CCB, Beijing, July 30 (Reporter Liu Yidi) “At present, with the deepening of globalization, the relationship between water, including irrigation and drainage, and economic society, population, resources and the environment has increasingly become a topic of common concern for mankind.” Reporter It is understood that, closely following the water goals of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda (SDG), actively implementing the general keynote of water conservancy reform and development of "compensating shortcomings in water conservancy projects and strong supervision of the water conservancy industry", pooling global wisdom, and promoting scientific research, technology and management Deep integration to promote the development of irrigation and drainage, sponsored by the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research and undertaken by the National Water-saving Irrigation Beijing Engineering Technology Research Center, the "Belt and Road" Irrigation and Drainage Development and Technological Innovation Forum was held in Beijing today (30th).

The "Belt and Road" Irrigation and Drainage Development and Technological Innovation Forum was held in Beijing today (Photo by Liu Yidi, reporter from China Central Broadcasting Network)

The theme of this forum is "Green Irrigation and Drainage, Cooperation and Innovation". Ni Wenjin, Deputy Director of the Rural Water Resources and Hydropower Department of the Ministry of Water Resources, Kuang Shangfu, Dean of the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research of the Ministry of Water Resources, and Felix, Chairman of the International Commission for Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) Representatives from more than 10 countries, including Ryndells, jointly discussed the cooperation opportunities and practical experience brought by the "Belt and Road" irrigation and drainage, ancient irrigation engineering heritage and the development of agricultural water conservancy disciplines.

"Irrigation and drainage are the lifeblood of China's agricultural development and the cornerstone of national food security." Ni Wenjin emphasized. He provided reporters with a set of data: As of now, the national irrigated area has reached 1.11 billion mu (74 million hectares), ranking first in the world, of which 1.02 billion mu (68 million hectares) of arable land is irrigated, accounting for 50.3 of the country’s total arable land. %. 459 large-scale irrigation areas and more than 7,300 medium-sized irrigation areas have been built. There are 92,000 above-scale pumping stations focusing on irrigation, 4.96 million electrical and mechanical wells for irrigation, 434,000 fixed irrigation and drainage pumping stations, and an area of ​​357 million mu (23.82 million hectares) of waterlogging prevention. A relatively complete irrigation and drainage engineering system has been formed, which has consolidated the foundation for food production. Ni Wenjin said that China has always attached great importance to the development of irrigation and drainage business and cooperation in technological innovation. Today, the “Belt and Road” initiative has been widely recognized and responded to by the international community, providing new opportunities for the development of China's irrigation and drainage business and foreign exchanges and cooperation.

In Kuang Shangfu’s view, the new era has given a new mission to irrigation and drainage scientific and technological innovation cooperation. “China is fully implementing the five development concepts of'innovation, coordination, green, open, and sharing'. The human irrigation and drainage activities that support economic and social development will respect nature, conform to nature, protect nature, coordinate the management of landscapes, forests, fields, lakes and grasses, and achieve harmonious coexistence between man and nature.” Kuang Shangfu pointed out that in the future, the development of irrigation and drainage technology will also We will move from a single water governance goal to a coordinated advancement of water, food, energy, ecology, and other multiple goals, thereby further building a new green irrigation and drainage system in modern society.