ISSN 0912-7402

No.48 January 2006

NEWSLETTER
International Lake Environment Committee=Promoting Sustainable Lake Management=This Newsletter is also available in Japanese.

11th World Lake Conference
The 11th World Lake Conference waspresented to theheld at the Kenyatta International

participants ofConference Centre (KICC) in Nairobi,

the conference.

Kenya from October 31 to November 4,

And enthusiastic

2005. This 11th World Lake Conference

discussions

was co-hosted by the Ministry of Water

followed about

and Irrigation, Kenya. It was the first World

the proper way of

Lake Conference to be held in Africa. The

management ofconference was a resounding success withlakes.

770 participants from 47 countries,

discussions were

including researchers, administrators andvital to help build

NGO members.

awareness andAbout 400 papers were presented orally

These

promotethe

Kenyatta International Conference Centre

or in printed poster form during the 9preservation of lake environment not only

were visited during the conference, andthematic sessions (the number of sub-in Africa but also in other developing“Masaisessions were 26) and 6 special sessions.

countries.

Mara

National

Reserve”,”Mombasa” and “Kisumu (Lake Victoria)”
were visited after the conference.

The issues on the sustainable use andVarious excursions were planned andconservation of world lakes were debatedmany participants took part in the

On November 4, the final day of theextensively. Many papers on the current

excursions. “Kisumu (Lake Victoria)” wasconference, “11th World Lake Conference

conditions and problems of lakes in Africa,

visited before the conference, “LakeNairobi Resolution” was endorsed by awhich are in critical situations, were

Nakuru”, ”Lake Bogoria” and “Mt. Kenya”

high-level African Water Ministerial
Dialogue, and “Statement of World Lake
Conference” was adopted at the Closing
Ceremony. (please refer to the next page.)
The next World Lake Conference isplaned to be held in Jaipur, India from
October 28 to November 2, 2007. A
delegation of the Ministry of Environment
and Forest, India made an invitation at the

Speech by President Hamanaka, ILEC

IN
THIS
ISSUE

Flamingoes in Lake Nakuru

Closing Ceremony.

■ 11th World Lake Conference■ 11th World Lake Conference NAIROBI RESOLUTION (abr)■ Statement of 11th World Lake Conference (abr)■ 11th World Lakes Conference and Sessions Held by ILEC
■ Toward the promotion of integrated lake basin management■ 13th Biwako Prize for Ecology Award Ceremony Held
■ The Environment Education Class for Children■ JICA - Environment Education Course Ⅱ■ Lakes of the World: Lake Xingkai/Khanka, P.R. China and Russian Federation■ World lake Vision Translation Continuing■ The 4th World Water Forum■ Apply for your own ILEC credit card1

11th World Lake Conference NAIROBI RESOLUTION(abr)

The Ministerial Dialogue recognizes:

characteristics often with peculiar

bThat lakes, both natural and manmade,management needs.

are essential elements of the overallwater resources system.
bThat lakes and lake basins provide

b The important role of science in

The Ministerial Resolution recommended:

informing public policy and management

bThe strengthening of local capacities for

decision making.

managing lake basins in a sustainable

many uses for sustainable livelihoods

bThe essential role of planning andand economic development, and aresustained financial support for effective

important natural habitats for global

lake basin management.

biodiversity, as well as providing
religious and cultural values.
b That transboundary lakes provide

excellence in Africa for promoting a newgeneration of water and environmental
planners and managers with skills inmaking integrated management of lake

lake sciences, limnology and aquaticbasins a long-term element of:cooperation.

bGovernment and public priorities.
bPlanning and financing processes.

and complex ecosystems under serious

bIntegrated water resources management.

stress.

bHabitat and biodiversity conservationbThat lake basins have some uniquemannerb The establishment of a center for

The Ministerial Resolution calls foropportunities for regional integration andbThat lakes and their basins are fragilebEconomic development programs.

and environmental sciences.
bThat the UN consider establishing an
International Year for Lakes.
bThe mobilization of funds for supporting
IWRM to meet the MDGs.

programs.

