At the meeting, Mr. Zheng Rugang, Coordinator of GWP China introduced the new strategies 2014-2019 of GWP and GWP China. Dr. Li Tao introduced the overall picture of IUCN&IWA organized Symposium on Water, Energy and Food Nexus. He then invited GWP China to cooperate in this event. Mr. Zheng expressed the agreement of GWP China’s involvement and wished to cooperate with IUCN and IWA in this activity.
At the discussion, it was suggested to re-schedule the event on November 13 to 15 rather than on November 11 to 13, 2014 in Beijing to avoid the possible influence by the holidays during the APEC Meeting in Beijing from November 6 to 12, 2014. It was agreed that GWP China was responsible to send two experts from its TEC to give presentations on hydropower development and food security and invite the representatives from the Ministry of Water Resources to address at the opening ceremony and make a presentation on water resources management.
The two sides also exchanged the ideas on the opportunities of further cooperation in the future such as in the 7th World Water Forum in South Korea in 2015.
Meeting with the International Water Association (IWA) China Regional Office
On October 15, 2014, Dr. Li Tao, the Director, and Ms Wang Dan of the China Regional Office of IWA visited GWP China Secretariat and had discussion about cooperation between the two organizations on the Symposium on Water, Energy and Food Nexus scheduled on Nov. 11-13, 2014 in Beijing China.