Under the sponsorship of Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) and Ministry of Water Resources of P. R. China, the 2009 International Forum on Water Resources and Sustainable Development was successfully held in Wuhan on September 23-24. Madam Qian Zhengying, Vice Chairman of CPPCC and former Minister of Water Resources presented at the forum. Mr. Chen Lei, Minister of Water Resources also presented at the forum and delivered a speech. 
The other participants include high-ranking governmental officials of Hubei Province, officials from the Ministry of Water Resources and chairman of Chinese Hydraulic Engineering Society (CHES), Commissioner of Changjiang Water Resources Commission (CWRC)  and representatives from International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research (IAHR), International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), International, Water Resources Association (IWRA), International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Ohio State University (OSU), China Society for Hydropower Engineering (CSHE) and EU-China River Basin Management Programme (RBMP) etc. 

The main topics of the forum cover four respects, namely the spatial-temporal variation of water reousrces and its allocation, efficient and sustainable use of water resources in agriculture, watershed management and health of rivers from sources to sea, development of hydropower resources and protection of environments and ecosystems. More than 300 academicians, scholars and experts participated the forum. Wide-scope discussion was conducted centered on the theme of “water resources and sustainable development”.