IRBM Training Course Design

IRBM Training Course Design
Topic:
IRBM Practices and Lessons Learned in China
Trainers:
YU Xiubo, Ph. D. Associate Professor, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural
Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, yuxb@igsnrr.ac.cn
LI Lifeng, Ph. D, Freshwater Programme Director, WWF China, lfli@wwfchina.org
Time:
3.5 hours on June 12
Rational
Efficient Integrated River Basin Management (IRBM) requires an holistic approach,
which is encompasses “environmentally-sound water management; food security
especially for the poor; private sector involvement; reduction of subsides;
decentralization of decision-making to the lowest appropriate administrative level;
user participation in service; institutional reform and regulatory framework; and cost
recovery and pricing. ” (European Commission 1999).
Background Information of the Lectures
Jointly funded by CCICED (China Council of International Cooperation on
Environment and Development) and WWF, the Task Force on IRBM was officially
launched in March 2003. Consisting of 13 Chinese and international experts, the Task
Force is co-chaired by Prof. Chen Yiyu, Member of the Standing Committee of the
Nation People’s Congress and President of the National Natural Science Foundation
of China, and Prof. A. J. M. Smits, Professor of the University of Nijmegen, the
Netherlands. During 20 mouths since its inception, the Task Force, by pooling
international resources, has successfully completed its study mission. On October 30,
2004, at the 3 rd Annual General Meeting of the 3 rd Phase of CCICED submitted a
report entitled Promoting Integrated River Basin Management and Restoring China’s
Living Rivers, which was deemed as a valuable policy recommendation for the
Chinese government.
In 1999, WWF launched Partnership for Living Yangtze (Action Network). Based
upon it, it launched Yangtze Focal Programme (Partnership for Wetlands-phase I) and
HSBC Yangtze Programme(Web of Life-phase I) in 2002, and Yangtze Focal
Program(Partnership for Wetlands-phase II) in July 2005. Since 1999, WWF has been
working on freshwater conservation and IRBM in Yangtze River for 8 years.
Therefore, WWF has won a high reputation in wetland surveying, monitoring,
research, demonstration and education in wetlands conservation in Central Yangtze, of

which no other institutions or organizations can be comparable.
Aims and Objectives
The course element aims at:
Getting familiar with approaches used to promote IRBM at national and
basin-wide level, especially on policy advocacy and field demonstration.
After completing this course element, participants will be able to:
Define the partners in IRBM
Understand partnership building approaches to promote IRBM at national and
basin-wide level
Share lessons learned in promoting IRBM practice in China and Yangtze River
Programme:
Lecture 1: How scientists to promote IRBM in China – a case of CCICED Task Force
on Integrated River Basin Management
By YU Xiubo
Lecture 2: How NGO to facilitate wetland conservation and IRBM - a case of
WWF China in Central Yangtze
By LI Lifeng
Break (30 minutes)
Group Discussion and Presentation
Topic:What tools can be used in partnership building for IRBM?
By participants with 4 groups with facilitation of trainers
Discussion (40 minutes)
Presentation (5 minutes each group)