Mr. Qishun Zhang

Born 1937 has a long experience of over 37 years in the field of research, design and construction related to irrigation, flood control and sedimentation. He has extensive experience of irrigation and drainage in the lower reach of Yellow river and has worked as an expert/team leader for many projects at home and abroad. He started his work with the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR) as Engineer from 1958. He then worked with and became Vice Director of Institute of Planning and Design Research, Ministry of Water Resources and Electric Power of China in December 1969. From 1979-84, he worked as Vice Director of the Departmen t of Sedimentation Engineering at IWHR. Mr. Zhang is a member of IWRA, China Society for Sustainable Development and Vice President and Secretary General of the Chinese National Committee of ICID. He has been associated with several UNDP, EC and ADB projects and is an expert of joint team of flood control and river training projects in Brahmaputra river in Bangladesh. Mr. Zhang has published several technical papers in the journals in China and abroad. Presently Mr. Zhang is Vice President of IWHR, China since January 1985. He is Vice President of ICID from 1997-2000.