China News Agency, Beijing, December 9th (Reporter Chen Su) The reporter learned from the Ministry of Water Resources of China on the 9th that recently, Li Guoying, Minister of the Ministry of Water Resources of China, attended the Groundwater Summit of the United Nations Water Mechanism and stated that China has vigorously promoted the comprehensive management of overexploitation. The groundwater level in mining areas rebounded.
From the 7th to the 8th, the UN-Water Groundwater Summit was held at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France. Li Guoying attended the closing ceremony of the meeting and delivered a speech via video.
Li Guoying pointed out that groundwater is a basic and strategic resource for promoting green development.
China's water resources department attaches great importance to groundwater protection and management, and has made significant progress in promoting groundwater protection and management.
China strengthens the rule of law in groundwater management systems and mechanisms, implements a target responsibility system and an assessment and evaluation system for all localities, formulates special plans for groundwater protection, and formulates special plans for comprehensive management of groundwater overexploitation.
Measures such as "saving, controlling, replacing, supplementing, and managing" were adopted to vigorously promote the comprehensive management of overexploitation. The groundwater level in overexploited areas has stopped falling and rebounded. More and more rivers have returned to life, and more and more river basins have regained their vitality.
At the same time, China has strengthened international exchanges on groundwater protection and management, built a platform for exchanges and mutual learning, deepened cooperation in monitoring, scientific research, and treatment projects, shared technical experience, and jointly promoted the sustainable development of groundwater.
He said that China's water resources department will always adhere to the new development concept of innovation, coordination, green, openness and sharing. Agenda wading goals to make greater contributions.
UN-Water is the leading specialized agency responsible for coordinating water-related affairs under the UN framework.
The groundwater summit aims to further enhance the international community's attention to groundwater, call for a more sustainable way to use groundwater resources around the world, and promote the realization of the water-related goals of the sustainable development agenda.
During the meeting, ministers from nearly 20 countries, including China, Germany, Boswana, Chile, and Finland, and leaders of several water-related international organizations attended the summit via video or on site.
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