SWAT GUANGZHOU PHOTOESSAY I

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1 SWAT GUANGZHOU PHOTOESSAY I Pictures from SWAT Regional Conference & Training Workshop Guangzhou, Guangdong, China July 24-30, 2011 Guangzhou City Group photo on July 25, 2011 Composed by Samran Sombatpanit & Li Dingqiang Five goats, symbol of the city samran_sombatpanit@yahoo.com & lidingqiang@yahoo.com with assistance from Winai Wangpimool Venus Tuankrua and Jaruporn Tosang

2 How it all began Prof Li Dingqiang of the Guangdong Institute of Eco-Environmental and Soil Sciences (GIEESS), Guangzhou, attended the SWAT-SEA II workshop & conference at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam during early 2011 and decided to organize the SWAT Regional Conference & Training Workshop in Guangzhou in July Some 71 young Chinese academics from all over China came to attend, while Dr Li invited several academics from Southeast Asian region and USA to act as facilitators. Photo: Dinner at a restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City on January 5, 2011 (during SWAT SEA II). From right to left: Prof Li Dingqiang; Chinapat Sukvibool, Deputy President of WASWAC; Mrs Nguyen Thi Hong of Hanoi University of Sciences; Samran Sombatpanit; Prof Nguyen Kim Loi of Nong Lam University of Ho Chi Minh City and his wife

3 Schedule July 21, 2011: First batch of facilitators arrives in Guangzhou July 23, 2011: Second batch of facilitators arrives in Guangzhou July 24, 2011: Registration and orientation of Guangzhou City July 25, 2011: Start of the Regional Conference and Training Workshop Reception Dinner July 26, 2011: Second day of the conference, with visit to the GIEESS and dinner on the boat on Zhujiang River July 27, 2011: Third/last day of the conference, with visit to the Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou July 28-30, 2011: Post conference excursion to the northern part of Guangdong Province July 31, 2011: Departure

4 Suntrap Hotel in Guangzhou City where participants stay and attend the conference Meeting room on Fl 15

5 General coordinators/ facilitators of the project (from left to right) 1. Prof Li Dingqiang, China 2. Dr Samran Sombatpanit, Thailand 3. Prof Nguyen Kim Loi, Vietnam Headmaster of SWAT School of Guangzhou 3. Dr Hu Yuan an, China 4. Ms Liu Jing, China With support from the WASWAC President (Prof Li Rui many Chinese & international institutions & SWAT Texas Team.

6 Guangzhou Macau Hong Kong South China Sea Baiyun International Airport (40 km N of the city center) Baiyun Mountain Recreation Area Old Baiyun Airport Maps showing locations of Guangzhou City, and the area of our activities Guangdong Province - Suntrap Hotel - GIEESS - South China Botanical Garden (See next page) DOWNTOWN GUANGZHOU Guangzhou Tower Zhujiang Pearl River Sun Yat-sen University

7 Area of our activities in northern part of Guangzhou City Suntrap Hotel South China Botanical Garden GIEESS Glasshouse Area South China Botanical Garden

8 July 24, 2011, Breakfast first ever meeting among organizers and facilitators

9 July 24, 2011, Breakfast

10 July 24, 2011, Breakfast

11 At the famous South China Botanical Garden (N of Guangzhou City)

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13 At the Guangdong Museum in Guangzhou City

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15 At the plaza outside the museum Guangzhou Tower At the Opera House of Guangzhou

16 July 24, 2011: Last minute checking of the conference program among lecturers/ presenters/ facilitators

17 July 25, 2011, Opening of the conference Prof Zhu Zhaohua

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19 July 25, 2011: Opening addresses by Prof Li Dingqiang, Prof Li Rui, Prof Zhu Zhaohua and Dr Samran Sombatpanit

20 Group photo in front of the hotel

21 Lecturers/ Presenters/ Facilitators Susan Wang China-USA Nathaniel Alibuyog The Philippines Nguyen Kim Loi Vietnam Winai Wangpimool Thailand Wei Ouyang China Venus Tuankrua Thailand Nguyen Thi Hong Vietnam Feng Huang China Jaruporn Tosang Thailand Xiaoying Yang China

22 Susan Wang Lectures on SWAT models and their use Nguyen Kim Loi Nathaniel Alibuyog

23 How the conference and training were run Lectures and paper presentations were organized in a sequence that fit in the training need. In the first lecture Introduction to Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) Susan drew a picture of the current status and future direction in SWAT watershed modeling and introduced to trainees the SWAT theory and concepts. Dr Loi walked the trainees through the installation of Mapwindow GIS, MWSWAT. The hand-on training was led by Dr Loi step by step. After each trainee had a successful run of the SWAT model, Susan gave the lecture SWAT calibration techniques, which covers the common problems, key considerations, a few examples, and available calibration tools. The SWAT_check and SWAT_files_editor tools were also introduced and trainees had hand-on experience to check their modeling results and edit their input files. The ArcAPEX and ArcSWAT interfaces, which facilitate the coupled APEX-SWAT modeling system, DEM based versus User defined subarea delineation were also introduced to trainees. Each trainee was provided with a set of handout and a copy of the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT): Global Applications (2009) book. When the lecturers gave lessons, ten facilitators walked around tables to help and answer questions for all the trainees. There were altogether 71 trainees.

