Visit of Chinese delegation to learn from experiences with Integrated Water Resources Management
Integrated law for the Yangtse river
China aims for a transition towards integrated river basin management and a shift from the focus on the use of the river towards integrated protection of ecosystems. Therefore the Changjiang Water Resources Commission (CWRC) develops an integrated law for the Yangtse river. This extraordinary tasks asks for discussion with countries who already have experience with the concept of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM).
Visit to the Netherlands
A Dutch team existing of Rijkswaterstaat (Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment), the Dutch Water Authorities and the Utrecht Centre for Water, Oceans and Sustainability Law invited a team from the CWRC for a visit to the Netherlands to discuss experiences within the European Union (the Water Framework Directive) and the Netherlands. During their stay the Chinese delegation visited several projects in the Netherlands such as the Room for the River project near Nijmegen/Lent, the Maeslant barrier, the Kinderdijk and Rijkswaterstaat at Lelystad and Waterboard Rivierenland in Tiel.
Workshop at Utrecht 木瓜福利影视
On September 6th 2017 an intensive workshop was organised at Utrecht 木瓜福利影视. After a warm word of welcome by the dean of the Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 School of Law, professor Ton Hol, several aspects of IWRM were discussed.
Further collaboration
The visit was well prepared by a preliminary visit by dr Weng Tang on February 1st, 2017 and a research stay at Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 of several researchers of the Hubei 木瓜福利影视 of Economics, Wuhan, China in the summer of 2017. They assist the CWRC with research regarding the development of an integrated law for the whole Yangtse river basin.
It was clear after days of intensive exchange of ideas and experiences that all parties are looking forward to continue the cooperation.