International Training Workshop on Watershed Eco-environment and Water Resources Management, Sept. 11-19, 2005, IRTCES Beijing, China

Within the framework of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Programme for the “International Hydrological Programme (IHP-VI)” activities under International Sediment Initiative (ISI), UNESCO Beijing Office in collaboration with IRTCES organized International Training Workshop on Watershed Eco-environment and Water Resources Management was organized from Sept. 11-19, 2005 at IRTCES, Beijing, China. In order to have wider participation and dissemination of knowledge UNESCO Office Beijing offered equal number of participation from outside its cluster countries. By taking this opportunity UNESCO Office Tehran and UNESCO Office Almaty sponsored candidates from their cluster countries. These kinds of inter-cluster activity are more welcomed by the member states in terms of sharing knowledge and experience with other cluster countries as well we will be using the expertise available with the UNESCO International Institutes. There was 25 experts participated including countries from China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Islamic Republic of Iran, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. The training workshop is aimed at the trainees mastering the fundamental knowledge, modern technology, method and new concept in this field and to exchange practical experiences among participants. The topics and contents of the training workshop included:

1. Basic theories on mechanics of sediment transport
2. Fluvial processes
3. Watershed eco-environment management
4. Water resources management
5. Laboratory and field study
6. Exchanging information and experiences among participants

The training workshop included lectures in classroom, demonstrations in laboratories of IWHR and Soil and Water Conservation Station of Yanqing County, and seminar. During the course lectures were delivered smoothly by the trainers and the trainees received the teaching seriously and earnestly. All lectures were prepared in PPT file with rich illustrations and data, which have been copied to all participants for their reference. Except lecture notes, IRTCES distributed also some interesting monographs and CD ROOM of proceedings of 9^th ISRS to participants.

The field inspection dealt with the small watershed management projects. Thus, as recommended by Beijing Water Resources Bureau, the programs were arranged to visit two projects (1) Shang Xin Zhuang scientific and technical demonstration project on soil and water conservation and (2) Gucheng integrated small watershed management project. Both are located upstream of Guanting Reservoir, in the poor mountain area of Yanqing county, suburbe of Beijing.

The internal evaluation done by UNESCO Office Beijing the results were very much encouraging and plan to repeat the same in the coming years.

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