The Meeting

On Sept. 21, 2022, a delegation led by HAO Zhao, Secretary-General of the Lancang-Mekong Water Resources Cooperation Center (LMC Water Center), visited NHRI. The delegation was comprised of five persons including the heads of Exchange Department and Training Department. GAO Changsheng, Deputy Director-General of Dam Safety Management Center (DSMC), Ministry of Water Resources, China, and relevant NHRI department heads and researchers participated in the meeting.

On behalf of NHRI and DSMC, Gao extended his warm welcome to the delegation and his gratitude to LMC Water Center for its support and help. He pointed out that with the support of the Center, NHRI had undertaken multiple Asian Cooperation Fund projects, and held a series of international academic and technical seminars, which had borne many fruits and exerted great international influence. He hoped that the two sides would further strengthen communications and exchanges, give full play to their respective advantages, focus on the Lancang-Mekong water resources cooperation, and increase collaboration on project implementation, top-level design of new demands, project planning and international exchanges, so as to jointly promote the Lancang-Mekong water resources cooperation to a new level.

HAO introduced the new situation and requirements of the Lancang-Mekong water resources cooperation, and thanked NHRI and DSMC for their long-term support. He said that LMC Water Center, NHRI and DSMC had established a good partnership, and expected more cooperation on the implementation of Asian Cooperation Fund projects, the promotion of the Lancang-Mekong water resources cooperation, and services to national diplomacy.

At the meeting, NHRI researchers introduced the implementation progress of two Asian Cooperation Fund projects, i.e. Construction and Demonstration on Dam Safety Guarantee System in ASEAN Countries, and Multilateral Sharing and Capacity Building on Hydropower Green Development Technology. Participants discussed cooperation between the two sides on project implementation, results condensation, publicity and promotion, international exchanges, and next steps.