Network Officer of GWPO visits GWP China Regional Secretariat

On September18 and 19, 2014, in Beijing, the Senior Network Officer Angela Klaeusen visited the Secretariat of the GWP China to conduct a two-day working meeting for reviewing the progress of GWP China activities in 2014 and preparing the plan of 2015.

At the two-day meeting, the PMO of the WACDEP reported to Angela about the process and annual outcome under each package of the WACDEP in China. After that, the discussion was made on the details of drafting the work report of 2014 and plans of 2015 including the participation of 7th World Water Forum and the other international water events as well as the development of South-South cooperation activities.

Angela reviewed the implementation of GWP China plan in 2014 and appraised the work of the GWP China Region, the Secretariat and the Provincial/River Basin Water Partnerships. In her summary of the meeting, she stressed that GWP China has an efficient network that should better combine the new strategy (2014-2019) of GWP and the six thematic areas to integrate water resources management in various fields and promote the IWRM in different sectors. Meanwhile, GWP China should strengthen its contacts with GWPO, other GWP Regional Partnerships and international organizations to share the Chinese experiences by other countries and regions through all water-related events and activities.