The Asian Institute of Technology led a session that focused first on understanding what unhealthy rivers are, secondly what the perspectives of stakeholders are on river health, and finally on how to enhance community-driven monitoring systems of river health.

1. Session 4:
Community-driven river health
monitoring systems
Venue: Session Room – 2
Time: 13:30 – 15:00
Lead Organization:Asian Institute of Technology
2015 Greater Mekong Forum on Water, Food,
and Energy

2. Session Plan
Time
SessionTitle
Session Description
13:30 – 13:50
Setting the stage
Developing a shared understanding of what
unhealthy rivers are
13:50 – 14:05
Presentation
River health perspectives of national and
local stakeholders in Thailand
14:05 – 14:50
Break-out group
discussion
How to enhance community-driven
monitoring systems?
14:50 – 15:00
Wrap-up and final
reflections

3. Setting the stage
On the index card provided to you, please
list down tell-tale signs which would tell
you if a river is unhealthy.
• 2 minutes alone
• 4 minutes in pairs
• 8 minutes in foursomes
• 8-10 minutes as a group

4. Presentation on river
health perspectives of
national and local
stakeholders
Prof. Mukand S. Babel
Water Engineering and Management
Asian Institute of Technology

5. Presentation on river health perspectives
of national and local stakeholders

6. Presentation on river health perspectives
of national and local stakeholders

7. Presentation on river health perspectives
of national and local stakeholders

8. Presentation on river health perspectives
of national and local stakeholders

9. Presentation on river health perspectives
of national and local stakeholders

10. Presentation on river health perspectives
of national and local stakeholders

11. Presentation on river health perspectives
of national and local stakeholders

12. Presentation on river health perspectives
of national and local stakeholders

13. Presentation on river health perspectives
of national and local stakeholders

14. Presentation on river health perspectives
of national and local stakeholders

15. Presentation on river health perspectives
of national and local stakeholders

16. Presentation on river health perspectives
of national and local stakeholders

17. Presentation on river health perspectives
of national and local stakeholders

18. Presentation on river health perspectives
of national and local stakeholders

19. Presentation on river health perspectives
of national and local stakeholders

20. Presentation on river health perspectives
of national and local stakeholders

21. Presentation on river health perspectives
of national and local stakeholders

22. Presentation on river health perspectives
of national and local stakeholders

23. Break-out group
discussions
Theme:
How to enhance community-driven
river health monitoring systems
(CRHMS).

24. Break-out group
discussions
Discussion question-1:
How can an enabling environment for
CRHMS be created?

25. Break-out group
discussions
Discussion question-2:
How can CHRMS be linked to official
(government) monitoring systems?

26. Break-out group
discussions
Discussion question-3:
What is needed to ensure
sustainability of CHRMS?

27. Wrap-up and Final
Reflections

28. ProjectTitle: Developing an operational
framework for river health
assessment in the Mekong River
Basin
Duration: Dec 2014 – Dec 2017
Funded by: CGIAR’s WLE Program
Partners: Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)
Thai Water Partnership (TWP)
Pollution Control Department of Thailand (PCD)
Contact: msbabel@ait.asia
victorshinde@ait.asia