ISSN 0912-7402

No.57: April 2013

– Save Water, Save Lakes –Message from Director General
The International Lake Environment
Committee

Foundation(ILEC)

was

continue to deteriorate, due to overexploitation by humans and accelerating

established by the Shiga Prefecture inglobal1986, following the Shiga Conference on

characteristics, lakes and their basins areConservation and Management of World

water systems that are highly difficult to

Lake Environment of 1984, which wasmanage,held in Otsu, Japan. The Shiga Conference

consideration. Furthermore, it is no

was the event at which then Executive

exaggeration to say that sustainable

Director M. K. Tolba of the United

management of lake basins provides a

Nations Environment Program (UNEP)

solid

proposedanmanagement of all water systems. Indeed,international committee to realize theit is time that the importance of lakes

national water management plans andtrans-generational succession of theshould be recognized once again on a

strategies in some major lake basins in

Conference and to help the world develop

global basis.

developing countries.

theestablishmentofa rational management plans for lakes andwarming.

thus

foundation

Becauseofrequiring

to

their

specific

ensuresound

Based on this belief, in recent years

Finally, we would like to extend our

ILEC has been promoting Integrated Lake

sincere gratitude to our partners andSince that time, in order to promote

Basin Management (ILBM) globally.

collaborators

environmentally sound management of the

ILBM is a concept that assists bothsupport for our Foundation. With ourworld’s lakes, ILEC, in cooperation withgovernment agencies and stakeholder

activities

international and domestic organizations,groups, requiring them to understand andrecognized, the Japanese Governmenthas been engaged in research activities

appreciate the characteristics of lakes indesignated ILEC as a Public Interest(e.g., preparation of the World Lake

regardIncorporated Foundation. With this fresh

Database,management

their catchment basins.

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of

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services

for

your

havinglongstanding

becomewidelystart, ILEC will continue its long-termManagement Series, and World Lake

through long-term commitment to improve

international

Vision) and capacity building activities

lake basin governance.

environment conservation. Once again, we(e.g., environmental education and JICA

commitment

for

lake

To further promote this ILBM concept,

thank you very much for your continuing

all,

ILEC also has developed a practicalsupport and look forward to our future

Lakeframework, the ILBM Platform, a processcollaborative activities.

Conferences which inherited the legacy ofwhereby all stakeholders are involved in

the Shiga Conference ’84.

gradually

training

courses),

continuation

of

and
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above
World

addressing

lake

basin

Many of the environmental conditions

governance issues. The Platform Processof the world lakes and their basins

has been established, and even included in

IN
THIS
ISSUE

Hironori HAMANAKA
Director General
International Lake Environment
Committee Foundation■Message from Director General■Scientific Journal of ILEC, “Lakes & Reservoirs”■ILBM Platform Process Is Growing - Part Ⅱ■Overview of ILEC Activities (Oct. 2012 - Mar. 2013)■Merits of the ILBM Platform Process■ILEC Board Members Reorganized■Lakes of the World: Lake Rara (Nepal)■11th Term Scientific Committee Comes on Board■A Letter from Scientific Committee (India)■Hot News! The 15th World Lake Conference■A Report from a Former JICA Trainee (Costa Rica)

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ILBM Platform Process Is Growing - Part Ⅱ
Integrated Lake Basin Management(ILBM) and its Platform process arebeing promoted around the world (Fig.
1). As a sequel to the cover article ofthe previous issue (No. 56), where we
introduced you to the ILBM-based
activities in 1) the Philippines and 2)
Malaysia, this issue features the cases
from Nepal and India. In these twocountries, ILBM is beginning to take acentral role in guiding not only basin
community activities, but also national
government policies.
Figure 1: ILBM-related Case Study Lake Locations

3) Nepalhighsteps) and wetlands. All are relatively

Lakemountains, the mid-hill regions and inshallow and small in size. The

Conservation Development Committee

the Tarai districts (the wetland areas at

proportion of manmade water bodies is(NLCDC) in 2006 within the Ministry

the lowest outer foothills of themuch larger than that of natural waterof Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation.