Statement of 11th World Lake Conference(abr)

As fossil footprints in ancient lake beds
testify, the rich resource of lakes were a2part of the proceeds to continue their

World Water Forum in Japan, and theefforts.

lessons learned from the Lake Basinmagnet for early humans tens of

National institutions also are vital forManagement Initiative launched at thisthousands of years ago here in Africa, andfostering awareness, promoting participation,

11th World Lake Conference, highlightthey have continued to be so throughand bringing together diverse interests

these issues and suggest ways to achieve

human history to our own day. The

within lake basins. When capable andsuccessful lake basin management.

challenge now facing us is to preserve theeffective, they provide the arena forInternational assistance can provide aworld’s lakes, complex life-supporting

developing broad management efforts thatvital impetus for sustaining the health ofecosystems containing more than 90

consider the lake basin as a whole, and its

lakes and their resources, but it is not thepercent of the liquid freshwater on the

broader connections with the linking water

ultimate solution for managing theearth’s surface, so they can continue tosystems and atmospheric influences.

interaction between human activity andprovide physical and spiritual support for

They also provide a forum for addressingthese living systems. Experience aroundthe generations that follow us.

the often conflicting needs of those who

the world shows that international funding

We must also recognize the primary

inhabit lake basins and depend on lakefrom sources such as the GEF, canimportance of the people who use lake

resources. Without such an overarchingcatalyze efforts to manage humanresources and immediately experience

framework

comprehensive

activities in lake basins. But in the longer

damaging consequences. These lakeperspective, there are few means for

term, local and national governments mustdwellers, both men and women, carry the

resolving conflicts over water or lake

ensure the ongoing and stable funding

cultural memory of the community and theresources, or for integrating local efforts toneeded to continue the task. Locallake through time, and often have the best

maintain lake health into national programs

governments will have to experiment withknowledge about the source of problems

and development plans. In setting these

innovative approaches, such as fees forand viable solutions.

policies, national authorities must consider

lake use, in order to achieve this goal. It is

At the same time, local people on thelake communities and ensure that theequally essential that communities retain

front line must assume responsibility alongwidest range of interests depending on

and use some of the funds raised in thiswith power, since local behavior is often

lakes enjoy their benefits. In addition,

way to further their efforts on behalf of thethe source of damage to lakes. They must

national leaders act in the internationallake, and those living and working in therecognize that a healthy lake comes at aarena, where they can illuminate problems

lake basin. Above all, when addressing

cost, and that an unhealthy lake has its-- such as transboundary management,lake problems, international agencies must

costs. In cases where user fees are thelong distance air pollution and climate

place primary importance on local needs

chosen tool to encourage wise behavior, itchange -- and press for solutions. The

when developing their action agendas andis vital that the community retain a goodWorld Lake Vision, launched at the 3rd

programs.

and11th World Lakes Conference and Sessions Held by ILEC
this Conference, the report
A t“Management
Lake and their Basin

World Lake Vision session” and “Residents

staff of the competent authority, lakeparticipation session” at the 11th World

peripheral residents, and NGO members.

for Sustainable use”, an output of the GEF

Lake Conference, in order to reacknowledge

In addition, ILEC held the “Citizens andproject, “Towards a Lake Basin Management

the significance of “The World Lake

NGOs’ Meeting” at the conference site,

Initiative: Sharing Lessons and Experiences

Vision”, and to summarize propagation

through which anecdotal reports werefrom GEF and Non-GEF Lake Basin

activities performed to date.

presented of GIS activities and NGO

Management Projects”, was announced,

ILEC currently plans to proceed withactivities performed in East Africanand highly evaluated as the key theme of“Selection of the world lakes visioncountries, followed by a discussion.

integrated water resource management.

activities” in preparation for the 12th World

JICA’s commission after
A ccepting
1990, ILEC has performed “Training

Lake Conference to be held in India.
World Lake Vision” announced atn order to promote significant levels of“T heI
resident participation in environmental
the third World Water Forum 2003

programs for lake water quality conservation”

has acquired considerable support fromconservation activities, it is most importantof 40 countries in total around the world.

many countries/organizations, and is

to share environmental information with the

At this World Lakes Conference in Kenya,currently being translated into many

residents themselves. A geographic

ILEC held “the JICA-ILEC follow-up

languages around the world. Additionally,

information system (GIS) is one tooltraining program” for 10 African former

local variations of this Vision are being set

effective for this purpose. Availingtrainees, which provided them extensive

up in many areas, entailing NGO activities

themselves of the opportunity for an

follow-up education following their coming

for sustainable lakes management. Even

excursion to Lake Nakuru during the 11th

home. As two sessions of these follow-up

so, further expansion of “the World Lake

World Lakes Conference, attendees weretraining programs were open and

Vision” is necessary.

given the chance to observe GIS activity

participatory, many citizens participated,

Thus, ILEC and Shiga prefecture, Japan,

sites in Nakuru city, and to exchange

and contributed actively.

aiming towards this expansion, held “theopinions in friendly interactions with the

15 times to FY2004, and sent 155 trainees

Case presentation at the World Lake Vision Session

A participant questioning at Public Participation Session

Discussion at the Citizens / NGOs Meeting

JICA-ILEC Follow-up Open Session

ILEC received aid from the Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency for executing the following activities: “World Lakes Vision session ”“Residents participation session”, “Citizens and NGOs’ Meeting”, and “Lake Nakuru Visiting”
ILEC received additional aid from the Japan Foundation for executing the activities of “Residents participation session” and “Lake Nakuru Visiting”.

