Project Goal

To establish functional IRBM mechanisms in the priority river basins of six ASEAN Member States to reduce pollution, sustain freshwater flows, and enhance resilience to climate change vulnerabilities

To achieve this goal, the project employs a solution-oriented approach that includes:

  • Strengthening understanding of Source-to-Sea governance, socioeconomic and ecological conditions, while identifying gaps and needs in the seven priority river basins and their associated coastal areas
  • Implementing pilot projects that deliver practical, on-the-ground solutions to address key issues, using tested models designed for replication and scaling up
  • Facilitating hands-on training, capacity-building programs, and knowledge-sharing activities to support participatory planning and the development of effective IRBM governance and management practices across the six ASEAN countries

Project Components, Outcomes and Key Outputs

IRBM Comp
COMPONENT 1

BASELINE ASSESSMENT OF SOURCE TO SEA MANAGEMENT CONTINUUM

PROJECT OUTCOME 1:

Improved understanding of the situation and challenges in the river basins and surrounding areas:

  • State of River Basin Reports

IRBM Comp
COMPONENT 2

IMPROVED IRBM GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

PROJECT OUTCOME 2:

Improved Source-to-Sea management demonstrated in the IRBM Pilot Projects:

  • Feasibility studies, financial analyses, public consultations for preferred options for addressing IRBM challenges and formalizing the commitments to implement the pilot projects

IRBM governance mechanism and instruments refined:

  • Good practices in IRBM governance and management
  • Analysis of IRBM policies, strategies, laws, economic and financial instruments and partnership arrangements
  • IRBM strategies and action plans

IRBM Comp
COMPONENT 3

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT

PROJECT OUTCOME 3:

Improved IRBM knowledge management and enabling capacities:

  • Technical guide for a harmonized set of governance and management indicators
  • Water quality monitoring and reporting
  • Capacity building and skills on IRBM development and management
  • Regional IRBM knowledge and communication management platform
  • Regional and global forums, learning exchanges and networking

IRBM Comp
COMPONENT 4

MONITORING AND EVALUATION

PROJECT OUTCOME 4:

Project level monitoring and evaluation:

  • Annual Project Implementation Review
  • Independent mid-term and final evaluations

River Basin Interactive Map

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