With the full support of GWP China Fujian, the revisit, a follow-up to the workshop on WUA last year, was made by Mr. Khalid Mohtahdullah, GWPO Senior Advisor, Mr. Bjorn Guterstam, GWPO Network Officer, Mr. Zheng Rugang, GWP China Coordinator and Ms. Ma Yilin, GWP China Programme Officer accompanied by Mr. Liu Ziwei, Honorary Chair of GWP China Fujian and Deputy Director General of Water Resources Department of Fujian Province and Mr. Bian Hongda, Chair of GWP ChinaFujian, in Taining County, Sanming City, Fujian Province on April 16, 2010.
At the invitation by UKDFID Beijing Office, Mr. Zheng Rugang, Coordinator of GWP China, attended Summary Meeting of China-UK Water Demand Management Project. The organizers of the meeting also invited representatives from World Bank, UNDP, EU-China River Basin Management Project, Australia- China Environmental Management Project and some project pilot provinces.
On behalf of GWP China, Mr. Zheng Rugang, Coordinator, Ms. Ma Yilin, Programme Officer, Prof. Guan Yiqing, Member of GWP China TEC, Mr. Sun Pingan, Vice Chair of GWP China Shaanxi and Mr. Zhang Junqi, Director of Groundwater Bureau, Shaanxi Province, participated in GWP Regional Days and CP Meeting and World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden from August 31 to September 9, 2010.
The Wenchuan Earthquake on May 12, 2008 in Sichuan Province affected a large area and population in the province and the neighboring provinces particularly the Shaanxi and Gansu provinces, and it also jeopardized the water supply facilities, particularly, in rural areas. The reconstruction of the rural water facilities is one of key projects of Chinese government.
The Chisinau city action plan, formally adopted in December 2010, involved multi-faceted consultations between urban planners, water authorities, transport agencies, monitoring institutes, universities, and other important stakeholders, all with their own interests and technical vocabularies. As a neutral facilitator, GWP Moldova helped this diverse set of stakeholders realize that good water management is important for all.
The Drin Dialogue, a systematic process coordinated by GWP Mediterranean, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and other actors, has advanced consultation among Drin Basin countries and stakeholders on a shared vision for sustainable management.
GWP Pakistan prepared the 10th Five Year Plan 2010-15 on Water Resource Development and presented it February 22 to the Planning Commission of Pakistan for adoption and implementation.
GWP Slovakia organised a consulting meeting on 17 February in Bratislava.