ILBM Initiatives in South Asia and Southeast Asia

Adelina C. Santos-BorjaILEC Scientific Committee Member

Chief, Research and Development Division Laguna Lake Development Authority, PHILIPPINES

CONTRIBUTORS:

Dr. Mohan Kodarkar (+), INDIADr. Sandeep Joshi, INDIA

Mr. Khadka Madhukar, NEPAL

Mr. Pandit Ramanand, NEPALDr. Shahrizaila Abdullah, MALAYSIAProf. Fatimah Md.Yusoff, MALAYSIA

Dr. P. Loganathan. MALAYSIADr. Pauziah Hanum, MALAYSIA

Ms. Bashirah Mohd Fazli, MALAYSIADr. C. Phalaraksh, THAILANDDr. T. Kunpradid, THAILAND

Dr. M. Kawashima, JAPAN

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ILBM- India

1. Pushkar [Rajasthan] 2. Udaisagar [Rajasthan] 3. Bhoj wetlands [MP] 4. Ujjani lake [Maharashtra] 5. Nath sagar [Maharashtra] 6. Hussainsagar [AP] and 7. Chilika [Orissa]

INDIA

ILBM-GIndian component

1. International Workshop on ILBM Hyderabad, India

Nov. 2008

3. Int Workshop on Udairpur lakes 12th Aug. 2009

2. ILBM Brain storming session on Bhoj wetlands, Bhopal 9-10th Aug., 2009

4. Consultative meeting on Pushkar and Anasagar, PushkarAjmer, India

ILEC- Managing lakes and their Bains for sustainable use - 2005

ILEC/Lake Net Lake Basin Management Initiative

1-4th Sept 2003

ILEC WLV Action Reports 2007

ILBM can be applied to a variety of lake situationsLake Examples Characteristics

A Reservoirs on rivers and tributaries :Ujjani, Bhoj wetland

·Well established management system under irrigation departments in the states. ·Water quality issues due to up-land chemical intensive agriculture and industrial developments.·Competition for water among different user sectors·Siltation from deforestation in the catcment

B Impoundments based ontopography :HussaisagarChilikaAnasagar

·Chemical intensive agriculture·Siltation due to deforestation·Urbanization and industrialization

C Temple tanksPushkar

·Poor water quality·Hydrological issues·Ground water exploitation·Degradation of catchment

D Reservoirs down stream of urbanareas :Udaisagar

·Highly urbanized and /or industrialized basin·Eutrophication as well as toxicity·Reduced biodiversity.·Health hazards·Ground water pollution

ILBM can be applied to a variety of lake situations

Proposed Projects in India for the Assessment of Implementation of ILBM’s Six Principles

Proposed Projects in India for the Assessment of Implementation of ILBM’s Six Principles

Sr. No.

ILBM Pillar Proposed Sites/ Project Locations

Stakeholders Proposed Activities

1. Policy, Finance and Institutions

Stream Restoration Project in Punjab

MoEF, CPCB, Punjab State Govt.,

Ecological restoration of 600 MLD highly polluted stream passing through densely populated and industrialized city

2. Policy, Finance and Institutions

Stream Restoration Project in Bihar

MoEF, CPCB, Bihar State Govt.,

Ecological restoration of 40 MLD highly polluted stream passing through densely populated and city

3. Policy, Finance, Institutions & Participation

Ujjani Lake Catchment, Pune

Maharashtra State Govt., Municipal Corporations of Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad

Control of non-point and point sources of pollution including water, air and solid waste

4. Participation, information

Ujjani Lake Catchment, Pune

Civil Society Organizations and educational institutions

River and lake water quality monitoring, assessment of siltation, awareness

5. Participation, Technology

Ahar River Restoration Project, Udaipur

Civil Society Organizations and educational institutions

Operation & maintenance of the eco-restoration project

• 5,358 Lakes• < 499 – 2,712• 500 – 2,999 – 419• 3,000 – 3,999 – 116• >4,000 – 2,111

• 2,323 glacial lakes

NEPAL

Why Conserve Himalayan Lakes?

• Himalayas as the Water Towers of Asia• Home to many Ramsar sites• Possession of many lakes of global values• Transboundary nature

•Himalayan lakes are biodiversity hotspots

•High religio-cultural values (Hindu, Buddhist, Maithili, Newars. etc.)

•21% of lake-dependent communities of Nepal rely on them

•Major source of socio-economy of Nepal

Why Conserve Himalayan Lakes?

ILBM PROGRESS IN NEPAL

1. National lake inventory2. Development of Strategic plan – for approval3. Development of wetlands assessment tools (ILBM

framework) 4. Establishment of Wetlands Education Center with an

NPO – Action in Mountain Community

2010 ONWARDS: ILBM in NEPAL

1 Continue support to Lake Conservation Focusing on ILBM

2 Capacity building through Wetlands Academy3 Publication of Himalayan Lake Journal4 Exchange lake conservation learning on ILBM 5 Enhance national capacity of Nepal for ILBM6 Develop larger funding proposal for ILBM

demonstration

THAILAND

Participatory Environmental Education Program for School, Local and Tribal Communities in some

Watershed Areas of Chiang Rai and Mae Hongson Provinces, Northern Thailand

1. To promote the exchange of knowledge on effective learning2. To create synergetic partnerships in the caring of local

rivers3. To improve students and citizens awareness4. To influence behavioral change on caring for the

environment5. To train students, school teachers and community leaders on

aquatic environment and water quality monitoring.6. To improve the quality of local life by participatory action

activities which could be transferred to other areas.

