Presentations
Keynote on “UNESCO HELP Programmes”
Prof. Dr. Shahbaz Khan,  Chief, Water and Sustainable Development Section, Division of Water Sciences,
UNESCO, Paris
                   
SESSION 1
Harmonising Environmentally Sustainable Water
Resources Management of  the Indus River Basin, a Case Study of Pakistan
Dr. Zahid Hussain, Federal Project Director (PRB),  Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MINFA),
Pakistan

Control of Soil Erosion: Practices and Strategies for
Sustainable Developement of Agriculture in Northeast China
Prof. Dr. Xiaobing Liu, Vice Director, Northeast Institute of
Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
                    
Expansion without Extinction:  How Can Biodiversity                                                         
Preservation be Managed in Irrigation System  Expansion? Walawe Basin, Sri Lanka
Engr. Dr. Sarath Abayawardana, Director, National Science Foundation, Sri Lanka.
           
SESSION 2
             
A Review of Water Management and Disaster Risk                                                       
Reduction (DRR) in Lower Middle Income Countries
Mr. Declan Hearne, Health, Water & Sanitation Programs                                                                                        
Manager, Surf Aid International, Indonesia
                 
Strategy Development for Sustainble Use and                                                                                   
Collaborative Management in the Talamo-Panigan-Tamugan (TPT) Watersheds
Atty. Arnolfo Ricardo B. Cabling, City Councilor, Davao City                                                                                             
Council, Chairman, Davao City HELP Network, Philippines
             
The Journey Along The River of Life - A Demonstration                                                                 
of Evolving from the HELP Proposed to Operational Stage
Engr. Cristy G. Gallano, Manager, Davao River Initiatives, Philippines
                 
Langat HELP River Basin Initiative in Malaysia
 Prof. Dr. Mazlin Bin Mokhtar, Director, Institute for                                                                                                               
 Environment and Development (LESTARI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
           

SESSION3
                                                   
Gorai River and its Environmental Flow: Problems,Opportunities and Threats
Engr. Reba Paul, Executive Secretary, Bangladesh Water                                                                                                                                                                              Partnership (BWP), Alternate Regional Council Member,Global Water Partnership-South Asia

Integrated River Basin Management in Malaysia – DID Initiative
 Dato Ong Siew Heng, Director, River Division Department of   Irrigation and Drainage (DID), Malaysia

Found Forest Management for Sustaining Resources
Mr. Yussof Bin Muda, Department of Forestry, Malaysia
                   
Protecting Water Resources – Issues and Challenges
Mr. Noorhashim Bin Haron, Senior Executive, Catchment                                                                                                                                                                            Planning & Control Division, National Water Services Commission (SPAN), Malaysia
                   
           
SESSION 4
                                
Environmental Considerations and Sustainable Development in a River Basin : A Case Study
Prof. Dr. Pradeep Shrivastava, Department of Limnology,Barkatullah University, India
                 
Application of Multivariate Land Classification Model in
Landscaping Langat River Floodplain
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd Ekhwan Toriman, School of Social                                                                                                                                                                             Development and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
                   
Langat River Basin Management: Perspective of LUAS
Mr. Nor Zamri Sondor, Acting Director,  Lembaga Urus Air                                                                                                                                                                           Selangor (LUAS), Malaysia
                
Developing a Strategy Plan for Lakes and Reservoir Management in Malaysia
Mr. Noor Azme Omar, Research Officer, National Hydraulic                                                                                                                                                                        Research Institute of Malaysia (NAHRIM), Malaysia