Himalaya). During the study period,

bodies. They have historically been

The Committee undertook a national

individual Lake Briefs were preparedsubjected to three major causes ofsurvey, identifying nearly 5,400 lakes

for Lake Phewa, Rupa and Begnas inresource degradation as follows: (a)located in the low and high altitude

the Pokhara Region. In August 2012,

due to urbanization, a number ofregions. These lakes serve various

two NLCDC representatives visited

smaller lakes have been reclaimed,

purposes for the riparian communities

ILEC and Shiga University, Japan, todrastically reducing the water bodyas their vital sources of water anddiscuss the Nepal National Lakemorphology; (b) water pollution caused

related livelihood possibilities. They

Strategic Plan, focusing on biodiversity

by sewage, nutrient-rich agricultural

also support tourism, playing a key roleinlakes.

runoff, and toxic industrial effluentsin the biodiversity conservation in the

Currently, NLCDC is making efforts toresulted in lost productivity and quality

Himalayan environment.

bring their own committee together

use in such sectors as fisheries, dairy,

In December 2008, ILEC conductedwith the National Wetlands Committee

and recreational activities, and (c) aan ILBM consultative visit to Lake

(NWC) to strengthen information-variety of socio-economic, political andPhew, Rupa, and Begnas in Nepal. In

oriented ILBM activities.

religious factors lead to failure of

The

NepaleseestablishedtheGovernment
National

expanded

the

to

lakes

Himalayan

inthealpinesustainable management.

March 2010, NLCDC organized a
Nepali National Workshop on ILBM in

4) India

The Lake Briefs have been prepared

Katmandu and Pokhara in collaboration

Impounded (lentic) water systems infor : (1) the reservoirs located in rivers

with ILEC, Ministry of Environment,

India, numbering more than one(i.e., Ujjani Reservoir on the Upper

Nepal and other governmental /million, can be categorized into natural

Bhima River, a tributary of the Krishnainternational agencies in Nepal. The

lakes, reservoirs, ponds, temple tanks,

River; Lake Bhopal or Bhoj Wetland

momentum generated through thestep wells (wells in which the water canon the Kolans River, a tributary of theinitial round of activities is being

be reached by descending a set of

Halai River); (2) the impoundments2basedon

topography(Lake

Pushkar.

Hussainsagar in Hyderabad; lakeactivities have sprouted out and have

(Pune) to learn lessons from their(Lake Pushkar); and (4) downstream

been actively pursued in most of the

Indian ILBM partners. In February

reservoirsofabove lake basins, in connection with2013,

Udaisagar

and

local

and

Workshop on ILBM was co-organized

relatedlakes

intraditions,

ILBM

ILBM

Anasagar in Ajimer); (3) temple tanks
(Lake

the

through

approach visited Ujjani Reservoir

areas

India,

issuesPlatform

urban

In

sanitation

religions

the

first

IndianNational

Udaipur). An ILBM workshop in India

community-based

initiatives,by Chilika Development Authority

was first convened in August 2008 inpresenting a showcase of ILBM

(CDA), and ILEC in Bhubaneswar,

collaboration

Heartware (i.e., soul, culture andOrissa, India, inviting Environment

Association of Aquatic Biologists

memories)

Minister(IAAB) for Lake Hussainsagar andrepresented by Jal Dindi, or a water

Government. ILBM is expected to play

Ujjani Reservoir. In August 2009,

pilgrimage in Pune. In July 2011,a leading role in the National Lakeconsultative visits and workshops were

supported by ILEC, some African

Conservation Plan of India.

conducted in Udaipur, Bhopal andmemberswiththeIndianactivities,

addressing

typically

water

of

the

OrissaState

andMerits of the ILBM Platform Process
As introduced in the previous issue (No. 56), the first stepof the ILBM Platform process is to acknowledge the state offollowing merits (Table 2) being identified, the ILBM
Platform process is currently growing around the world.

their lake basin management by making a Lake Brief, oracollective action report. Guidelines for Lake Brief
Preparation (www.ilec.or.jp/en/pubs/p2/lake_brief), published

Table 2: Identified Merits of
the ILBM Platform Process

by ILEC, is to help basin communities prepare their own lake

1. Non-prescriptive design: The non-prescriptive

briefs. Table 1 shows a general outline of the report, along

and flexible narratives of the lake brief allow the basin

which the stakeholders can systematically raise appropriate

community’s values, in terms of socio-cultural andquestions for corrective actions.

historic backgrounds, to be properly reflected in the
ILBM Platform process.

