Mr. Abou Amani, Director of Division of Water Science and Secretary of the Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP), UNESCO, visited International Research and Training Center on Erosion and Sedimentation (IRTCES) on September 13, 2023. Prof. PENG Jing, Director of IRTCES and President of China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR) welcomed him and chaired a meeing for discussion on collaborations between UNESCO and IRTCES/IWHR on the IHP Flagship Initiatives and activities contributing to the strategies of the Ninth Phase of IHP (2022-2029). Participants of the meeting included: Prof. PAN Qingbin, Deputy Director, IRTCES; Prof. ZHANG Jianli, Deputy Director, IRTCES; Ms. MENG Yuan, Deputy Director, International Cooperation, IWHR; Prof. LIU Cheng, Division Chief, Division of Research and Training, IRTCES; Prof. LIU Xiaoying, Division Chief, Division of International Exchange and Information, IRTCES; Mr. QI Chunyu, Division Chief, Division of the Secretary.