---Entrusted by the Ministry of Commerce
and Ministry of Water Sources, organized by National Research
Institute for Rural Electrification (HRC) of Ministry
of Water Resources (MWR), 2015 Workshop on Water Resources
Management & Planning for Developing Countries was
held successfully in Hangzhou in October 19-25, 2015.
Mr. Jiao Yong, Vice Minister of Water Resources was present
at the opening ceremony and delivered the keynote speech.
Mr. Huang Xuming, Vice Governor, the People's Government
of Zhejiang Province, Mr. Huang Dengping, Vice President,
Academy for International Business Officials, Ministry
of Commerce, P.R. China attended the opening ceremony
and delivered speeches. The opening ceremony is hosted
by Prof. Zhang Jianyun, Academician of Chinese Academy
of Engineering, President of Nanjing Hydraulic Research
Institute. Leaders from Department of International Cooperation,
Science and Technology of MWR, Department of Water Resources
of Zhejiang Province, Taihu Basin Authority of MWR, International
Center for Small Hydropower were present at the opening
ceremony. 21 ministers and senior officers from Afghanistan,
Ecuador, Ethiopia, Egypt, Ghana, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Malawi
and Panama took part in the one-week workshop.
Mr. Jiao Yong pointed out in his speech
that in recent years, with the impact from the in-depth
development of industrialization, urbanization and global
climate change, water shortages, water ecological deterioration,
environmental pollution problems cropped up increasingly,
becoming the bottleneck of restricting economic and social
development. Therefore, the Chinese government vigorously
carried out water conservancy construction, determined
the working policy of "water-saving priority, spatial
equilibrium, systematic treatment and two-hands holding"
in the new era, and carried out fruitful work. He hoped
that by means of a good platform of this workshop, the
participants could gain a comprehensive understanding
of the development of China and the Chinese Water Conservancy
and build a bridge with China to carry out exchanges and
cooperation in water conservancy. He hoped that with the
cooperation of all the developing countries, we can make
joint efforts to improve the water resources development,
utilization and management level, in order to bring more
benefits to the people of the world, and to promote the
realization of sustainable development goals of the United
Nations in 2030.
During the workshop, Mr. Jiao Yong delivered
a keynote speech named Taking New Cooperative Opportunity
& Seeking Common Development, which gave a comprehensive
introduction of water conservancy development in China
in terms of China's Basic Water Conditions, Achievements
of Water Construction and Management, Main Measures and
Prospectus of Water Reform and Development, giving answers
to the questions about sediment regulation, operation
and maintenance of hydraulic projects, forecasting technology
for flood control and disaster mitigation and water consumption
standard, etc.
Prof. Zhang Jianyun, president of NHRI,
academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Mr.
Liu Heng, Director-General of International Center for
Small Hydropower, Prof. Shao Jiannan, Deputy Division
Chief, General Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower
Planning and Design of MWR, Ms. Cheng Xialei, Director-General,
National Research Institute for Rural Electrification
(HRC) of MWR, Mr. Wang Hai, Director of Operation Department,
Construction And Operation Administrative Bureau Of Three
Gorges Complex, Mr. Wu Haoyun, Deputy Director-General,
Taihu Basin Authority of MWR, respectively gave presentations
of Water Resources and Impacts of Climate Change in China,
Water Management and Policies in China, Water Resources
Planning in China, Development & Utilization of Small
Hydropower in China, Three Gorges Project & Water
Resource Development on Yangtze River and Management of
Water Resources in Taihu Basin.
During the Workshop, officials paid
on-site visits to Caoejiang Water Conservancy Project,
Water Environment Regulation Engineering of West Lake,
Three-Gorge Project, Suzhou River Tidal Sluice and other
hydraulic projects, and also visited China National Water
Museum. HRC invited domestic established corporations
such as China Energy Engineering Corporation Ltd, The
Three Gorges Corporation to conduct economic and technological
exchange with all the officials, organizing the officials
and relevant industry departments to study, discuss and
share successful experience regarding case study and technical
route of "management and development planning of
water resources". These activities undoubtedly promoted
the cooperation between China and other developing countries
in this field.
On the afternoon of October 25, the
workshop was concluded in Shanghai. Mr. MOSTAFA ABDEL-KHALEK
ABU-ZEID, Vice Minister of Egyptian Ministry of Water
Resources and Irrigation commented in his speech at the
closing ceremony: "We are gathered here again this
evening, in your wonderful country, after 7 unforgettable
days. These types of knowledge skills are a celebration
of humanity, and together we have experienced many strong
emotions. We have shared the grief of a dream cut short.
The memory of this cooperation will always be with us.
We are in the developing countries looking forward to
great cooperation and projects. We are sure that China
will lead the world in the next 10 years. Thank you to
the all of our Chinese volunteers. Your competency, your
kindness and your smiles are worthy of a gold medal! This
was excellent and very friendly Workshop!."
This workshop has received strong support
and conscientious guidance from Ministry of Commerce,
Ministry of Water Resources, Zhejiang Provincial Government,
and gained great support from associated departments and
other organizations. The success of the workshop has strengthened
the communication between China and other developing countries
in the field of water resources management and development
planning, shared the successful experience, advanced technology,
enhanced the development and management capability of
water resources of the participating countries, promoted
the effective utilization and standardized administration
of local water resources, thus laying a solid foundation
for future cooperation in these fields.
This workshop is the 79th foreign-aid
training program HRC implemented since its establishment.
And it is another Ministerial Workshop HRC hosted since
2011.(2015-11-09)