Objectives

Check Dam for Environment by the Youth

Results: Community Behaviour Changes

• The hill-tribe ethnic groups in other areas or provinces would also be targeted in the future.

• The expectation is that the whole upstream areas will have better water quality.

• Linkage the environmental education activities to social and economics for sustainable better quality of life and environment

Future Work

MALAYSIA

① Tasik Timah-Tasoh, Perlis② Tasik Mudah-Pedu, Kedah③ Tasik Bukit Merah, Perak④ Tasik Kenyir, Terengganu⑤ Tasik Chini, Pahang⑥ Tasik Putrajaya, Putrajaya⑦ Tasik Terip, Negeri Sembilan⑧ Loagan Bunut, Sarawak

What has been done1. Lake Eutrophication Desk Study – 2005

Inventory – 90 lakes: 55 water supply/irrigation; 35% lakes for hydropower, flood control

2. Colloquium on Management of Lakes and Reservoirs in Malaysia : 2nd to 3rd August 2007

8 case studies by lake managers and researchers from Malaysia focusing on lakes used for various purposes

3. ASM/NAHRIM/ILEC/UNIs Collaboration

Strategic Planning

Development of a national vision for Malaysian lakes & reservoirs

Development of a policy framework statement Development of a Mission Statement for lake management Development of a strategy framework for the development

and management of Malaysian lakes

Six Components: Governance Management Research and Development Capacity Building Information Management Community Stakeholders

To work in close collaboration with other water related ministries and agencies

especially with all State Government administrations

Complementary efforts - needed at the national scale in capacity building programmes

especially to develop competent lake managers with multi-disciplinary skills

Long term, adequate investments in R & D

to ensure good science, technology and innovation to address the multiplicity of issues and problems faced by the lake

environment

OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE

The Way Forward• To develop a platform that all those who manage

lakes can subscribe to.• To integrate efforts to manage lakes on a more

rational basis• To set the stage for a more comprehensive and

holistic management of lake resources.

Rinconada Lakes

Laguna de Bayand Taal Lake

Lake Lanao

LAKE MANAGEMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES

Lake Basin Authority created through Philippine Law – Laguna Lake

Local Government – Rinconada Lakes

Protected Area Management Board

Taal LakeTaal Lake

Situationer on ILBM in the Philippines

LAGUNA DE BAY

• The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA), is at present, the only lake basin management institution in the Philippines

• All the six pillars of ILBM are present but some pillars are weak

• LLDA conducts self-assessment to strengthen some pillars

Situationer on ILBM in the Philippines

Located in one of the conflict areas in the Philippines; military presence is very significant

Local Government Unit and NPO’s in Lake Lanao wants the lake to be managed by an institution like LLDA

Existing efforts to create a law like the LLDA law but the process is very slow

The Governor and NPO’s requested ILEC to help them understand and implement the ILBM approach

ILBM workshop and seminar conducted by ILEC in partnership with the NPO’s in September 2009

ILBM provided a platform where different management views and approaches of opposing parties are discussed openly

Lake Lanao

Situationer on ILBM in the Philippines

Stakeholders in Rinconada Lakes (Lake Buhi, Lake Bato, Lake Baao-Bula) first learned about the ILBM during the ILEC mission in July 2010

The Regional Environmental Management Bureau of the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) adopted ILBM and is taking the lead to implement ILBM

The Mayors of each town where the lake is located are interested in ILBM to guide them manage the lake under their jurisdiction

The Mayors and EMB expressed to ILEC their urgent need for capacity building to help them put into operation the six pillars of ILBM

LAKE BUHI, LAKE BATO, LAKE BAAO-BULA

• The Department of Environment and Natural Resources through its River Basin Control Office (RBCO) recognizes the ILBM approach

• The Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Resources Research and Development (PCAMRRD) takes the ILBM lake brief as the template for the inventory of Philippine Lakes and as a guiding principle in policies and research

• A round table discussion was held in July 2010 to combine Integrated Lake Basin Management (lentic) and Integrated River Basin Management (lotic) in the management of water resources

• IL2BM is a great possibility

All countries have common lessons, challenges and opportunities

1. ILBM offers a platform for diverse stakeholders to deliberate on conservation issues in water sector

2. ILBM stimulates interest on lake inventory and information gathering

3. ILBM moves stakeholders to get involved in good governance in water

4. ILBM encourages Public Private Partnerships for conservation and management of water resources

5. ILBM can influence decision making on the implementation of river basin management and lake basin management

6. ILBM offers a unifying approach in the management of lakes, rivers and groundwater in local, national and international scale

7. ILBM needs to be disseminated and understood on the ground

ILBM takes time to deliver impacts, thus there is an urgent

To enhance networking and strengthen strategic alliance

NEED FOR INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION AND SUPPORT

To engage international experts in building local capacity

To improve ILBM approach in each country

To upscale ILBM in the national and international water resources management community

To sustain the momentum of participating institutions and individuals

To encourage donor countries and financial institutions to support the introduction and promotion of the ILBM approach in more countries

ILBM has gained momentum and support from the National Government and

Civil Society

South Asia and Southeast Asia:Moving on with ILBM

ILBM in other continents is moving the same way

There is a unified expression of the creation of ILBM network in South Asia

and in Southeast Asia

There is a common desire to establish Centers of Excellence in ILBM through the Internal Lake Environment Committee Foundation (ILEC)

ILBM has many challenges but offers a lot of opportunities for the conservation of world lakes and rivers

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