24 Facilitators at work! This is an essential point for the conference where trainees are assisted by academics & professionals who know the subject relatively well.

25 Concept of Facilitators At any training in development projects teaching is normally done by facilitators who lecture the subjects of interest and there might be one or more persons who stay around and help explain things that trainees may not understand well enough. For SWAT, it is somewhat different: a lesson may be given by someone (lecturer) who knows SWAT, which is a difficult and complicated subject and the person may not speak the local language, which will increase the obstacle - making the teaching often less successful, particularly in non-english speaking countries. Therefore, for SWAT training, it is beneficial to have a number of experienced persons go around and help trainees to solve their problems during various phases of operation. It is important that NO SINGLE TRAINEE to such a SWAT training course should go home emptyhanded. The number of facilitators may vary depending on several factors. Depending on situation, the organizers may even ask some experienced participants that have been familiar with SWAT to certain extent to do the facilitator s task. Additional benefit in providing facilitators is that, in the process there will be certain interaction between (mostly foreign) facilitators and (mostly local) trainees, which will bring forth a good contact and cooperation in the future. SWAT Training this time is the first time that facilitators are provided; though organizers are optimistic of the outcome, this strategy needs to be exercised and evaluated at more training venues.

26 Titles of papers presented at the conference Samran Sombatpanit: WASWAC and its involvement with SWAT model (opening presentation) Winai Wangpimool: Runoff evaluation of the Lam Ta Kong Basin from climate change with SWAT model Jaruporn Tosang: Assessing the effects of land use changes on soil erosion in Upper Pasak River Basin, Thailand Venus Tuankrua: Determining flash flood event using SWAT Model in Nam Kon watershed, Nan Province, Thailand Ouyang Wei: How the vegetations landscape pattern affects the non-point source pollutions? (with additional information about how SWAT is being used at BNU) Huang Feng: Using SWAT model to address water-for-food issues in China: lessons, gaps, and directions Nguyen Thi Hong: Application of SWAT model in Cầu sub-watershed, Bac Can province: Conceptual framework and proposed techniques Nguyen Kim Loi: Assessing Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in Central Vietnam Using SWAT and Community Based Approach: Case Study in Vu Gia watershed, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam Nguyen Kim Loi: Assessing impacts of land use change and practices on soil and water at a subwatershed scale using SWAT model: case study in La Nga sub-watershed, Vietnam (only a PPT file of that title is furnished in the PPT Section of the DVD proceedings) Nathaniel Alibuyog: Hydrologic responses to landuse and climate changes of selected watersheds in the Philippines Anthony Green: Mekong River Commission use of SWAT models on a basin scale (with 2 posters) Yang Xiaoying: GIS-based Spatial Regression and Prediction of Water Quality in River Networks: A Case Study in Iowa, USA (a non-swat poster)

27 Samran Sombatpanit Nguyen Thi Hong

28 Winai Wangpimool Wei Ouyang

29 Nathaniel Alibuyog Venus Tuankrua

30 Jaruporn Tosang Huang Feng

31 Anthony Green of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) presents his work on using SWAT models on a basin scale

32 Mekong River Commission (MRC) also contributes two posters

33 A non-swat poster Title: GIS-based Spatial Regression and Prediction of Water Quality in River Networks: A Case Study in Iowa, USA by Xiaoying Yang

34 Contact information for lecturers/ presenters/ facilitators Susan Wang, China/USA Nathaniel Alibuyog, The Philippines Nguyen Kim Loi, Vietnam Winai Wangpimool, Thailand Ouyang Wei, China Venus Tuankrua, Thailand Nguyen Thi Hong, Vietnam Feng Huang, China Jaruporn Tosang, Thailand Xiaoying Yang, China Anthony Green, United Kingdom addresses of other persons are shown in the Participants List.

35 Reception Dinner at the hotel s restaurant - Everybody is happy -

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39 July 26, 2011, Second day of the conference View of Guangzhou from Fl 15 of the hotel

40 Visiting the Guangdong Institute of Eco-Environmental and Soil Sciences Inside the Rainfall Simulator building; the simulation equipment is going to be installed soon Proposed soil museum Laboratory building Preparing soil monoliths for the Guangdong Museum of Soil Science soon to be built

41 Romantic Zhujiang We board this dinner boat that sails along the Zhujiang in the evening

42 Guangzhou 600 m Tower 450 m

43 Beautiful Zhujiang (Pearl River) by night Performance of a lady on the boat

44 July 27, 2011 Setting up SWAT Network Early afternoon of July 27, a number of people discuss about setting up SWAT Network of China, Vietnam and Philippines, after the one in Thailand that was successfully established in Jan 2011.

