The 3rd Working Meeting of Joint Research Center (JRC) on Water Science and Egineering took place on October 28th 2021, hosted by Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute (NHRI). China. The meeting was organized virtually to appraise updates of the JRC Framework of Development, assess the Work Report of the Executive Director and take important decisions regarding JRC activities.
The 3rd Working Meeting of Joint Research Center (JRC) on Water Science and Egineering took place on October 28th 2021, hosted by Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute (NHRI). China. The meeting was organized virtually to appraise updates of the JRC Framework of Development, assess the Work Report of the Executive Director and take important decisions regarding JRC activities.
Meeting was attended by all JRC members: Deltares, the Netherlands; HR Wallingford, U.K.; UNESCO-IHE, the Netherlands; George Mason University, U.S.A., the Black Sea – Danube Association of Research and Development, Bulgaria, Stockholm Environmental Institute - Sweden, and Flanders Hydraulic Laboratory, Belgium
The purpose of the JRC is to combine the strength of all JRC partners and enhance the capacity of each partner jointly so as to:
– Deliver capable professionals in the water sector;
– Find innovative solutions for water challenges;
– Promote capacity building of sustainable water management.
BDCA, in its quality of founding member of JRC, was represented in the meeting by Dr. Valery Penchev - President of the Board and Ms. Shirin Shukrieva - senior expert . Dr. V. Penchev presented current activities of BDCA, focusing of project RECONECT (www.reconect.eu) and TIMMOD (www.timmod.org), and highlighted the opportunities for further cooperation toward achievement of the objectives of the JRC.
