INTERNATIONAL HYDROLOGICAL PROGRAMME 12th IHP Regional Steering Committee meeting for Southeast Asia and Pacific Adelaide, Australia, 25-26 November 2004 FINAL REPORT IHP-VI Regional Steering Committee meeting | No. 12 Regional Steering Committee for Southeast Asia and the Pacific UNESCO Jakarta Office, 2004 Final Report of the 12thth RSC meeting for Southeast Asia and the Pacific (Adelaide, Australia, 25-26 November 2004) CONTENTS 1 OPENING...................................................................................................................................3 2 ADOPTION OF AGENDA ............................................................................................................3 3 REPORTS ...............................................................................................................................3 3.1 UNESCO JAKARTA OFFICE REPORT ...................................................................................3 3.2 RSC SECRETARY REPORT....................................................................................................3 3.3 UNESCO APIA REPORT ....................................................................................................3 4 COUNTRY REPORTS ...........................................................................................................4 4.1 AUSTRALIA..........................................................................................................................4 4.2 CAMBODIA...........................................................................................................................4 4.3 PR CHINA ............................................................................................................................4 4.4 INDONESIA...........................................................................................................................4 4.5 JAPAN ..................................................................................................................................4 4.6 REPUBLIC OF KOREA ...........................................................................................................4 4.8 LAO PDR.............................................................................................................................4 4.9 MALAYSIA ...........................................................................................................................5 4.10 NEW ZEALAND ....................................................................................................................5 4.11 PAPUA NEW GUINEA ...........................................................................................................5 4.12 PHILIPPINES .........................................................................................................................5 4.13 THAILAND............................................................................................................................5 4.14 VIETNAM .............................................................................................................................5 4.15 PACIFIC ISLANDS .................................................................................................................5 5 CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN WATER EDUCATION PRESENTATION..........................................6 6 REPORT FROM APF-TSC..........................................................................................................6 7 PROGRESS OF THE CATALOGUE OF RIVERS (COR)...................................................................6 8 REPORT ON THE IHP INTERGOVERNMENTAL COUNCIL, PARIS, SEPTEMBER 2004....................7 9 REPORTS OF CENTRES UNDER AUSPICES OF UNESCO................................................................7 9.1 THE HUMID TROPICS CENTRE .....................................................................................7 9.2 INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR WATER HAZARD AND RISK MANAGEMENT..........................7 9.3 ASIA PACIFIC CENTRE FOR ECOHYDROLOGY.....................................................................7 10 STATUS OF RSC LOGO SELECTION ....................................................................................7 11 RSC 13TH MEETING IN 2005, BALI, INDONESIA .................................................................8 12 RSC 14TH MEETING IN 2006, THAILAND ...........................................................................8 13 OTHER BUSINESS ARISING...................................................................................................8 14 RESOLUTIONS ......................................................................................................................8 14.1 LAO PDR IHP NATIONAL COMMITTEE................................................................................8 14.2 IHP GOVERNANCE...............................................................................................................8 15 ELECTION OF RSC SECRETARY .......................................................................................8 16 CLOSING OF MEETING...................................................................................................9 ANNEXES ANNEX 1 PARTICIPANTS, 12TH MEETING OF THE IHP REGIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE FOR SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC ANNEX 2 AGENDA, 12TH 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 APIA OFFICE 1 Final Report of the 12thth RSC meeting for Southeast Asia and the Pacific (Adelaide, Australia, 25-26 November 2004) ANNEX 5 COUNTRY REPORTS ANNEX 6 MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE 10TH TECHNICAL SUB- COMMITTEE FOR THE ASIA PACIFIC FRIEND PROJECT ANNEX 7 REVIEW OF THE CATALOGUE OF RIVERS ANNEX 8 REVIEW OF PROPOSALS FROM THE RSC SEAP, 2004-2005 ANNEX 9 MINUTES OF THE 8TH MEETING OF THE COORDINATION COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONAL HUMID TROPICS HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES CENTRE FOR SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (HTC) ANNEX 10 ESTABLISHMENT OF LAO PDR IHP NATIONAL COMMITTEE ANNEX 11 RSC SEAP VIEW ON IHP GOVERNANCE 2 Final Report of the 12thth RSC meeting for Southeast Asia and the Pacific (Adelaide, Australia, 25-26 November 2004) The 12th IHP Regional Steering Committee Meeting for Southeast Asia and the Pacific Adelaide, Australia 25-26 November 2005 Chairman: Mr Tran Thuc (Vietnam) Secretary: Prof Kaoru Takara (Japan) UNESCO Representative: Mr Giuseppe Arduino (Jakarta Office) Mr Hans Decker Thulstrup (Apia Office) Countries Represented: Australia, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Lao PDR, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Niue (representing Pacific Island Countries), Vietnam, Thailand. Observing Countries 1 OPENING Mr Tran Thuc welcomed the participants, and encouraged collaboration among member countries, and thanked the Australian Organising Committee for the excellent work they have done for the meeting here. 2 ADOPTION OF AGENDA The agenda was discussed and then adopted (Annex 1). Mr Trevor Daniell and Mr Ross James (Australia) were appointed rapporteurs. 3 SECRETARIAT REPORTS 3.1 UNESCO JAKARTA OFFICE REPORT Mr Arduino reported on the activities carried out in the region since the last RSC meeting. Mr Arduino spoke to his report which is attached as Annex 3. Mr Arduino highlighted that individual countries should support their representatives to the RSC. NZ, Australia, Japan, Korea were named as countries that should seek funding from their own governments. NZ and Japan already do this. 3.2 RSC SECRETARY REPORT Mr Takara spoke to his report attached as Annex 8. Mr Heng added some information on Centre Activities in China of ITRCHWE and ITRCES (International Training and Research Centre on Erosion and Sedimentation). Mr Mohd Nor raised the concern of funding for the Nagoya Training Course to enable it to be carried out outside Japan. Mr Arduino stated that the 2005 training course will be carried out in Japan. Mr Nor was also concerned re funding to the Region from UNESCO Paris through the Regional Office. 3.3 UNESCO APIA REPORT Mr Thulstrup spoke to his report (Annex4). 3 Final Report of the 12thth RSC meeting for Southeast Asia and the Pacific (Adelaide, Australia, 25-26 November 2004) Mr Thulstrup apologised for not attending the 11th RSC in Fiji and reported on activities in the Region. The relationship with SOPAC was considered to be extremely important. Vanuatu has now a designated HELP basin. Support to enable the Pacific region to use this basin is required and this will be enabled with assistance from NZ and Australia. Other details are included in the Pacific Report. Mr Thulstrup requested that it would be very timely for a new edition of the book Hydrology of Small Islands as the Apia Office are reprinting copies of the first edition of this very valuable book. Mr Stewart said Australia would be happy for Mr Falkland to prepare a second edition of the book Hydrology of Small Islands. ACTION ITEM: Australian delegates to cantact Mr Tony Falkalnd 4 COUNTRY REPORTS All country reports are listed in Annex 5. 4.1 AUSTRALIA Mr Stewart reported on a new member from CSIRO who is associated with a HELP basin and it is hoped he will make a strong contribution to the IHP. He highlighted that the CRCs in water are reaching the final years of funding and are now putting a proposal as eWater in a new round of research CRCs. This submission was successful. Mr Stewart directed attention to the joint UNESCO/WMO flood initiative and the Japanese CHARM centre to address