(2010-07-21)
The project successfully conducted a workshop on lake science, non point source pollution assessment and management in Huzhou Municipality, Zhejiang Province from June 28th to July 1st. More than 50 participants from NDRC, Taihu Basin Authority, Jiangsu Provincial Bureau of Lake Tai Water Pollution Prevention and Control, Nanjing Institute of Environmental Science of MEP, Suzhou and Huzhou Development Reform Commissions, Environmental Protection Bureaus, Water Bureaus, and Agricultural Bureaus attended the 4 days workshop.
As a key part of Sub 2 of the Lake Tai Project, this workshop focused on science based lake management, non point source (NPS) pollution assessment and management, aiming to strengthen awareness of approaches to science based Integrated River Basin Management and environmental governance and, identifies the further strengthening needs which ultimately leads to science based decision making with predictable outcomes for lake restoration.
A series of presentations were made by the Aus Lake Tai experts, introducing the Australian experiences, like Water Sensitive Urban Design, analyzing the understanding & gaps between China and Australia in NPS pollution control, and discussing the current challenges & issues facing in Lake Tai. The participants were divided into several specific groups to further discuss each topic and were expected to reach to some agreements based up a deeper understanding. The extensive discussions within each group brought the technical workshop into a more active atmosphere and the outcomes from such discussions were productive. A well-organized report on Conceptual Model of Lake Tai Ecosystem and a comprehensive database of scientific studies, and reports conducted for Lake Tai and its catchment will be well prepared as the outcomes from the Huzhou workshop.
As to the follow up activities of the workshop, it was proposed a four-day NPS pollution control & management training workshop that will be both conducted in Suzhou and Huzhou in the late period of this year. The objective of this training is to assist the scientific understanding and management of rural NPS pollution management, which will include NPS identification and risk assessment, NPS accounting and assessment for agricultural systems, and NPS Management options.
Market Mechanism Study Tour to Australia
The Project conducted a study tour focusing on the overview of the Australian water market mechanisms in the Australian states and territories of Victoria, Australian Capital Territories and New South Wales from the 12th –23rd April 2010.…… [Full Text]