Table 1: General Outline of a Lake Brief

2. Updating of information: The periodic revision of

1. Introduction

Lake Briefs also helps update the issues and prepares

2. Description of the Lake (supplemented by Annex 1)

the stakeholders to meet new challenges.

3. Management of the Lake and Its Basin
4. Major “Impact Stories” of the Lake

3. Joint preparation: The joint preparation of a Lake

5. Major Lake Basin Governance Issues

Brief helps clarify specific needs, challenges, and(supplemented by Annex 2)
6. Key Challenges to Lake Governance(supplemented by Annex 2)
7. References
In particular, these two questionnaires or check lists

approaches for productively addressing important lakebasin government issues.
4. Wide range of issues without prejudice: The
Lake Brief design and the ILBM Platform concept
accommodate

a

wide

range

of

views

from

(Annex 1 & 2, as attached at the end of the guideline) are

stakeholders and individuals without undue prejudice

very useful: one is for data and information on biophysicalor prerogatives.

and managerial issues facing the lake basin (Annex 1) and the

5. Fostering of common vision: The ILBM Platform

other, based on the ILBM Six Pillars (Institution, Policy,

provides a basis for sharing a common vision and forParticipation, Technology, Information, Finance), is forresolving differences in ideas.

governance issues facing the lake basin (Annex 2). With its
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Lakes of the World

Lake Rara: The Himalayan Lake Treasure of Nepal
Shailendra Pokharel １“Standing as a large deep body ofwater, there is nothing remotely tocompare with Rara in any otherproposed conservation area in Nepal”- Melvin Boltin made a note while
doing ecological survey in 1976. Now,
Rara as the largest Himalayan lake of
Nepal occupying a core freshwater
body of 10.8 km2 at the heart of Rara
National Park (RNP) lends its name tothe park in 1976. It has been designatedas one of the Ramsar sites and also thenatural heritages of Nepal. The primaryobjective of RNP is to protect Rara inrecognizing it as the Himalayan lake
treasure of Nepal.
Rara lies at an elevation of 2,990 m in
Mugu district of Nepal (Karnali Zone:
Midwestern Region). It is oval in shapewith maximum length of 5 km, widthof 3 km and depth of 167 m. There isno perennial inflow except the runoff from the surrounding hills andsome streams. The Nijar Khola is the
only outflow eventually draining into
Mugu Karnali River - one of thetributaries of the trans-boundary
Karnali River.
The climate at Rara is as common as
to the Himalaya i.e., dry winter and wet
monsoonal summer. Winter is severe
from December to April. The monsoon
is short (July to October). Averageannual temperature is over 11°C andrainfall is about 800 mm. With modest
facilities, Rara has full potential toattract all seasons / types of visitors.
Basin of Lake Rana is enriched with
1,024 plant species with 4 types ofvegetation like blue pine up to 3,200
m often dominated by blue pine (Pinus
wallichiana),
rhododendron(Rhodendron arboretum), black juniper(Juniperus wallichiana), west Himalayan
spruce (Picea smithiana), oak (Quercus
semecarpifolia) and Himalayan cypress(Cupressus torulosa); fir (3,200 - 3,600 m)
with fir (Abies spectabilis) and Quercus
semecarpifolia; birch-rhododendron(above 3,600 m) often with birch (Betula
utilis) and dwarf rhododendron