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Toward the promotion of integrated
lake basin management
impounding a 90 percent usable
L akes,liquid freshwater on land, are another lakes. ILEC subsequently held many
workshops (eg., three area-workshops, 10

the final analysis, this Report
I nbroadly
and multilaterally brings up

invaluable water resource to support

times working group meetings, etc.) to

the factors intrinsic to lake basin

humancivilization.

allow concerned parties to share themanagement, while discussing how such

Moreover, lakes are indispensable to theverified results. In June 2005, the reportfactors should be considered concretely

maintenance of a robust ecology andwas nearly completion.

based on case examples. At the same

existenceand

As a result, the primary report wastime, the Report indicates consensus-

Yet, the world’s lakes are facing diverse

presented at the open forum held by ILEC

building approaches to the realization ofcrises such as the aggravation of waterin June, 2005 (at the Lake Biwa Museum,“proper governance” of lake basins,

quality, changes in ecosystems, or water

June 4). The official report was presented

separated by border or administration, andbiodiversity.

depletion in lakes. “How can we use lakes

at the 11th World Lakes Conference (Oct.

congested with intricate interests, as wellin a sustainable manner?” – This is an

31 – Nov. 4) in Nairobi, Kenya and the 9th

as a road map to policy formation.

urgent question for us to solve.
hus, with the support of the Global

Conference of the Contracting Parties to

The Report is rich in content closely

T Environment Facility (GEF), ILEC has

the Convention on Wetlands (COP9) inconforming to the actual situation of “site”,

Uganda.

gaining an appraisal as a “textbook

continued to execute the GEF middle-scale

providing solutions to issues which occur

Basin

T and integrated management of lakes,

Management Initiative; Experiences on

and to realize the sustainable use thereof,

and issues of management of the GEF-

it is necessary to set up a framework

there has been a tendency
I ntothepaypast,insufficient attention to lakes

support-target lake basins and other lakecapable of addressing an entire lake basin,even in discussions about water resourcebasins”, since 2003.

not merely observing only water (water

management.

project,“Towardsa

LakeThis was the first case in which a

quality) in a lake.

at practical management sites”.

Likewise, lakes were not assigned a key

Japanese organization executed a GEF

Furthermore, it is broadly regarded as arole in “Integrative Water Resource

project, carrying the weight of expectations

public consensus that the policy shouldManagement (IWRM)” announced at thefor the GEF about ILEC that has madereview not only physicochemical aspects,

second World Water Forum, showing no

significant contributions to sustainable lake

but should comprehensively consider thesufficient, detailed methods to realize themanagement.

legal system and socioeconomic factors

concepts of the IWRM.

cooperation from many
E njoyingscientists and related organizations inrelating to lakes, as well as people’s
activities toward lakes conservation.

world water resource management. We

the world, not to speak of the scientist

In response to these demands, the Report

also firmly believe that the ILBM presented

members of the related ILEC committee,

advocates “Integrated Lake Basinin the Report is the primary proposition for

ILEC verified the past achievements/problems

Management (ILBM)”.

and complementary to the IWRM,

occurring in basin management, relating to

T and 11 chapters, describes theproviding concrete methodology, and thatproject and general outline of lake basin

Conference established the framework

management in Section 1, entitledwith detailed methodology leading to“Understanding of lake resources”, andsustainable use of lakes.

a total of 28 GEF-support-target lakes, andGEF Project Report4o achieve the environmentally proper

he Report, comprising three sections

Still, ILEC regards lake issues as key in

the Report presented to the world at thismentions various factors lying within lake

The ILBM framework thus suggested

basin management in Section 2 entitledwas evaluated highly at the 11th World“Meeting the Governance Challenge”, theLake Conference, and “Key role of lakes incore of the Report (eg., organization/system,thepolicy option, citizens’ participation,

