At the invitation of Egypt’s Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, Mr. Wang Bao’en, Vice Minister of Water Resources, attended the opening ceremony of the 8th Cairo Water Week and delivered a speech on October 12th.
Mr. Wang introduced the achievements made in China’s water sector and the contributions to advancing the water-related goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, under the guidance of President Xi Jinping’s water governance principles of “prioritizing water conservation, balancing spatial distribution, taking systematic approaches and promoting government-market synergy”. He further pointed out that China’s Ministry of Water Resources is willing to work with other countries to actively implement cooperation in water field under the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation and the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum, guided by the Global Development Initiative, Global Security Initiative, Global Civilization Initiative and Global Governance Initiative, in order to promote a human community with a shared future.
During the Water Week, Mr. Wang met with Dr. Hani Sewilam, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation of Egypt. Both sides reached consensus on updating the MOU between two ministries and further deepening exchanges and cooperation in the spheres of water conservation, integrated water resources management, non-conventional water utilization, shoreline management, digital transformation, capacity building, among others. Mr. Wang also visited the Suez Canal and the New Delta Irrigation Water Treatment Plant.
After the Cairo Water Week, Mr. Wang paid an official visit to Zambia, and exchanged in-depth views with Mr. Collins Nzovu, Minister of Water Development and Sanitation, and Prof. Dev Anand Haman, Assistant Secretary General of Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, on advancing cooperation in the fields of hydropower infrastructure development, water environment management, water-saving irrigation, personnel training, development of digital-twin technologies and others. The delegation also carried out discussions with representatives of Zambian trainees who had participated in China’s overseas training programs and conducted site visits to the Kafue Gorge Lower Hydropower Station, the Itezhi-Tezhi Hydroelectric Power Station and other water projects.
Source: INTCE