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HRC Hosted Seminar on Integrated Water Resources Management and Dam Safety

---On May 11, Seminar on Integrated Water Resources Management and Dam Safety, part of Forum on Green Energy and Climate Change, was held successfully in Hangzhou. The seminar was a hybrid event combining online and offline audience. More than 100 government officials, researchers and technical experts from 19 countries including Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Georgia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Vietnam, Zambia were present via video link on the seminar. Mr. Dong Dafu, deputy director of HRC and some 20 HRC engineers attended the physical in-person event in HRC conference room.

The seminar was themed on integrated water resources management and dam safety. Three domestic experts were invited to deliver presentations on relevant topics including water resources management and addressing climate change in China, planning for hydropower development on medium & small rivers, climate change and framework of dam safety management in China. The speakers included Prof. Wang Guoqing from Research Center for Climate Change, MWR, P. R. China, Prof. Huang Jianping from National Research Institute for Rural Electrification, MWR, P. R. China and Prof. Li Hong'en from Dam Safety Management Center, MWR, P. R. China. Besides, Mr. Miguel Gallegos Garzón from Ecuador and Mr. Mcebo Mkhize from South Africa also presented to us respectively on "overview of water resources in Ecuador: approaches of its management" and "key challenges facing water resources management in South Africa". On the seminar, online and offline audience exchanged ideas and thoughts on integrated water resources management and dam safety management methods and technologies.

The seminar provided a good platform for all participating countries to conduct in-depth exchange and extensive communication on the applicable technologies, practical experience and further international cooperation in the field of integrated water resources management and dam safety management, and will effectively promote the development of integrated water resources management and dam safety management in developing countries. (2021-05-14)


 
 

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