Management” was acknowledged in theengineering/technological measures, role

conference statement and the Nairobi

of science <survey research/monitoring>,

Resolution.

and lasting financing). Additionally, in
Section 3 entitled “Synthesis”, the Reportwill strive to proceed according
I LEC
to the propagations and promotions ofsuggests how the methodology to plan thethe ILBM with the efforts outlined below.

lake basin management and the various∏

Integrated

Water

Resource

Enhancement of the ILBM concept byfactors dealt with in Section 2 should beorganizing information about lakes otherintegrated.

than Lake Biwa, and information aboutother lakes (especially those in Asia)
except those already targeted throughprojects, incorporating the ILBM
framework.
πCollaboration and coordination among

research institutes, centering on lakebasin management.
∫

Organization and consolidation ofexisting information as well as the setup
of a lake basin management databasealong with knowledge base, based oncollaboration

withinternational

institutions and other organizations.
ªDevelopment of educational materials

usable in lake basin management inunderdeveloped countries (through the
JICA training programs).

Presentation of LBMI Report at the 11th World Lake Conference

I the Japanese Government andresource/lake basin management in Asia

capacity including technology, experience,

related authorities to provide further

and Africa, and in future allowing Japan toand know-how related to lake basin

support allowing ILEC to significantly

lead the world in the field of lake basin

management.

contribute to the promotion of water

management by exercising Japan’s latent

LEC will actively attempt to persuade(Note) The Lake Basin Management Initiative’s Main Report is available on the ILEC website at http://www.ilec.or.jp. For those wanting a hard
copy of the report, please send your name and address to either info@ilec.or.jp or to the address on the last page. Additionally, final
Experience and Lessons Learned briefs on the 28 lake basins covered in the project will soon be available online (Lake Xingkai/Khanka on
page 7 is one of the lakes). A CD-ROM containing the briefs will be included in the Main Report.

13th Biwako Prize for Ecology Award Ceremony Held
The 13th Biwako Prize for Ecology

Lake Kasumigaura reported thatAward ceremony and Award’s Lectures

despite restrictions on organic

were held July 1, 2005 (Lake Biwa Day).

load in lake water or lack of

The Prize was awarded to one domestic

recognition of the signs ofand one non-Japanese researcher.

phytoplankton growth, dissolved

This article introduces the two awardees.

organic matters (DOM) have

The first awardee is Dr. Akio Imai, thebeen qualitatively increasing inchief researcher of the Lake Environment

recent years, and this was

Section, the National Institute forfollowed by his remarks thereon.

Environmental Studies. The domain of Dr.

The second awardee is Dr.

Dr. Akio Imai

Professor Joo Gea-Jae

Imai’s expertise is “Environmental

Joo Gea-Jae, professor of the Department

results obtained through the long-term

chemistry: Analyses of Dissolved Organicof Biology, Pusan University, R. O. Korea.

monitoring above.

Matters (DOM) of land water and their

The domain of professor Joo’s expertise is

In his commemorative lecture entitledeffects on water quality and living matters”.

“Water Ecology (Ecology with focus on“The Ecohydrological Studies on Nakdong

Dr. Imai has won the 13th Biwako Prize forlakes and rivers)”. Professor Joo has won

River, S. Korea”, Professor Joo provided an

his study aiming at “water quality

the 13th Biwako Prize for his study,

explanation of the information obtained

conservation” by focusing on lake water

credited for the initiation of environmental

through the long-term monitoring performed

quality, especially on the effects ofmonitoring of the Nakdong river (the secondat the Nakdong River, as well as

dissolved organic matters upon lakes

longest river in Korea, at the mouth of

information about future plans to be put into

ecosystem and drinking water.

which an estuary weir has been built), andeffect along the Nakdong riverside.

In his lecture entitled “The effects ofthe subsequent addition of a considerable

For reference, there were 21 applicantsDissolved Organic Matters (DOM) on Lakevolume of ecological knowledge about thein total for the 13th Biwako Prize for

Ecosystems and drinking water”, Dr. Imaieffects of human activities upon rivers

Ecology comprised of seven domesticpresented about the current situation of

based on the comprehensive analyses ofapplicants and 14 overseas applicants.
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The Environment Education Class for Children
The Environment Education Class forChildren, which is held during the summer
vacation, is funded by the Heiwado
Foundation, Hikone-City, Shiga Prefecture. It
started 3 years ago, and this year’s class washeld for 3 days from August 5 to 7.
The participant must be in the 4th to 6th
grade of an elementary school in Shiga
Prefecture. There were a total of 15
participants of 9 students from Kusatsu-City,
3 students from Ritto-City, 2 students from
Otsu-City and 1 student from Takashima-City
Experiments for detection of phosphorus

this year.
The program for the 3 days was made fornow. Additionally, they experienced logging

observed “Eri”, “Eri” is a major traditional

the purpose of building the ability to think ofoperation and made the “Key Ring Hooks”,

fishing method in Lake Biwa, for catching

the environment. The program mainly focused

woodworks using the edge of the trees that

foreign fishes that was setting in theon Lake Biwa Basin through the experience

they cut.