Lake Rara(Rhododendron companulatum); andalpine meadows above the tree-line withalpine scrub (Juniperus indica,
Juniperus lindleyana) and grasses(Aletris pauciflora, Carex atrofusca,
Juncus himalaensis, Kobresia duthiei,
Parnacia nubicola and Polygonum sp.).
Further, the basin environment iswonderful destination for NTFPs andherbal plants.
51 mammals species, 214 species ofbirds, 3 species of fish, 1 species ofamphibian (Rana rara) andone
species of herpetofauna (Amphiesma
platyceps) are enumerated from thebasin which is ideal for endangered
musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster),
Himalayan black beer (Ursus
selenarctos thibetanus), leopard(Panthera pardus), red panda (Ailurus
fulgens). The basin is an importanthalting station for migratory waterfowls
across the Himalayas. Coots (Fulica atra)
are plentiful; some time throughout theyear. Great-created grebe (Podiceps
nigricollis), red-crested pochard (Netta
ragina), mergus merganser and gulls(Larus sp.) are among winter visitors.
The lake is a home for 3 endemic speciesof fish such as Schizothorax
macropthalus, S. nepalensis and S.
raraensis.
Basin of Rara has not beendelineated yet, though it extends overMugu and Jumla districts. Surroundedby snow-clad mountains, deepened
amidst dense forest, pranked by diverse

1 Dr. Pokharel is the President of Conservation Development Foundation (CODEFUND) Nepal.

Contact: shailendrapokharel@gmail.com

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wildlife and intense beauty; such
Himalayan lake treasure has not been
yet reflected into the livelihoods ofpeople living in the basin. Very nominalof >11,000 people live in buffer zone ofthe park - which virtually is also the
population of the basin - are living withextreme misery, wretchedness andhunger. Some resources - bothgovernment and non-government - haveannual landing to Rara, but their returnat the end often noticed either silenceor very nominal.
ILBM Platform is a dynamic andevolving
management
practiceprovidingopportunity
toallstakeholders such as communities,
managers, politicians, decision makers
and scientists to feel lake as resourcethat has strength to regulate
environment, and also to pay forprosperity to all; at the same time.
National
Lake
Conservation
Development Committee - a formal
government institution in Nepal forlakes - should look over the silence ofRara at present, and make it very
vibrant through ILBM platform process
gradually. Lake harmony is next tochange livelihood harmony, andHimalayan lake Rara has comparativeadvantage for it … it does not needadditional cost for natural recovery,
what we need is to explore prosperous
dimension of the lake following ILBM
Platform process.
Note: This article is based on a management
plan of Lake Rara.

A Letter from Scientific Committee

Ecosystem Health Assessment Report Card for Chilika Lake
Ajit Kumar Pattnaik (India)
Chilika is the largest wetland along theeast coast of India, situated between latitude
190 28’ and 190 54’ N and longitude 850 05’
and 850 38’ E is a designated Ramsar site.
This unique ecosystem is known for its
amazing biodiversity and is wintering groundfor more than one million migratory birds.
The highly productive lake ecosystem with
its rich fishery resources sustains the
livelihood of more than 0.2 million-fisher
folk who live in and around the lake. The
spatial and temporal salinity gradientsresulting from the freshwater flow from thedrainage basin and the seawater influx; leads
to the unique characteristics of an estuarine
eco-system, exercising a continuous andselective influence on its biota. The
hydrological alterations resulted in change in
its ecological characters and it was added to
the list the Montreux Record (the list of
threatened Ramsar sites) in 1993. Chilika
Development Authority (CDA) initiated therestoration process and after the successfulhydrological interventions in 2000, there havebeen significant improvement of the lakeecosystem and it was removed from theMontreux Record in 2002 by Ramsar
Secretariat.
Considering the sensitive lake ecosystem,a close monitoring of the lake is being carriedout by CDA to assess the impact of various
management interventions. To make themonitoring more robust, buoy mounted
sensors are deployed at ten strategic locations
to monitor the lake water quality on real timebasis at fifteen minutes interval. For wider
dissemination of the outcome of themonitoring process and stakeholder
engagement, the “Ecosystem Health Report
Card” is being adopted by CDA.
The Ecosystem Health Report Card
provides the scientific information in clear
and simple languages as well as graphics
which serves as a basis for better
understanding of the health of the ecosystem
and also provides opportunities to evaluate
the impacts of management actions that are
pursued to reach the desired goal. It iseffective means of tracking and reporting thehealth of a wetland at both local and regional
scales. It would also provide a transparent,
timely and regionally detailed integrated
ecosystem health assessment by setting theecological thresholds for the Chilika system
based on the review of published scientific
literature and technical reports.
CDA, in collaboration with the National
Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management(NCSCM) and Maryland University, USA,develops an integrated ecosystem healthassessment for Chilika Lake and its basinusing the identified reporting indicators tocreate a ranking valuation scheme to compare
ecosystem health assessments both
geographically and over time.
Different ecosystem indices; both physicochemical and biological parameters are beingcombined together to create an ecosystem
health index. Scientific representation of
ecosystem health indexes with spatially
explicit maps would be readily
understandable by policy-makers, scientists,
and most importantly would ensure local-

