---On August 1st, a forum titled Ecological
Impact of Water Projects was opened in Beijing. Centering
on the theme of "attaching importance to ecological
environment protection, and making water projects beneficial
to mankind", experts and scholars from different
fields, people of various circles, who keep an open eye
on the undertaking of water resources, debated on water
resources management and its relation with ecological
environment, and make suggestion to the construction of
water projects and improvement of ecological environment.
Over 300 people of various circles and MWR staff attended
the forum.
Minister of the Ministry of water Resources
(MWR), Mr. Wang Shucheng, attended the forum and gave
a keynote speech. Vice Minister of MWR, Mr. Suo Lisheng
delivered a theme speech and presided the forum in the
afternoon. Vice Ministers Mr. E Jingping, Mr. Liu Guanghe,
Ms Zhou Ying and Chief Engineer of MWR Mr. Liu Ning also
attended the forum. The attendees probed into the ecological
impact of water conservancy projects from theoretical
and practical aspects. Former Minister of MWR, Jing Zhengshu,
announced the rating results of proceedings presented
in the forum and awarded 32 winners.The article-"
Ecological Environmental Protection and Solution of SHP
Development" presented by HRC was in the winner list.
Minister Wang Shucheng pointed out
in his address that, promoting benefit and abolishing
harm of water is always a major undertaking in China.
Water projects have played an irreplaceable role in economic
and social development of China for thousands of years.
The development of water projects should not sacrifice
or at the cost of destroying ecological environment. It
is our duty to protect ecological environment. Water professionals
should pay more attention to ecological and environmental
problems, and should shoulder the double responsibilities
of water construction and ecological protection. On behalf
of MWR, Minister Wang Shucheng also welcomed people of
various circles stick to scientific development view,
and make valuable suggestions on how to deal with ecological
impact of water projects from different aspects, and encourage
the whole society participate and support a harmonious
development of water projects with ecological environment.
(2005-08-09)