“Tsudae”, an attached lake of Lake Biwa

On the second day, they observed thelocated near ILEC. The students observed

nature of OBA River flowing through thethe fishes in the net, and learned from local

On the first day, the students went toresidential area of Kusatsu-City. They knew

fishermen about the original fishes in Lake

“Takama Waterfront Park” and studied about

many creatures are living in the river, andBiwa and foreign fishes. In the afternoon,

the forest, which has an important role oflearned the importance of environmental

with Professor Kawashima of Shiga

cultivating water resources. On this occasion,conservation of river, which is in the city

University, they did experiments for detection

they were taught about the problem that

(residence area). They also made charcoalof phosphorus and carbonic anhydride using

many forests can not perform their natural

with the trees that they cut on the day before.

everyday materials. Then, they studied world

functions because they are not cared for wellIn the morning of the final day, theyof on the field study in upstream, midstream
and Lake Biwa.

lakes and problems of Lake Biwa.

JICA - Environment Education Course Ⅱ
We need to solve the serious environmental

Education are quite limited both in quality andThis course provides participants withproblems on the developing countries in thequantity. Therefore, it is very important toknow-how on Environment Education

long term such as forest destruction, watersupport the training of these leaders.

focusing on fresh water environment

pollution and waste treatment as well as the

Education

through lectures, field visits, and practice.

global environmental problems. To that end,

Environment

CourseAt the end of the course, each trainee

Environment Education for children, who arecommissioned by the Japan International

makes an action plan to implement in his

responsible for the next generation, is very

Cooperation Agency (JICA) from 1999 toor her own country.

important. But the persons engaged in

2004. The course had been conducted 5

On the course, various lecturers are invited

educating the leaders of Environment

times. It was decided to continue this course

mainly from the Faculty of Education of Shigafor another 5 years from 2005

University, the Faculty of Economics of Shiga

under the title of JICA -University, the Department of Environmental

Environment Education Course

Science of The University of Shiga PrefectureⅡ.

and so forth. The participants take part in

At the Opening Ceremony

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Because of that, ILEC implemented JICA-

The period of this years course

many practical activities that they can

was from September 5 toexperience by themselves which helps them

October 21. 8 trainees from 7

to think about Environment Education, forcountries participated, one eachexample visiting Lake Biwa Museum,from Egypt, Kiribati, Malaysia,

participating

Panama, Philippines, Uruguay,conservation activities at Oba River inand two from Pakistan.

Kusatsu-City.

in

the

environmental

Lakes of the World:

Lake Xingkai/Khanka, P.R. China and Russian Federation
Jin Xiangcan, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, China
Zhai Pingyang, Heilongjiang Environmental Safeguard Science Academy, Harbin, China
Lake Xingkai/Khanka, a transboundary

Neolithic times. Much of the land use

extinction; and, Parts of the lake

lake shared by the People’s Republicin the basin is either forest or

have been seriously pollutedof China (China) and the Russian

agriculture. The lake is also importantbecause of increasing humanFederation (Russia), is the largest

for its biodiversity and role as a habitat

activities and the resulting highfreshwater lake in Northeast Asia. The

for animal and plant species, including

pollution loads from around the lake.

lake supports high biodiversity

the

(Grus

The management response to these(especially migratory birds) and isjaponensis), white-neped crane (Grusissues is still in an early phase, withcharacterized by complex hydrology

vipio), and oriental white stork (Ciconia

most work being done on an individual

and naturally-occurring high turbidity,

boyciana).

country basis. Much of the information

red-crowned

crane

as well as a fragmented institutional

Because of the environmental andon the lake is collected independently

authority responsible for its management.

