The 4th International Yellow River Forum Opened In Zhengzhou

October the20th, 2009, the world-wide occasion the 4th International Yellow River Forum that sponsored by the Yellow River Conservancy Commission is opening in Zhengzhou City. Thousands of honored guests gathered, surrounding the central theme of Ecological Civilization and River Ethics to conduct discussion.
Nine sub-themes have been convened as: (1) social and environmental impact of climate change; (2) climate change and sustainable water resources management; (3) cases of watershed rehabilitation; (4) scientific meanings of ecological civilization, pathway and key methodologies of river restoration; (5) ecological civilization, modern river basin management and restoration; (6) river ethics and healthy life of rivers; (7) application of experiences and new technologies of water resources management; (8) sediment management of high silt-laden rivers and reservoirs; and (9) water right transfer, water safety, water environment, water market and water saving. The Forum also arranges 10special sessions hosted jointly by YRCC, governments of some countries and famous international organizations including WWF Session: Master Plan towarding Integrated River Basin Management; International High-level Forum of River Basin Management; High-level Dialogue on Sino-EU River Basin Management; Sino-Australian Cooperation Project Session; Sino-Hungarian Water Resources Session; INBO Special Session; The 24th Sino-Japanese Water Resources Communication Meeting; UNESCO Special Session; GWP Yellow River Session: Water Allocation and Water Diversion Project in the Yellow River Basin, etc.