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UHJAK/2008/RP.16/H/1 INTERNATIONAL HYDROLOGICAL PROGRAMME 16th IHP Regional Steering Committee meeting for Southeast Asia and Pacific Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 2-3 October, 2008 FINAL REPORT IHP-VII Regional Steering Committee meeting⏐No. 16 Regional Steering Committee for Southeast Asia and the Pacific UNESCO Jakarta Office, 2008 Final Report of the 16th RSC meeting for Southeast Asia and the Pacific (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 2-3 October 2008) CONTENTS 1 OPENING ............................................................................................................................................. 3 2 ADOPTION OF AGENDA ...................................................................................................................... 3 3 ELECTION OF RAPPORTEUR ................................................................................................................ 3 4 SECRETARIAT REPORTS .............................................................................................................. 3 4.1 UNESCO JAKARTA OFFICE REPORT .................................................................................................. 3 4.2 UNESCO BEIJING OFFICE REPORT .................................................................................................... 4 5. REPORT ON THE IHP INTERGOVERNMENTAL COUNCIL ...................................................................... 5 6 COUNTRY REPORTS ..................................................................................................................... 5 6.1 AUSTRALIA ........................................................................................................................................ 5 6.2 PR CHINA ........................................................................................................................................... 5 6.3 INDONESIA ......................................................................................................................................... 6 6.4 JAPAN ................................................................................................................................................. 6 6.5 KOREA DPR ....................................................................................................................................... 7 6.6 KOREA (REPUBLIC OF) ....................................................................................................................... 7 6.7 MALAYSIA ......................................................................................................................................... 7 6.8 MONGOLIA ......................................................................................................................................... 7 6.9 NEW ZEALAND ................................................................................................................................... 8 6.10 PAPUA NEW GUINEA .......................................................................................................................... 8 6.11 PHILIPPINES ........................................................................................................................................ 8 6.12 THAILAND .......................................................................................................................................... 8 6.13 VIETNAM ............................................................................................................................................ 9 7. REPORT FROM THE ASIA-PACIFIC FRIEND ....................................................................................... 9 8 PROGRESS OF THE CATALOGUE OF RIVERS, VOLUME VI ................................................................... 9 TH 9 IHP TRAINING COURSES IN THE REGION (18 IHP NAGOYA TRAINING COURSE, JAPAN 2008) ...... 10 TH 10 ORGANIZATION OF THE 17 RSC MEETING IN CHINA IN 2009 ........................................................ 10 11 DEVELOPMENT OF CENTRES UNDER THE AUSPICES OF UNESCO (AUSTRALIA, INDONESIA AND THAILAND) ....................................................................................................................................... 10 12 REPORTS FROM UNESCO CATEGORY II CENTRES (HTC, ICHARM㸪 ETC.) .................................. 10 13 REPORT FROM UNESCO CHAIR IN MONGOLIA (T. TANAKA) .......................................................... 11 14 NEW RESEARCH PROPOSAL (FLOOD AND DRH) (G. ARDUINO, K. TAKARA AND H. KAMEDA) ........ 11 15 TRANSBOUNDARY AQUIFERS IN ASIA (R. JAYAKUMAR) .................................................................. 11 16 ORGANIZATION OF THE 18TH RSC MEETING IN 2010 ...................................................................... 11 17 OTHER ISSUES .................................................................................................................................. 12 18 ELECTION OF THE RSC SECRETARY (2008-2010) ............................................................................ 12 19 TEMPLATE OF DRH DATABASE ....................................................................................................... 12 20 ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS ............................................................................................................ 12 21 FORMAT OF THE RSC REPORT ........................................................................................................ 13 22 AP FRIEND DISCUSSION ................................................................................................................... 13 23 CLOSING OF THE MEETING ................................................................................................................ 13 1 Final Report of the 16th RSC meeting for Southeast Asia and the Pacific (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 2-3 October 2008) ANNEXES ANNEX 1 PARTICIPANTS, 16TH MEETING OF THE IHP REGIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE FOR SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC ANNEX 2 AGENDA, 16TH MEETING OF THE IHP REGIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE FOR SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC ANNEX 3 SECRETARIAT REPORT BY UNESCO JAKARTA OFFICE ANNEX 4 SECRETARIAT REPORT BY UNESCO BEIJING OFFICE ANNEX 5 COUNTRY REPORTS ANNEX 6 SCHEDULE FOR PUBLICATION OF CATALOGUE OF RIVERS VOL VI ANNEX 7 RESOLUTIONS 2 Final Report of the 16th RSC meeting for Southeast Asia and the Pacific (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 2-3 October 2008) The 16th IHP Regional Steering Committee Meeting for Southeast Asia and the Pacific Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 2-3 October 2008 Chairman: Mr Leonardo Liongson (Philippines) Secretary: Mr Kaoru Takara (Japan) UNESCO Representatives: Mr. Giuseppe Arduino (Jakarta Office) Mr. R. Jayakumar (Beijing Office) Countries Represented: Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Republic of), Korea (DPR), Malaysia, Mongolia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam. (See Annex 1 for the list of participants) Observing Countries and Organizations: None 1 OPENING The RSC Chair Mr Leonardo Liongson (Philippines) opened the meeting at 09:05 am on 2 October 2008 and welcomed the participants. The Mongolian National Committee was thanked for organizing the conference and meeting. 2 ADOPTION OF AGENDA The draft agenda was presented by the Chairman. At the request of the organizers for 17th RSC meeting, Item 14 was moved to 2 October and renumbered as item 10. The Agenda in Annex 2 was adopted. 3 ELECTION OF RAPPORTEUR It was agreed that the task of Rapporteur would be carried out by Mr Dennis Jamieson (New Zealand). 4 SECRETARIAT REPORTS 4.1 UNESCO JAKARTA OFFICE REPORT Mr Arduino presented his report in seven topic areas. Some key points follow, with details of other topics being noted elsewhere in these minutes and the complete report as Annex 3. The status of 10 action items from the 15th RSC meeting in Manila, Philippines, were reviewed with feedback from participants at the current meeting. Specific items were updated as follows: - Item 2: Myanmar participation. Mr. Takara confirmed he has written to Myanmar but has received no response to date. The correspondence took place around the time of Cyclone Nargis 3 Final Report of the 16th RSC meeting for Southeast Asia and the Pacific (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 2-3 October 2008) which caused extensive damage in Myanmar. Initially it was decided Mr Takara should contact Myanmar again, but this approach was revised as a result of resolution RSC XVI-2 - Item 5: Intensity Frequency Distribution (IFD) rainfall project. Mr. Daniel reported that a draft report has been produced and is currently being edited. All countries submitted information. The next version was expected to be available for inspection by 3 October 2008 - Item 10. RSC achievement award. Mr. Takara noted there was a need to define the purpose of the proposed Achievement Award. This was put aside to be covered under agenda item 17 (other issues) later in the meeting. The involvement in, or organization of, 3 workshops/courses/seminars involving a total of 55 participants, as well as the provision of travel grants enabling 32 regional scientists to attend a range of meetings and conferences, were briefly described. Mr. Arduino also described a number of activities organized by other UNESCO field offices which were supported by 20% of the Jakarta IHP budget. A number of activities undertaken by UNESCO Jakarta, such as two Hydrogeological investigations in Viet Nam and the rainfall station operated in Jakarta, were described. As well as providing local rainfall information, the Jakarta rainfall station contributes to a regional monsoon
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