level stakeholder engagement.
For Chilika Lake, the ecosystem healthwould be a synthesis of three water quality
indicators (Chl-a, DO, water clarity) andthree biotic indicators (seagrass,phytoplankton and benthic community). Eachparameter is compared with scientificallyderived ecological thresholds. The six
indicators are combined into one overarching
Ecosystem Health Index, which can bepresented as the report card score.
The Chilika Lake Ecosystem HealthReport Card is unique in the sense that itprovides a geographically detailed andintegrated approach to form numericalrankings of four reporting regions (Northern,Southern, Central and outer channel) on anannual basis. This approach compliments
those focusing on assessment over longer
time frames. The geographic detail provided
in the report card reflects the complexity of
Chilika Lake and its tributaries, and provides
information that can help guide and focus on
restoration efforts. It is proposed to replicate
this in other wetlands and in Laguna de Bay.

Ecosystem Health Index

Chief Minister of Orissa Being Briefed on the Ecosystem Health Report Card & ILBM (Feb. 6, 2013)

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A Report from a Former JICA Trainee
Manuel Guerrero Hernández, M.Sc. (Costa Rica)
Mr. Manuel Guerrero Hernández participated in the Environmental Education Focused on Fresh
Water Environment Course commissioned by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in
2009. Mr. Guerrero is a biologist who has been working for FUNDECOR (a Costa Rican NGO
established in 1989) as a coordinator of the Environmental Education Program for twelve years. In
this particular year (2013), he has been in charge of implementing water projects in theFoundation. Two of them have special relevance to what he learned from the JICA training course.

GAM Water Trust Found
This project is a public-private
initiative that involves the Costa Rican
Government, private companies, NGOs,
several social actors, and communities. It
has been established in the Costa Rica
Metropolitan Area (GAM, due to its
Spanish name) which supports 54% of
the country’s population (2,500,000
habitants). Specifically designed for the“Río Virilla” and the “Río Grande”
basins, the project has been possible
thanks to the donation of $200,000 fromthe CRUSA Foundation as the seed
investment for the Trust Found. The main
goal is to establish a base line diagnosis
using GIS and community consultant as
primary tools. The creation of aninvestment portfolio is the final objective,
and the target is to identify the principal
areas, which have both environmental
and ecosystem services.
By using different initiatives, it would
be possible to conserve both of the rivers
and to create good environmental
practices that could serve as mindchangers for the habitants of this area. A
promotion group has been formed for the

project of somestrategic institutions
that have theiractivities in theinfluence area. This
group will become
the main board incharge of approving
the specific actions
to improve andmaintain the healthof the basins and toassure a better life
quality for the people
live in the GAM.

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A Water Quality Workshop with Macro Invertebrates
in Sarapiquí, Costa Rica

Pococi-Guácimo Aquifer
Valorization ProjectThis two-year–project has its main
objective to work with two communities
in environmental education. An
environmental mural contest among thetwelve high schools already selected fromthe area will be organized each year.
Participating schools will be asked topaint a maximum of two murals,

A Lecture about How to Implement the “Carbon-Neutral”
Framework the Ministry of Public Education (MEP)

Mr. Manuel Guerrero
Hernández

representing the great value of theaquifer. This is a valuable technique toshow all school communities theimportance of protecting these areas. The
project will also involve police officers
from these two Cantons. A series ofworkshops on their role in the aquifer
protection will be conducted, whereparticipants learn the law, protected areas
management, and how to measure theriver water quality of the region.
＊For more information: www.fundecor.org

A Lecture about the Anthropogenic Influence onthe Water Quality of theSarapiquí River Basin, in the Universidad Nacional (UNA), Costa Rica

