7TH ASEM SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DIALOGUE

Publikálva: 2018. augusztus 9.

Esemény időpontja: 2018. szeptember 12., szerda, 9:00 - 19:00

Helyszín: Gerbeaud House
1051 Budapest, Vörösmarty tér 7-8.

An entire week in the spirit of transcontinental sustainable water management

In September 2018, Budapest became once again the capital of water, since our country hosted two outstanding international water conferences. Both European and Asian water experts participated in the Eurasian-focused international events, featuring a wealth of professional programs.

The 7th ASEM Sustainable Development Dialogue on “Sustainable and Integrated Water Management in the 21st century – addressing imminent challenges” organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, was held between 11th and 12th September 2018.

The international event focused on cross-border water issues, development opportunities for river basin management and the strengthening of interregional cooperation. The conference was attended by participants from about 40 countries.

István Joó, Deputy State Secretary for Export Development, emphasized in his opening speech that in accordance with the Eastern Opening Policy, the Hungarian government has increased its foreign trade activity towards the Southeast Asian countries since 2015 in addition to its the existing traditional European markets. Six countries in the Mekong region (Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and southern China) are important partners of Hungary which is well demonstrated by the volume of bilateral trade that exceeded EUR 8 billion in 2017. The State Secretary emphasized that Hungary intends to export high-level engineering know-how to the region in areas such as water management, agriculture, environmental management, construction and health.

Hungary has also taken a leading role in global water diplomacy in the recent years. After 2013 and 2016, the Budapest Water Summit will be held the third time next year, in which world leaders and water management experts will hold consultations on the global solutions of water issues. Moreover, Hungary will take over the presidency of the International Committee for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) from Germany in 2019.

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