13th World Lake Conference

For the Rehabilitation of our Lakes: Global

Challenges and Chinese Innovations

Nov. 1-5, 2009, Wuhan – China Report by LIU Meiying, MRLSD

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13th World Lake Conference, Nov. 1-5, 2009, Wuhan – China

OrganizersChinese Society for Environmental Sciences

(CSES)Chinese Research Academy of

Environmental Sciences (CRAES)The People’s Government of Wuhan

MunicipalityInternational Lake Environmental

Committee Foundation (ILEC)218/03/2010 AGM, 13th Living Lakes Conference, Lake Chapala, Mexico

Programme at a Glance

• 5 Plenary Sessions• 32 Thematic Seminars• Poster exchanges (academic exchanges)• Special Events (Governors Dialogue,

Mayors Forum, Student Session and a Children Session)

• Mid-Conference Field Visit• China- International Lakes Management

and Technology Equipment Exhibition

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GNF: Living Lakes – NGOs promoting solutions • Introduction of GNF/ Living Lakes • Presentation of case studies: - Lake Victoria, Kenya (Ann Nabangala Obae)- Community based lake water environmental

protection - Poyang Lake (Meiying Liu)

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SS3: China Living Lakes Network (CLLN) – A Chinese Initiative for the Protection of Lakes and Wetlands

中国生命湖泊网—“湖泊保护与可持续发展”中国行动

CLLN – A Chinese Initiative for the Protection of Lakes and Wetlands • Opening remarks (MRLSD)• Key Note speech by HU Zhenpeng• Introduction to Living Lakes (GNF)• Chinese lakes, vision & mission of CLLN

(NIGLAS)• CLLN Action Plan 2009-2012 (YEDI)• CLLN Chances and Challenges (CANGO)

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• Rehabilitate lakes as a beneficial exploration of developing countries in controlling lake pollution and preventing ecosystem degradation;

• Preserve ecosystem services, the key to sustainable development, as well as a major objective of lake pollution control;

• Promote partnerships involving governments, communities, industries and non-governmental organizations, and promote public participation as the basis for a more community-oriented approach to complementing a strictly regulatory approach to the common goals of environmental protection and maintenance of lake basin ecosystem services;

• Encourage innovation in the concept of lake management and research in eutrophication control technologies, and promote development and implementation of multi-disciplinary technologies for enhancing ecological restoration of lakes and their basin;

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Wuhan Declaration/ Recommendations

Wuhan Declaration/ Recommendations

• Combine lake management with adaptation of climate change in the context of the emerging realities of global climate change, and boost the development of low-carbon economy, circular economy and green economy;

• Building on ILEC’s continuing positive experiences in many countries, promote Integrated Lake Basin Management (ILBM) as the primary approach for lake basin management, including integration of this approach into international, national and local level lake basin management policies and programs, and recognition of the institutional, legal, economic, scientific, technological and information pillars comprising ILBM governance;

• All countries strengthen cooperation to enrich the ILBM concept on a global scale, including expansion of the knowledge base of lake basin management experiences, and establishment of close linkages with global core activities of other transboundary water systems.

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Thank you

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Contact us

Secretariat: Promotion Association for Mountain-River-Lake Regional Sustainable Development (MRLSD)

秘书处：江西山江湖可持续发展促进会

Address: North One Road No.14, Jiangxi Provincial Government Complex, Nanchang City 330046, P. R. China

地址：江西南昌省政府大院北一路 14号邮编： 330046

Tel: 0086.791-6268623 电话： 0791-6268623

Fax: 0086.791-6288747 传真： 0791-6288747

E-mail: mrlsd@nc.jx.cn E-mail: mrlsd@nc.jx.cn

Contact persons: Mechthild ADAMEIT, MAO Yuting

联系人：安玫花，毛玉婷

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