Table of Contents
Volume 17, Issue 3 (September 2012)
Article Title
Featured
ArticlesAuthor (s)Patterns of Lake Balkhash water level changes and theirclimatic correlates during 1992-2010 period (pp.161-169)

Pavel Propastin

The influences of typhoon-induced mixing in a shallow
lake (pp.171-183)

Nobuaki Kimura, Wen-Cheng Liu, Chin-Yu Chiu
and Tim Kratz

A case study of water retention and ecosystem functioning
restoration in Wenying Lake (China) (pp.185-190)

Gang Pan, Zengguang Zhang, Liwen Li, Liang Li,
Dan Wang and Maria C. Matos

Payments for watershed services: Directing incentives
for improving lake basin governance (pp.191-206)

Hebin Lin and Masahisa Nakamura

Lake watershed management: Services, monitoring,funding and governance (pp.207-223)

Hebin Lin and Masahisa Nakamura

Aspects of the biology of Labeo cylindricus (Pisces:
cyprinidae) in Lake Baringo, Kenya (pp.225-229)

Chrisphine S. Nyamweya, Chrisestom M. Mlewa,
Charles C. Ngugi,
Boaz Kaunda-Arara, James Njiru, John W.
Gichuki, William O. Ojwang and Jacob E. Ojuok

Impacts of Microcystis on algal biodiversity and use of
new technology to remove Microcystis and dissolved
nutrients (pp.231-239)

Tracey Magrann, Stephen G. Dunbar, Danilo S.
Boskovic and William K. Hayes

Volume 17, Issue 4 (December 2012)
Article Title

Author (s)Editorial

Continuing improvements in lake basin assessment andmanagement, and a new journal feature (pp.241-242)

Walter Rast

Featured
ArticlesCharacterization of water quality in a small hydropower
plant reservoir in southern Brazil (pp.243-251)

Adriana M. Pimenta, Edelti, Albertoni and Cleber
Palma-Silva

Urban lakes in a developing nation: Drivers, states andimpacts of water quality and quantity in Dhaka,Bangladesh (pp.253-263)

Md. Nazrul Islam, Daisuke Kitazawa, Daniel M.
Runfola and Nicholas M. Giner

Climate change does not explain all historical changes in the
pelagic ecosystem of Lake Kariba (Zambia-Zimbabwe) (pp.265-274)

Brian E. Marshall

Phytoplankton biomass and primary production dynamics
in Lake Kariba (pp.275-289)

Ndebele-Murisa M. Regina, Musil C. Frank andRaitt L. Miles

Occurrence of Culturable Vibrio cholerae from Lake
Victoria, and Rift Valley Lakes Albert and George, Uganda(pp.291-299)

Martha Kaddumukasa, David Nsubuga andFredrick J. Muyodi

An assessment of sediment reuse for sedimentmanagement of Gallito Ciego Reservoir, Peru (pp.301-314)

Katja Walter, Gunter Gunkel and Nadia Gamboa

7Overview of ILEC Activities (October 2012 - March 2013)2012
October 24-26

Collaboration with Kyoto University’s
Asian Core Program (ACP):
Scientific Committee Chair Masahisa Nakamura andAssistant Coordinator Yasue Hagihara attended a field trip
to Yahagi River basin with Malaysian delegates, (Aichi,
Japan). Dr. Nakamura also conducted an ILBM workshop
for the delegates. (Shiga, Japan). The delegates werevisiting Japan through “ACP: Risk-based Asian Oriented
Integrated Watershed Management” (Sponsored by Japan
Society for the Promotion of Science - JSPS).

November 7-9

Participation in NALMS 32nd
International Symposium
Dr. Nakamura and Scientific Committee Vice-Chair Walter Rast
attended the North American Lake Management Society(NALMS)’s 32nd International Symposium, and organized an
ILBM session. Mr. Alejandro Juarez (Director General, Corazon
de la Tierra, Mexico) who was invited by ILEC presented a Lake
Chapala case at the session. During the symposium, posters andpublications of ILEC were exhibited (Madison, Wisconsin, USA).

November 22-23
Collaboration with Kyoto University’s ACP:
Senior Director Satoru Matsumoto participated in the ACP 2ndComprehensive Symposium, held as part of “ACP: Risk-based
Asian Oriented Integrated Watershed Management”, Sponsored by
JSPS-Japan (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).

