LINKs
- Environmental Information Sources in Japan
- International organizations
- International convention secretariats
- Support to developing countries
- International forums for freshwater management
- Information sources for sustainable management of freshwater resources
- Other Information sources
- Overseas travel information
- Official journal of ILEC for researchers and practioners engaged in lake management
- Environmental terms
Environmental Information Sources in Japan
- Ministry of Environment, Japan
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Japan
- National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan
- Global Environment Information Plaza - a jont program of the Environment Agency and the United Nations University
- Lake Biwa Environmental Research Institute, Shiga Prefectural Government, Japan
- Global Environment Center (Japanese NGO to support the UNEP International Environment Center)
- UNEP International Environmental Technology Centre
- APEC Virtual Center
- EMECS: International Center for the Environmental Management of Enclosed Coastal Seas
- Japan Society on Water Environment
International organizations
ILEC cooperates with various international organizations, including UNEP to which ILEC has an advisory status.
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- UNEP International Environmental Technology Centre
- United Nations
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- UNICEF: United Nations Chidren's Fund
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
- UNESCO
- World Bank
- Asian Development Bank
- African Development Bank
- InterAmerican Development Bank
Joint Programs of international organizations
International convention secretariats
ILEC strengthens cooperation with international conventions related to the lake environment conservation.
- Ramsar Convention: Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat
- CITES: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
- Convention on Biological Diversity
- UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
- Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer
- UN Convention to Combat Desertification
Support to developing countries
One of the objectives of ILEC is to support developing countries for lake environment convention. ILEC is engaged in studies for the lake environment conservation in developing countries as well as training courses for officials and engineers from developing countries either in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) or independently. ILEC is also engaged in technology transfer in collaboration with the International Environmental Technology Centre of UNEP.
- Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) - the executing agency of official technical cooperation of Japan's ODA
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) - the executing agency of the loans of Japan's ODA
- Institute of Developing Economies, Japan
- Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
- GTZ: Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Technische Zusammenarbeit, Germany
- Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)
- US Agency for International Development (USAID)
- OECD Development Assistance Committee
International forums for freshwater management
ILEC strengthens international partnerships.
- North American Lake Management Society (NALMS)
- GEMS/WATER: United Nations Environment Programme GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT MONITORING SYSTEM: FRESHWATER QUALITY PROGRAMME
- World Water Council
- Global Water Partnership
- International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD)
- International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID)
- International Water Resources Association (IWRA)
- International Association of Hydrological Sciences
- International Association for Hydraulic Research
- United Nations University International Network for Water, Environment and Health
- Living Lakes
- LakeNet Newly established "international network of people and organizations interested in the environmental management and sustainable development of lakes"
Information sources for sustainable management of freshwater resources
Other Information sources
- World Resources Institute (WRI)
- Wetlands International
- World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF)
- International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)
- Earth Negotiations Bulletin - Reports on UNCED follow-up global conferences (UN Commission on Sustainable Development, Conferences of the Parties to the Climate Convention, Desertification Convention, etc.)
- Sustainable Development journal - Reports on other environment/development conferences, workshops, symposia or regional meetings (GEF, WTO, Water, Forestry, etc.)
Overseas travel information
Official journal of ILEC for researchers and practioners engaged in lake management
Edited by: S. Matsui and W. Rast
Print ISSN: 1320-5331