At the roundtable, Prof. Philippe Gourbesville, Director of Engineering School of University Nice-Sophia Antipolis, France and Expert of WMO and GWP Associated Programme on Flood Management (APFM) and Dr. Zhiyu LIU, Vice-president of WMO Commission for Hydrology and Expert of GWP Associated Programme on Flood Management (APFM), the specially invited guests and experts by GWPO, gave keynote presentations on the APFM and some international case studies. Other presentations were given by Mr. Zhang Zhancang, Vice President of Henan Provincial Academy of Sciences; Ms. Jiang Enhui, Deputy Director of Yellow River Water Resources Research Institute; and Mr. Wang Jue, General Manager of Maccaferri China on development and management of Yellow River flood plains, utilization of sediment of Yellow River and new technology on water-eco protection for river banks, respectively. The presentations were followed by questions and answers and discussions.
The participants also paid a visit to the Kaifeng Section of the Yellow River about the flood control technology and the engineering measures taken on flood control. In the evening of October 23, the experts’ group discussion was conducted to exchange and share international experiences on flood control and explore opportunities for international in the future.
Roundtable on Flood Control and Adapting Measures for Economic Development in Flood Plain for Lower Reaches of Yellow River
The Roundtable on Flood Control and Adapting Measures for Economic Development in Flood Plain for Lower Reaches of Yellow River was held on October 23, 2014, in Zhengzhou, Henan Province. The event was organized by GWP China Yellow River and Yellow River Research Association with the support by GWP China. Over 50 participants from Yellow River Conservancy Commission (YRCC), research institutions, Henan and Ningxia Provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Offices, universities attended the roundtable. Mr. Zheng Rugang, Secretary General and Coordinator of GWP China Region, gave a welcome speech.