45 Some organizers, lecturers, facilitators and other participants give reflections when approaching the end of the conference.

46 All participants applaud to thank Prof Nguyen Kim Loi for his role of Headmaster of SWAT School of Guangzhou this time (center in the above inset).

47 Presentation of certificates to all trainees

48 Presentation of certificates to all trainees

49 Presentation of certificates to all trainees

50 Taking group photo of organizers, lecturers, presenters, facilitators at the end of the conference. Yes, we love photo taking it helps strengthen friendship!!!

51 At closing, President Li Rui says: Congratulations Thanks Wishes

52 Conclusions (as of August 21, 2011) 1. It is beneficial to have a number of facilitators (people who are familiar with SWAT to some extent) to help trainees, which may also give additional benefit in making good contact and cooperation in the future. 2. Since SWAT modeling technology concerns large numbers of complicated matters, having lecturers who know local language apart from English is a big advantage. 3. All participants were receptive in forming a SWAT Network of China and it is agreed that a social media network will be used and Dr Huang Feng fhuang@cau.edu.cn of China Agricultural University (CAU) in Beijing will be the network secretary and would run a website and all participants at this event become founding members automatically. The Network needs to find the chairman by choosing among eminent scientists. A brief regulation of the network may need to be written. 4. NETWORKS IN OTHER COUNTRIES: Thailand has had its SWAT Network since January this year. Participants from the Philippines (Prof Nathaniel Alibuyog) and Vietnam (Dr Nguyen Kim Loi & Ms Nguyen Thi Hong) have agreed on setting up their SWAT network in respective countries. 5. SWAT meetings in the future would benefit more if more countries were added to the existing ones, e.g. China, Korea and Japan, and rename the meeting from SWAT SEA (South East Asia) to SWAT SEEA (South East & East Asia). Chinese participants agreed to this proposal and could do it immediately. Dr Samran Sombatpanit volunteered to act as its provisional coordinator.

53 Other Issues - Prof Nguyen Kim Loi will produce the 2nd edition of the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT): Global Applications (2009) book next year. - Due to the wide use of SWAT model in studying river basins WASWAC should cooperate with the SWAT Team in Texas by considering SWAT as an Associate Program. (SWAT Team in Texas agreed as proposed since August 15, 2011.) - When participants come to training with their own laptops it will have a good advantage in terms of software installation and they can continue after returning to their bases. The organizers only need to inform the participants the requirements for the hardware and software before they come. - Some authors of non-swat papers should also be invited, as there is a chance for them or their offices to start to learn about and use SWAT model in addition to what they have always been using, e.g. expensive licensed models. - Minor shortcomings: (1) A name badge should be provided to every participant, (2) there should be a proper introduction of all participants at the beginning, (3) A short appraisal form should be provided at the end of the training. - All SWAT participants are invited to attend the 2nd WASWAC World Conference to take place at Pattaya, Thailand during May 14-18, 2013, under the title Threats to land and water resources in the 21st century: Prevention, mitigation and restoration. SWAT SEA III and Conservation Agriculture (CA) SEA III are two major components, with the duration for the training for both on May 11-13, All participants are invited to join as members of the World Association of Soil and Water Conservation (WASWAC), either as 5-year members for Life members. - There is a possibility to hold another SWAT Regional Conference and Training Workshop in China in All participants will be informed through the China SWAT Network.

54 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION Anthony Green & Li Dingqiang on the boat plying Zhujiang, July 26, 2011 End of Part I Part I, 55 slides, finished Nov 20, 2011 Part II, 65 slides, finished Nov 29, 2011 Part II describes the visit to Sun Yatsen University and the postconference excursion to the northern part of Guangdong Province.

55 FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE GO TO following SWAT websites: MAIN SWAT WEBSITE: This website has announcement of all upcoming conferences and workshops and all other items needed for running SWAT models. SWAT USER WEBSITE: SwatLectures YouTube WEBSITE: SWAT (Soil & Water Assessment Tool) Network Facebook WEBSITE: Tool-Network/ SWAT Network of Thailand Facebook WEBSITE %E0%B9%80%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%A0%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A9%E 0%B8%B2%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A2%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%84%E0% B8%A3%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%9A/ SWAT Network of the Philippines Facebook WEBSITE SWAT Network of Vietnam Facebook WEBSITE Vietnam/ WASWAC Facebook WEBSITE: Association-of-Soil-and-Water-Conservation/ WASWAC MAIN WEBSITE: