Water Resources Development in the Lancang River : Cooperation, Benefits and Opportunities

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1 Water Resources Development in the Lancang River : Cooperation, Benefits and Opportunities SHI Qiuchi Department of Water Resources Ministry of Water Resources, P. R. China

2 Contents 1 China s Efforts on Improving Cooperation with MRC and Its Member Countries 2 China s Effective Communications with MRC and Its Member Countries 3 Prospect

3 China s Efforts on Improving Providing Hydrological Information China provided hydrological information of flood seasons for consecutive 11 years Renewal of agreement Drought Disaster in 2010

4 China s Efforts on Improving Providing Hydrological Information China offered emergent hydrological information to MRC Report letter from MWR Thanks Letter from MRC

5 China s Efforts on Improving Providing Hydrological Information Improve the infrastructure and monitoring system of hydrological station YunjingHong Hydro-station Man an Hydro-station

6 China s Efforts on Evaluating hydro-power development Changes in long-term average flow of Lancang river Dry Season Rainy Season

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8 China s Efforts on Improve Disaster Reduction Capabilities of Downstream Countries International Training Programme on Management of Flood Control and Disaster Mitigation in Beijing, Technical trainings (Beijing in China)

9 China s efforts on Improving Disaster Reduction Capabilities of Downstream Countries International Training Programme on Flood Forecasting Technology in Wuhan, 2011 graduation ceremony on the training programme

10 China s Efforts on Improving Disaster Reduction Capabilities of Downstream Countries China sent out experts to help Thailand in flood control and disaster relief. Thai Prime Minister s visit to MWR Chinese experts in Thailand

11 China s communications with MRC and Its Member Countries China also emphasizes communication with MRC through participating in MRC s international conferences. The 2 nd MRC Summit The 1 st MRC Summit

12 China s communications with MRC and Its Member Countries Many times of friendly exchange visits between China and MRC

13 China s communications with MRC and Its Member Countries Communication with Vietnam Communication with Lao Communication with Myanmar

14 Effective Cooperation in Trans-boundary Rivers between China and the Neighbor Countries The Cooperation mechanism with all neighbor countries Country (Organization) Sino-MRC Sino-Kazakhstan Sino-Russia Sino-Indian Sino-Mongolia Sino-Viet Nam Sino-North Korea Sino-Bangladesh Trans-boundary Rivers Cooperation Mechanisms Dialogue meeting Provision of Hydrological data Joint Steering Commission Experts Group Joint Steering Commission Experts Group Joint Steering Commission Joint Steering Commission Experts Group Provision of Hydrological data Hydrological Cooperation Provision of Hydrological data

15 Prospect An International Training Programme on Mountain Torrents and Geological Disasters Prevention Technology will be held in Wuhan, The main courses including: Mountain Torrents and geological disasters (MTGD) in China; Characteristics and distributions of MTGD in China; Planning of the prevention on MTGD in China; Forecasting and prewarning on MTGD Participants from Mekong riparian countries and MRC will be welcome! Contact Person(s): Mr. Liu Honghu, Mr. Li Zhongping

16 Prospect China has sent 6 young experts to the MRC for a short-term work, and will send more in future Three Chinese JRP in MRC

17 Prospect China is willing to enhance the cooperation in the Lancang-Mekong river basin: Further enhancement of reservoir operation to reduce influences on eco-environmental system of the Lancang-Mekong river. Continuous providing flood information and emergent hydrological information to MRC Continuous sharing technology and management experiences on water resource management, improving the mutual understanding of technical experts along the Lancang-Mekong River.

18 Dialogs, communication, exchanges the information More understanding, more common knowledges, more trust, more cooperations

19 Xiaowan Thanks Nuozhadu Jinghong

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