December 3-5

WLC15 Consultative Visit
For the Fifteenth World Lake Conference (WLC15, Perugia2014) preparatory discussion, the ILEC Scientific Committee
Members (Drs. Nakamura, Rast and Luigi Naselli-Flores) and
Secretariat (Dr. Matsumoto and Ms. Hagihara) visited the local hostorganization, the Umbria Scientific Meeting Association (USMA),
dignitaries of the local universities in Perugia and mayors of thesurrounding comuni of Lake Trasimeno (Umbria, Italy).

2013
January 15-16

Domestic Workshop on Lake Basin Governance
ILEC collaborated with Shiga University to organize a domestic workshop for governance issues in some Japanese lakes which are notdesignated by the national law (Shiga, Japan).
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January 18 - March 14

8th JICA Training and Dialogue Program
ILEC conducted the Integrated Lake Basin Management for Lake
Environment Training Course (Commissioned by Japan International
Cooperation Agency) for ten trainees from seven different countries(Argentina, Brazil, Malawi, Myanmar, Morocco, Uganda, andZimbabwe), including technical staffs and researchers of government
agencies and institutions (Shiga and several other prefectures, Japan).

January 20

Rio+20 Wrap-up Symposium
As a presenter and a panelist, Support & Training Division
Director Naoya Yamamoto reported ILEC’s activities (sponsoredby Japan Fund for Global Environment) in Rio+20 (June 2012) atthe symposium hosted by Environmental Restoration andConservation Agency (Osaka, Japan).

February 4-9

1st Indian National Workshop on ILBM & Heartware International Expert Group Meeting
ILEC co-organized the 1st Indian National
Workshop on ILBM and Heartware International
Expert Group Meeting with Chilika Development
Authority (CDA), India. The workshop overviewed
ILBM activities in India and discussed problems andissues facing the Indian lake basins, as well as
possibilities and opportunities that ILBM can address.
On the other hand, the expert group meeting focusedon “Heartware”, i.e., soul, culture and memoirs, as a
new component to enrich the concept of ILBM. From
ILEC, Drs. Nakamura, Matsumoto, and Ms. Hagihara
presented on the latest ILBM projects, respectively(Orissa, India).

February 27

Director of UNEP-DEWA visits ILEC
Dr. Peter Guilruth, Director of Division of Early Warning and Assessment, UNEP (UNEP-DEWA) visited ILEC to discuss ongoing andexpected UNEP-ILEC collaboration projects with ILEC officials including Dr. Nakamura and Secretary General Toshiaki Kagatsume(Shiga, Japan).

March 5-10

ILBM - Heartware International
Expert Group Meeting & Symposium
ILEC organized the ILBM - Heartware International Expert
Group Meeting and Symposium in collaboration with ResearchCenter for Sustainability and Environment, Shiga University(RCSE-SU), Japan. Following the February Heartware discussions
in India, experts from Japan, Asia and USA exchanged their views
and opinions on how “Heartware” concept could be adopted into
ILBM approach. At the symposium, Governor Yukiko Kada of
Shiga Prefecture gave a keynote speech (Shiga, Japan).

9The new Board Members of ILEC as of April 1, 2013 are as follows:
Trustees
Shinji Ide

Professor, School of Environmental Science, University of Shiga Prefecture

Hideaki Oda

Former Director General, River Bureau, Ministry of Construction

Reiko Nakamura

Secretary General, Ramsar Center Japan

Machiko Nishino

Professor, Biwako Seikei Sport College

Tomoo Kitamura

Former Director General, Department of Lake Biwa and the Environment, Shiga Prefectural Government

Saburo Matsui

Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University

Hiroshi Murata

President, Hiyoshi Corporation

Directors and Auditors
Director
GeneralHironori Hamanaka

Chair, Board of Directors, Institute for Global Environment Strategies (IGES);
Former Vice-Minister for Global Environment, Ministry of the Environment

Deputy Director
GeneralMasahisa Nakamura

Professor, Research Center for Sustainability and Environment,
Shiga University

Akio Imai

Deputy Director, Center for Regional Environmental Research,
National Institute for Environmental Studies

