Dialogue on Water Resources Demand and Energy Development

The Dialogue on Water Resources Demand and Energy Development in the middle reaches of Yellow River organized by GWP China Yellow River, China Shenghua Group Company Ltd. and Yellow River Research Association with the support by GWP China was held on October 25, 2014, in Erduos, Inner Mongolia.

Over 20 experts and participants were invited to the Dialogue, Mr. Zheng Rugang, Coordinator of GWP China, participated and made a speech in the Dialogue.
The experts from Water and Soil Conservation Institute of China Academy of Sciences, Yellow River water Resources Research Institute, Hydrology Bureau of Yellow River Conservancy Commission, Shaanxi Provincial Water Resources Department, Supervision Bureau for Shanxi, Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia Regions, Zhengzhou University and Maccaferri China joined the discussions in the Dialogue.
After the discussions, the common understanding was reached that the energy development and the increasing water demand should be balanced, the effective measures should be taken for water conservation for energy development and water and soil conservation should be carried out in the exploited coal mines areas for ecological and environmental protection and restoration.
The participants also visited the pilot Water and Soil Conservation projects in the coal mined area for Daliuta Coal Mine.