about the conference, click here. →https://sdgs.un.org/conferences/water2023＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿◎3. Online Alumni Meeting for JICA-KCCP Training
An online alumni meeting for JICA-KCCP training on Integrated Lake Basin Management (ILBM) from thefiscal year 2020 to 2022 was held on March 13th, 2023. Nine participants, including one from 2020, twofrom 2021, and six from 2022, shared information on the progress and implementation of their action plansdeveloped during the training upon their return. They also strengthened their bonds through networking. We
plan to continue utilizing the benefits of online communication to follow up with the training participants
after their return.
ILEC website: https://www.ilec.or.jp/en/activities/resource/13164＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿◎4. Assistance at Online Workshop for Conservation and Management of Limboto LakeOn March 14, 2023, the Gorontalo Provincial Government in Indonesia supported by the Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA) held an online workshop aimed at enhancing mutual understanding between
Indonesian lake and reservoir conservation officials and Japanese experts. ILEC, along with other experts,
provided advice on water quality pollution prevention, and restoration of lake area and biodiversity.
The workshop was organized in response to the critical situation facing Limboto Lake due to soil erosion
and water pollution resulting from the expansion of the basin's development. The Gorontalo Provincial

Government sought assistance from JICA to improve water quality and lake basin management. About 60
people, including officials from the Gorontalo Provincial Government and Japanese experts, participated in
the workshop and shared their thoughts and ideas regarding the current situation of the lake and potentialsolutions.
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