The 12th International Flash Flood Programme Symposium (FFP12) and Flash Flood Disaster Prevention Training was held in Hangzhou from November 20 to 22, hosted by IWHR, and co-organized by the Research Center on Flood & Drought Disaster Prevention and Reduction of the Ministry of Water Resources, IRTCES, and Zhejiang Institute of Hydraulics & Estuaries. The event themed "New Approaches to Flash Flood Prevention under Digital Twin Technology Systems" convened over 40 domestic and international experts to address cutting-edge scientific issues in flash flood disaster prevention amid the development of digital twin river basins, exploring practical new concepts, approaches, technologies, methods, and initiatives.

Mr. CHENG Fuyun, Second-class Counselor of the Department of Flood and Drought Disaster Prevention, the Ministry of Water Resources; Mr. DING Liuqian, Vice President of IWHR; and Mr. CHEN Yexing, Member of the Party Leadership Group and Chief Engineer of Zhejiang Provincial Department of Water Resources, attended the event and delivered remarks. The symposium was chaired by Mr. PENG Wenqi, Chief Engineer of IWHR, with Mr. Philippe Gourbesville, President of the International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR), declaring the event open. 

During the symposium, over 10 experts from China and abroad shared insights and case studies on flash flood prevention. IWHR also launched its independently developed "Rainstorm Flash Flood Simulation and Early Warning Model". 

Participants conducted on-site investigations in Lingcunwu Natural Village of Luniao Town and Liangtingtou Natural Village of Jingshan Town in Yuhang District, Hangzhou.