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Opening Remarks for the Alumni Workshop on Integrated Water Resources Management
  2002-09-23 11:49  

Distinguished Minister K. van Oosterom, Ladies & Gentlemen, Today, the Alumni Workshop on Integrated Water Management is being held at the site of Three Gorges Project. First of all, on behalf of the Ministry of Water Resources, I would like to express our warmly welcome to the officials of Royal Netherlands Embassy, IHE professors and Chinese participants, and also I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to all the trainees. Since the signing of MOU on the scientific & technical cooperation between the Ministry of Water Resources of China and the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management of the Netherlands, both sides have carried out widespread scientific & technical cooperation and exchange activities in the field of water management. The cooperation includes flood control, dike construction, river dredging, water pollution control and personnel training etc. In order to enhance the bilateral cooperation, with the financial support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, from 1996 the Ministry of Water Resources began to send Chinese engineers and staffs to the Netherlands for study. In the past 5 years, we have undertaken 3 courses and totally 45 people have finished their study at IHE University. After returning back, they become backbones of different sectors and are put in the very important positions. Today trainees for this workshop are mainly from “Three River”, “Three Lake” and “Flood-control Management” courses. This workshop consists of two objectives, one is trainees’ feedback about their achievements at IHE, the other will be the widely exchange in the integrated water management between two countries. Stepping into the 21th century, China is facing many new opportunities and challenges. The sustainable utilization of water resources must be achieved to meet the demand of the social and economic development. Dutch people have overcome the threats from oceans and rivers, and successfully protect their environment from disasters. Strengthening the cooperative ties between China and the Netherlands, and learning the advanced technology and experience from the Dutch side, will play an important role in China. I believe Sino-Dutch cooperation in the field of water management will make more and more achievements by means of personnel training and technical exchange in the future. I also hope that every trainee will become a folk envoy between China and the Netherlands, and contributes to the Sino-Dutch friendship forever. Thank you.
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