The First World Conference on Soil and Water Conservation under Global Change (CONSOWA) was held in Lleida, Spain on June 12-16, 2017. WASER co-sponsored the conference.

Prof. Zhaoyin Wang, the President of WASER, was invited to make a speech on the opening ceremony of CONSOWA on June 12. 

Speech by Prof. Zhaoyin Wang the opening ceremony of CONSOWA

Good morning

Ladies and Gentlemen

I am very pleased to attend the First World conference on soil and water conservation under global change. I am very pleased to speak on the opening ceremony on behalf of the World association for sedimentation and erosion research, which is known as WASER.

WASER was established in 20004 and is an independent non-governmental, non-political, non-profit organization, free of racial, gender or national prejudice. 

WASER aims to understanding and application of erosion and sedimentation, through international contacts among scientists, engineers, organizations and governments. The international journal of sediment research is jointly sponsored by WASER and UNESCO-IRTCES. 

Prof. Des Walling was the first president of WASER and Prof. Di Silvio was the second president of WASER. I took over the job last year and became the third president of WASER.

Soil erosion is the most important part of sediment study. We can say: no soil erosion, no sediment transportation. International and inter-organizational collaboration and cooperation are very constructive for the study. Therefore, WASER is willing to cooperate with all international organizations related to soil erosion and sedimentation, to share the knowledge and promote the understanding of soil erosion and sediment transportation. The core points of CONSOWA (Conference on Soil and Water conservation) are soil erosion control and water conservation, which are also the key points of WASER. We are pleased to cooperate with CONSOWA and play a role in the new forum on soil erosion research. I wish the conference of CONSOWA a great success. 

Thank you. 

Zhaoyin Wang

President of the World Association for Sedimentation and Erosion Research.