On November 16, the 2024 China Water Conservancy Academic Conference was held in Xi'an, Shaanxi. Zhu Chengqing, Vice Minister of Water Resources, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech. Dou Jingli, Vice Governor of Shaanxi Province, and Liu Yunhe, President of Xi'an University of Technology, attended and delivered speeches. Wang Annan, Chairman of China South-to-North Water Diversion Group Co., Ltd., Liu Dongshun, Director of the Yangtze River Water Conservancy Committee of the Ministry of Water Resources, Zu Leiming, Director of the Yellow River Water Conservancy Committee of the Ministry of Water Resources, and Wang Bin, General Manager of China Power Construction Group attended the meeting. Zhou Xuewen, Chairman of the China Water Conservancy Society, presided over the opening ceremony.

Zhu Chengqing pointed out that the China Water Conservancy Society is a bridge and link between the Party and the government and the vast number of water conservancy science and technology workers. In recent years, in accordance with the deployment of the Party Group of the Ministry of Water Resources and the China Association for Science and Technology, the society has focused on promoting academic exchanges, strengthening scientific popularization, strengthening talent recommendations, deepening international cooperation, and giving full play to the role of think tanks, making new and important contributions to water conservancy reform and development. Zhu Chengqing emphasized that the vast number of water conservancy research institutions and scientific and technological workers must thoroughly study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important expositions on water control and shoulder the political responsibility of water conservancy science and technology work in the new era. We must adhere to demand-oriented, problem-oriented and utility-oriented approaches, and accelerate the scientific and technological research on major issues. We must pay attention to the application of scientific and technological achievements, promote the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, and effectively implement the development of new water conservancy productivity. We must increase the efforts to popularize science, innovate popular science methods, and continuously improve the dissemination of science and technology. We must improve the science and technology evaluation mechanism, strengthen the training of water conservancy science and technology talents, and contribute wisdom and strength to achieving high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement.

Zhou Xuewen pointed out that the purpose of this academic conference is to provide an open, inclusive and shared academic exchange platform for water-related scientific and technological research institutions, universities, enterprises and institutions, and the vast number of water conservancy science and technology workers, gather the wisdom and strength of all parties, jointly promote the development of new quality productivity of water conservancy, and help the innovation and application of cutting-edge scientific and technological innovation and application in the field of water conservancy. Zhou Xuewen emphasized that the China Water Conservancy Society must thoroughly implement General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important expositions on water management and scientific and technological innovation, and in accordance with the work arrangements of the Ministry of Water Resources and the China Association for Science and Technology, give full play to the role of a bridge and link, unite and lead the vast number of water conservancy science and technology workers to focus on the center and serve the overall situation, and continue to provide strong scientific and technological support and intellectual support for the high-quality development of water conservancy.

Dou Jingli pointed out that Shaanxi spans the two major basins of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, and has a long history of water control. The whole province resolutely implements General Secretary Xi Jinping’s idea of ​​“water conservation first, spatial balance, systematic governance, and two-hand efforts” and his important statements on water control, and coordinates the promotion of water disaster prevention, water resource conservation, water ecological protection and restoration, and water environment governance. The water conservancy industry moves towards a fast lane of high-quality development. She said that Shaanxi Province will continue to rely on the Qinchuang original innovation-driven platform, guided by the "three reforms", vigorously promote water conservancy science and technology innovation, build an innovation consortium that deeply integrates industry, academia and research, promote the precise docking of innovative achievements with industry needs, and help the province's water conservancy science and technology innovation promotion and application capabilities continue to improve.

Liu Yunhe said that Xi'an University of Technology insists on being based in the northwest and facing the whole country, regards scientific and technological innovation as the top priority, guided by major national strategies and engineering needs, and solidly carries out basic and applied research in the field of water conservancy and hydropower, and takes multiple measures to promote the transformation and implementation of scientific and technological achievements. In recent years, scientific research strength and social service capabilities have been significantly improved. The school will take the opportunity of holding this conference to further strengthen scientific research cooperation, deepen collaborative innovation, and contribute wisdom and strength to serving and helping the high-quality development of the national water conservancy industry.

Academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Wang Hao, Zhang Jianyun, Kang Shaozhong, Wang Chao, Niu Xinqiang, Wang Fuming, Tang Hongwu, Zhang Zongliang, Zhou Chuangbing, Academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Cui Peng and Xia Jun, Party Secretary and Director of the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Water Resources, Luo Xingqi, Director of the National Key Laboratory of Ecological Water Conservancy in Northwest Arid Area, and outstanding young water conservancy representatives were invited to give special reports to the conference. Academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering Hu Chunhong and Hu Ya'an, Vice Chairman of the China Water Conservancy Society and Deputy Director of the Yellow River Water Conservancy Committee of the Ministry of Water Resources, Pan Haitao, Vice Chairman of the China Water Conservancy Society and General Manager of China Communications Construction Water Transport Planning and Design Institute Co., Ltd., Li Bin, Chief Engineer of China Yangtze River Three Gorges Group Co., Ltd., Wang Shusheng, Deputy Secretary of the Education Work Committee of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee and Director of the Provincial Department of Education, Li Zhijun, Party Secretary of Xi'an University of Technology, and Duan Hong, Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of the China Water Conservancy Society, attended the meeting.

After the opening ceremony, Zhang Jianyun gave a report entitled "Climate Change and Extreme Events"; Kang Shaozhong gave a report entitled "Water Guarantee Strategy for National Food Security and Smart High-water Efficiency Agriculture"; Cui Peng gave a report entitled "Simulation and Risk Forecast of Disaster Risks in Mountain Torrent Mudslides"; Wang Chao gave a report entitled "Thoughts on the Strategic Integration of Three Waters in the Yangtze River Delta Region"; Tang Hongwu gave a report entitled "Research Progress in the Optimization and Restructuring of Hydrodynamics and Efficient Utilization of Natural Kinetic Energy in Plain River Network Area"; Zheng Weiguo gave a report entitled "Shaanxi Water Conservancy High-Quality Development Report"; Luo Xingqi gave a report entitled "Theory and Technology of Hydropower Design and Its Application"; Niu Xinqiang gave a report entitled "Further Improving the Overall Flood Control Capacity of the Yangtze River未分类录片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机片机Hu Chunhong, Tang Hongwu, Zhou Haiyan, Pan Haitao and Duan Hong presided over the main venue meeting in stages.

During the conference, the launch ceremony of the "Belt and Road" International Water Alliance and the release ceremony of the 2024 issue of the Chinese Society of Water Conservancy was also held.

The conference was co-organized by the China Water Conservancy Society and Xi'an University of Technology, with the theme of "Develop new quality productivity of water conservancy and help high-level science and technology self-reliance and self-improvement." The conference has a main venue and 19 special meetings, including more than 270 reports, and collected more than 880 academic papers. It focuses on the development of new quality productivity of water conservancy, and discusses water-related scientific and technological issues from multiple fields and angles such as water-drought disaster prevention, river and lake ecological protection and governance, digital twin water conservancy construction, and intensive conservation and utilization of water resources, which plays an important supporting role in helping high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement.

Representatives from the Ministry of Water Resources’ organs and river basin institutions, scientific research institutes, universities and other relevant units, directors of the China Water Resources Society, representatives of relevant special committees and unit members attended the conference.