Announcement
NALMS International Symposium
The 2012 North American Lake Management Society International Symposium and Conference will be held in Madison, Wisconsin (USA) between 7 and 9 November 2012. The conference theme is "Lakes in the Landscape: Values, Visions, Actions".
Interested persons should contact NALMS through the Society website,
http://www.nalms.org, for further information.
Events & News
Aquatic Sciences Meeting of ASLO (Advancing the Science of Limnology and Oceanography )
ILEC has officially became a supporter of Aquatic Sciences Meeting of ASLO (Advancing the Science of Limnology and Oceanography) to be held in Otsu, Shiga, Japan in July 2012.
The 4th World Lake Student Meeting
- The need and future direction for inland water monitoring and data processing -
The World Water and Climate Network (WWCN) are seeking ten distinguished students who study any of the fresh water sciences to join the 4th World Lake Student Meeting. The meeting will be held from July 4 to 7 at Lake Biwa and will include attending the 2012 ASLO Meeting Japan in Otsu from July 8 to 13 in conjunction with the International Lake Environmental Committee Foundation (ILEC).
14th World Lake Conference (WLC14) in Texas, USA
The 14th World Lake Conference took place in Austin, Texas, USA, during Oct. 31-Nov. 4, 2011.
- >>to official site
- >>Austin Declaration [pdf:153KB]
- >>Final Announcement (English) [pdf:1.82MB]
- >>2nd Announcement (English) [pdf:653KB]
- >>Primera Convocatoria (Espanol) [pdf:136KB]
The 3rd World Lake Student Meeting
- The need and future direction for inland water monitoring and data processing -
ILEC and World Water and Climate Network (WWCN) were co-hosting the 3rd World Lake Student Meeting jointly hold with the 14th World Lake Conference in Austin, Texas. We sought ten distinguished graduate/undergraduate students from all over the world to participate this student meeting.
Development of ILBM Platform Process
- Evolving Guidelines through Participatory Improvement -
ILEC Signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with UNEP
The signing ceremony was held on April 13th, 2011, at the Reception House of Shiga Prefecture and signed by Mr. Hamanaka, Director General of ILEC and Dr. Gilruth, Director of Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA), UNEP. State Secretary Kondo (Ministry of Environment, Japan), Director Suginaka (Global Environment Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan), Governor Kada (Shiga Prefecture, Japan), and Professor Nakamura (Chairman of ILEC Scientific Committee) have witnessed the ceremony. This MOU is expected to bring a new framework for joint cooperation and collaboration for both ILEC and UNEP.
Transboundary Waters Assessment Programme (TWAP)
Transboundary water basins are basins shared by two or more countries. As a result, the management of these systems for sustainable use is a double-edged challenge, not only because of their specific water problems, but also because of the political implications of their transboundary nature. Further, there presently is no internationally-agreed assessment methodology for their proper evaluation. Because of this reality, the UNEP enlisted the assistance of relevant water organizations within and outside the UN System to develop a "Transboundary Water Assessment Methodology" as a means assessing the changing conditions of the five major water systems, including lakes, rivers, groundwater, large marine ecosystems, and the open ocean. ILEC developed an ILBM-based assessment methodology. For details, please, see the attached Report.
Outline of Lake Basin Governance Research Promotion Activities, 2008-2010
The website below introduces the general overview and the ongoing activities and outputs of the "ILBM-Governance Project" implemented by Shiga University Center for Sustainability and Environment, Japan, in collaboration with ILEC and the University of Shiga Prefecture, financially supported by the Ministry of Education, Sports, Culture, Science and Technology, Japan. The interim outputs of the activities in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 may be reviewed at: (http://rcse.edu.shiga-u.ac.jp/gov-pro/eng/plan/seika.htm)
13th World Lake Conference (WLC13) in Wuhan, CHINA
The "13th World Lake Conference" was held in Wuhan (Hubei province, CHINA) from 1st to 5th November, 2009.
Integrated Lake Basin Management Training Materials
The website contains the training materials used in the Integrated Lake Basin Management JICA Training Course.
World Lake Student Conference 2008 (WLSC2008)
-Student Meeting on Global Warming and Lake Environment Management-
We held a student meeting in Shiga, Japan, from 21st Nov. to 24th Nov. 2008.
Publications
Guidelines for Lake Brief Preparation
A Lake Brief, to be prepared with involvement of various stakeholder groups as much as possible and to be evolved continuously in future, will help identify the needs for improving lake basin management. It will also help clarify the challenges to overcome for the enhancement of various aspects of lake basin governance, i.e., policy, institutions, participation, information and knowledge, technology and finance. The Guidelines for Lake Brief Preparation is downloadable from the following website.
Lake Basin Management Intitative
Lake Basin Management Intitative: Final LBMI Experience and Lessons Learned Briefs Launched
ILBM（Integrated Lake Basin Management):
Concept Report, Version 1
A Guideline Book on Integrated Lake Basin Management (ILBM), and on the use
of a report entitled "Managing Lakes and their Basins for Sustainable Use - A
Report for Lake Basin managers and Stakeholders-"
ILBM (Integrated Lake Basin Management):
Concept Leaflet
A leaflet introducing key messages on Integrated Lake Basin Management
(ILBM), an evolving concept on sustainable lake basin management and its
governance.
Proceedings of World Lake Conference
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12th World Lake Conference in India
Proceedings
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11th World Lake Conference in Kenya
Proceedings, Volume 1 [9 MB]
Proceedings, Volume 2 [22.7 MB]