IRTCES NEWS: As Chinese new lunar year, the year of rabbit, is approaching, the International Research and Training Center on Erosion and Sedimentation (IRTCES) hosted a reception in the evening on January 19 to express thanks to the close related organizations for their support. Among the invited organizations were the UNESCO Office Beijing, National Commission of China for the UNESCO and Department of International Cooperation, Science and Technology of the Ministry of Water Resources of China (MWR). The reception was attended by Dr. R. Jayakumar, Program Specialist of UNESCO Office Beijing and his colleagues, Mr. Fang Maotian and Ms. Yu Xiaoping, Secretary General and Division Chief of the National Commission of China for the UNESCO and their colleague, Mr. Jin Hai, Division Director of the Department of International Cooperation, Science and Technology of the MWR, and Mr. Gao Zhanyi and Mr. Ning Duihu, Deputy Directors of IRTCES and their colleagues.

Prof. Gao Zhanyi warmly welcomed all participants on behalf of IRTCES with sincere thanks to the UNESCO, National Commission of China for the UNESCO and the MWR for their long-term supports to the IRTCES. After briefing the last year’s achievements of IRTCES Prof. Gao expressed that the IRTCES would do its best to make further progresses in the coming New Year under the guidance and supports of UNESCO, National Commission of China for the UNESCO and MWR. Mr. Fang Maotian mentioned that the successful experiences of the IRTCES, the first established UNESCO Category II center in China as well as in the world, were worth to take reference for other UNESCO Category II centers. Dr. R. Jayakumar congratulated the achievement of IRTCES during last year and hoped to strengthen cooperation with IRTCES for this year’s international training workshop and work of the technical secretariat of the International Sediment Initiative. Mr. Jin Hai expressed continuously support to IRTCES and wished IRTCES have more accomplishments in the New Year.

(by Liu Cheng, IRTCES)

Mr. FANG Maotian, the Secretary-General of the National Commission of China for the UNESCO



Dr. R. Jayakumar, Program Specialist of UNESCO Office Beijing



Mr. Jin Hai, Division Director of the Department of International Cooperation, Science and Technology of the MWR



Mr. Gao Zhanyi, Deputy Director of IRTCES



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