Seminar & Lecture Series
South-South Water Management Experience Sharing Seminar
21 Jun 2016 Beijing, The People's Republic of China
East Asia Department (EARD)’s Deputy Director General Amy Leung, in her remarks at the final workshop on 21 June in Beijing, stressed that current water shortages and imminent scarcity require aggressive investments in water efficiency and productivity technologies across all sectors, and a shift to water demand management. About 60 officials, including 12 from developing member countries, researchers, and experts participated in the event.
Organizers:
Ministry of Water Resources (MWR), the PRC
General Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Planning and Design (GIWP)
Agenda:
| Time | Program |
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| 8:30–9:00 | Registration |
| Session I: Opening Session Chair: Ms. Wu Nongdi, Director, Department of International Cooperation, Science and Technology (DICST), MWR |
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| 9:00–9:20 | Welcome remarks (20 mins)
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| Session II: Country Water Assessment, PRC Moderator: Mr. Zhang Qingfeng, Director, Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Division, EARD and Chair of Water Sector Committee, ADB |
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| 9:20–10:10 | Outputs of the CWA Presentations (30 mins) Mr. Li Yuanyuan, Water Resources Policy Specialist/Team Leader, Vice President, GIWP Mr. Daniel Gunaratnam, Water Resources Management Specialist/Deputy Team Leader Panel discussion Mr. Yin Chengjie, Ex-Executive Vice Minister, Ministry of Agriculture Mr. Ning Yuan, Ex-Vice President, Office of the State Council of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project Construction Committee Mr. Zhou Yaozhou, Senior Water Resources Specialist, EARD, ADB |
| 10:10–10:25 | Introducing Asian Water Development Outlook 2016 (10 mins) Ms. Yasmin Siddiqi, Principal Water Resources Specialist, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department (SDCC), ADB Q & A (5 mins) |
| 10:25–10:50 | Group Photo and Coffee Break |
| Session III: Multi Dimensions of CWA (Part 1) Moderator: Mr. Li Yuanyuan, Water Resources Policy Specialist/Team Leader, Vice President, GIWP |
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| 10:50–11:30 | Economic Water Security Presentation (15 mins) Ms. Yu Lili, Senior Engineer, GIWP Panel discussion (25 mins) Mr. Bruce Flory, Water Resources Economist / Principal Economist in Seattle Public Utilities Ms. Yasmin Sidiqqi, Principal Water Resources Specialist, SDCC, ADB or Ms. Yu Fei, Senior Economist, EARD, ADB Ms. Liu Yingqiu, Professor, Academy of Macroeconomic, NDRC Mr. Zhang Guoliang, Ex-President, Bureau of South to North Water Transfer of Planning, Time Contents Designing and Management, MWR |
| 11:30–12:10 | Environmental Water Security Presentation (15 mins) Mr. Zhao Xuetao, Director, Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning (CAEP), Ministry of Environment Protection (MEP) Mr. Philippe Bergeron, Urban Development Specialist Panel discussion (25 mins) Mr. Frank Radstake, Principal Environment Specialist, EARD, ADB Mr. Gu Hao, Ex-Director General, General Office, MWR |
| 12:10–13:30 | Lunch Break (Cetenary Coffee Lounge, 1st Floor) |
| Session III: Multi Dimensions of CWA (Part 2) Moderator: Mr. Daniel Gunaratnam, Water Resources Management Specialist/Deputy Team Leader |
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| 13:30–14:10 | Urban Water Security Presentation (15 mins) Mr. Philippe Bergeron, Urban Development Specialist Ms. Mo Li, Nat’l Urban Water Supply and Demand Management Specialist / Director, Chinese Academy of Urban Planning and Design, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MHURD) Panel discussion (25 mins) Ms. Kong Yanhong, Vice President, CAUPD, MHURD Mr. Zheng Baochang, Senior Project Officer (Water Supply and Sanitation), PRC Resident Mission, ADB Mr. Xia Qing, Ex-Vice President, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science, MEP |
| 14:10–14:50 | Ecological Water Security Presentation (15 mins) Mr. Yuan Yong, Senior Engineer, GIWP Mr. Jose Furtado, Int’l Watershed Ecosystem Management Specialist Panel discussion (25 mins) Mr. Alvin Lopez, Senior Natural Resources and Agriculture Specialist, EARD, ADB Mr. Jin Leshan, Professor, China Agricultural University Ms. Cui Lijuan, Director, Wetland Protection and Management Center, State Forestry Bureau |
| 14:50–15:30 | Water–Related Disaster Presentation (15 mins) Mr. Cao Jianting, Climate Adaptation Specialist / Professor, GIWP Panel Discussion (25 mins) Ms. Suzanne Robertson, Natural Resources and Agriculture Specialist, EARD, ADB Mr. Ren Guangzhao, Ex-Deputy Director General, Department of Water Resources, MWR Mr. Luo Yong, Professor, Center for Earth System Science, Tsinghua University Mr. Yoshiaki Kobayashi, Senior Water Resources Specialist, EARD, ADB |
| 15:30–15:45 | Coffee Break |
| Session IV: Multi Dimensions of CWA (Part 3) Moderator: Mr. Frank Radstake, Principal Environment Specialist, EARD, ADB |
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| 15:45–16:35 | Water Governance Presentation (15 mins) Mr. Tang Kewang, Water Resources Planning Specialist / Professor, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR) Debate (35 mins) “Water governance is a key challenge for our countries” vs. “Water governance in not a key challenge for our countries”. Participants to break up in to 2 groups, facilitated by Ms. Suzanne Robertson, Natural Resources and Agriculture Specialist, EARD, ADB and Ms. Shahbano Tirmizi, Water Resources Specialist, EARD, ADB. Debate preparation in two groups (20 mins) Debate (15 mins) |
| 16:35–17:00 | Open Discussion |
| Session IV: Closing Plenary Chair: Ms. Wu Nongdi, Director, DICST, MWR |
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| 17:30 | Welcome Dinner |
Field Visit to the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR)
Field Visit to Three Gorges
Field Visit to Changjiang (Yangtze) Water Resources Commission and ADB Loan Project
