Yuanyuan Li
People's Republic of China
Vice-President, IWRA
Professor, General Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Planning and Design at the Ministry of Water Resources of China
Yuanyuan Li is Vice-President and Professor of the General Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Planning and Design (GIWP) at the Ministry of Water Resources (MWR) of China. His fields of expertise include water resources management mechanisms, interactions between human activities and water resources, water resources system analysis and planning, and water ecology and environment protection. He has led many water resources surveys at a national level, strategy studies, comprehensive water resources planning, major water projects technological demonstration, water policies formulation and management activities as well as international programmes and cooperation. His research results have been awarded numerous science and technology awards. He is currently the Vice-President of International Water Resources Association (IWRA).
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The conference debates and results will contribute to achieving the objectives of the thematic areas – “Groundwater in a Changing Environment” and “Education Key to Water Security” – of the 8th phase of the UNESCO IHP programme on “Water Security: Responses to Local, Regional, and Global Challenges.