Toru Shinohara

Director General, Lake Biwa Museum

Yoshihisa Shimizu

Professor, Research Center for Environmental Quality Management,
Kyoto University

Satoru Nakashika

Former Director, Environmental Policy Division,
Shiga Prefectural Government

Masako Horikoshi

Professor, Faculty of Home Economics, Kyoto Kacho University

Director

AuditorManabu Hishikari

Certified Public Accountant; Licensed Tax Accountant

Takahiro Muraoka

Executive Officer, Kansai Urban Banking Corporation

AdvisorKei Yamazaki

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Former Director General, International Lake Environment Committee Foundation;
Former Administrative Vice-Minister, Ministry of the Environment

11th Term Scientific Committee Comes on Board
The Scientific Committee, comprising a small number of internationally renowned scientists and experts in thefield of lake and reservoir management and conservation, is responsible for advancing and implementing scientificmatters supporting the aims of ILEC. On April 1, 2013, the 11th term of the Committee commenced, welcoming
Dr. Zhengyu Hu from Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), who replaced the previous Chinese member Dr.
Xiangcan Jin. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Dr. Jin for his outstanding contribution to ILEC
during his twenty-one years of services, including the success of the Thirteenth World Lake Conference held in
Wuhan, 2009. The membership for the 11th term is as follows:

The ILEC Scientific Committee 11th Term Members (April 2013 - March 2016)＊Bureau Members

Name

Nationality

Affiliation

Prof. Masahisa NAKAMURA ＊(Chairperson)

Japan

Research Center for Sustainability and Environment,
Shiga University

Prof. Walter RAST ＊(Vice-Chair person)

USA

International Center for Watershed Studies, Meadows Center
for Water and the Environment, Texas State University

Prof. Tsugihiro WATANABE ＊(Secretary)

Japan

Laboratory of Regional Planning, Graduate School of Global
Environmental Studies, Kyoto University

Prof. Nick ALADIN ＊RussiaZoological Institute, Russian Academy of Science

Ms. Adelina SANTOS-BORJA ＊Philippines

Department Head, Resource Management and Development
Department, Laguna Lake Development Authority

Dr. Richard ROBARTS

CanadaWorld Water and Climate Foundation

Prof. Sandra AZEVEDO

BrazilCarlos Chagas Filho Biophysics Institute,
Brazil Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Prof. Luigi NASELLI-FLORES

Italy

Department of Environmental Biology and Biodiversity,
University of Palermo

Prof. Daniel OLAGO

Kenya

Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation & Department of
Geology, University of Nairobi

MSc. Juan SKINNER

GuatemalaDept. Research and Environmental Quality,
Lake Atitlan Basin Authority

Prof. Salif DIOP

SenegalThe Doctoral School on Water and Environment,
Cheikh Anta Diop University

Dr. Ajit PATTNAIK

India

Chilika Development Authority

Dr. Zhengyu HU

China

The Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences11Hot News!

The Fifteenth World Lake Conference(Perugia 2014)
The next World Lake Conference (WLC15) will be held in Perugia, Italy in 2014.
bDate: September 1-5, 2014bVenue: Perugia, Umbria, Italy
bHost: Umbria Scientific Meeting Association (USMA2007)
bCo-Host: International Lake Environment Committee Foundation (ILEC)
bTheme: Lakes, the Mirrors of the Earth: Balancing Ecosystem Integrity and Human WellbeingbTargeted Participants:
Multi-sectoral participation fromacademia, government (national/local),enterprises, citizens (including NGOs)
and international organizations from allover the world is expected.
bOfficial Website:www.wlc15perugia.com＊Conference details (program, local
information, conference registration, etc.)
will be available on the website in due
course.
＊For any clarifications, please contact us at, or + 81-77-568-4569.

INTERNATIONAL LAKE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE FOUNDATION (ILEC)

1091 Oroshimo-cho, Kusatsu-city Shiga 520-001, JAPAN
Tel:+81-77-568-4567 / Fax:+81-77-568-4568 /Website: www.ilec.or.jp / Facebook: www.facebook.com/ilec.english*The latest issue and back issues of this newsletter are also available on our website above.

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