GWP China Secretariat was invited to the seminar, along with other representatives from World Association for Sedimentation and Erosion Research (WASER), Chinese National Committee on Large Dam, Chinese National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR), Asian River Restoration Network (ARRN) and International Hydropower Association.
The event was organized by the International Cooperation Department of the IWHR. The participants after discussion reached following consensus: to raise common awareness of the NGOs and their functions in China; to attract more governmental supports to the development of NGOs; to strengthen fund- raising capacity; to enhance capacity building of the organizations; to organize annual seminar among the organizations and to play the more important role of the IWHR as a facilitator to the NGOs.