economic importance of the Lakeby the Chinese and Russian sides of

The lake experiences large seasonal

Xingkai/Khanka Basin to both China

the lake, primarily because no

and annual fluctuations in size, withand Russia, crucial issues for thecomprehensive program has been

the maximum and minimum area,

population of the region include:

established to gather information in a

depth and volume being 4,510‡,

wetlandandconsistent manner. Thus, equivalent

3,940‡ , 10.6 m and 22.6 km3,

management; water quality control

data are not available for broad

respectively. The lake is called Lake(particularly nutrients and pesticides

comparisons, highlighting one of the

Xingkai in China and Khanka Lake infrom agricultural runoff); groundwater

major

Russia; it is also refered to as Lake

protection; and water use for irrigation,transboundary lakes around the world

Xingkai/Khanka to highlight its

drinking water and fishing.

are facing. Further, both China andconservationdifficulties

that

many

transboundary nature. Its basin is a

According to current information, theRussia have established separate

part of the Wusuli/Ussuri drainage

main environmental problems facing

special nature protected areas in thebasin, which is part of the larger

Lake Xingkai/Khanka include thedrainage basin (i.e., Khankaisky State

Heilong/Amur basin (also given infollowing:

Nature Reserve in Russia; Xingkai

Chinese/Russian order), ultimately

bIts wetlands and moorlands are

Lake Nature Reserve in China).

draining into the Sea of Okhotsk. The

vanishing quickly due to over-

Important new cooperative effortslake actually consists of two lakes: The

reclamation, causing destruction ofinclude the UNEP Diagnostic Analysis

small, northern Chinese Xiaoxingkai

the(2001), conducted by a joint team of(small Xingkai) and the main Lake

aggravating soil erosion;

Xingkai/Khanka.
Although the lake is located in aeco-environment

andChinese and Russian scientists (andbPrecious animal and plant resources
are

being

destroyedinfrom which this report draws heavily),theas well as a proposed Global

relatively remote area, its basin is acatchment, with the numbers of rare

Environment Facility project calledsignificant source of agricultural

wild animals and plants falling“Integrated Management of the

products for both countries, providing

rapidly; for example, the oriental

Amur/Heilong River Basin,” which will

livelihoods and water resources for thewhite stork (Ciconia boyciana), red-

have

local inhabitants. There is evidencecrowned crane (Grus japonensis)

addressing Lake Xingkai/Khanka

that the basin has been settled sinceand Xingkai pine on the verge ofissues.

asignificant

component

For More Information:
Jin Xiangcan. 2005. Lake Xingkai/Khanka: Experiences and Lessons Learned Brief. Report for the Lake Basin Management Initiative. ILEC, Kusatsu, Japan.
UNEP. 2001. Diagnostic Analysis of the Lake Xingkai/Khanka Basin (People’s Republic of China and Russian Federation). United Nations Environment
Programme, Nairobi, Kenya.

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World lake Vision Translation Continuing
World Lake Vision (WLV) was presented

its translation of the WLV document

As for the executive summary, we haveat the 3rd World Water Forum held in(originally written in English) into various

finished the translation into Spanish,

Japan in 2003. It has been gaining

languages in cooperation with partners

Hungarian, Mongolian, and Japanese. For

worldwide support as a blueprint for thearound the world. By now we haveits further dissemination we are planning tosustainable lake management in the 21stcompleted the translation of its full version

translate it into French and Arabic, two UN

century. So far over 5,000 copies haveinto Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Swahili,

official languages with no WLV translation

been distributed throughout the world. An

and Japanese. It was also translated into

version available yet.

advocate of WLV, ILEC has been taking on

Bahasa Indonesia by local organizations.

The 4th World Water ForumThe 4th World Water Forum will be held

2000, and in Kyoto, Osaka and Shiga,

to have a joint session with Shigain Mexico City, Mexico from March 16th toJapan in 2003. In the 3rd World Water

Prefecture and other organizations to start

22nd, 2006 with the main theme “Local

Forum in 2003 we presented “World Lakea project to prepare “World Lake Vision

Action for a Global Challenge”. The Forum

Vision” in a joint session co-organized by

Action Report”, and present a final report

is an international event organized every

ILEC, Shiga Prefecture and UNEP-IETC

of the above-mentioned GEF-project withthree years by the World Water Council

and started GEF-medium size projectan objective to mainstream “Integrated(WWW) in collaboration with a host“Towards a Lake Basin Management

Lake Basin Management” in the framework

country. So far it was held in Marrakech,

Initiative”.

ofMorocco in 1997, in Hague, Holland in

In the forthcoming Forum we are goingIntegrated

Water

Resources

Management.

As for details of the 4th World Water Forum, please refer to the official website of the Forum at
http://www.worldwaterforum4.org.mx

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