Cheng Zhang

Steering Committee member of Flash Flood Program (FFP)


Name: Cheng Zhang
Affiliation: China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research
Country: China
E-mail: zhangc@iwhr.com


II. Education Background
Aug 2000-Jul 2002: Undergraduate of Rural Development College, China Agricultural University;
Aug 2002-Aug 2004: Bachelor of International Water and Land Resources Management, Larenstein Institute of International Agriculture, Wageningen University, Netherlands;
Sep 2004-Aug 2006: Master of Engineering in Irrigation and Water Engineering under International Water and Land Resources Management, Wageningen University, Netherlands;
Sep 2008-Jul 2011: Doctor of Engineering in Hydrology and Water Resources, IWHR, Supervisor: CAE Academician WANG Hao.
III. Work Experience
1. Oct 2006-Jan 2008: EIA Engineer, Environmental Impact Assessment Center, Sino-Japan Friendship Centre forEnvironmental Protection (Environmental Development Center of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment);
2. Aug 2011 till now: Director & Proessor Engineer, Division of International Cooperation, IWHR;
3. May 2014-May 2015: Division of Monitoring and Coordination of the Department of Soil and Water Conservation, Ministry of Water Resources (secondment);
4. Nov 2015-Jan 2017: Water Conservancy Bureau of Lhasa City, Tibet Autonomous Region (temporary post);
5. Nov 2018-May 2020: Director of the Beijing Secretariat of the International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR);
6. May 2020 till now: Director of the Permanent Secretariat of the International Conference on Flood Management (ICFM).
IV. Project Experience
International projects:
1. Sino-Danish Strategic Sector Cooperation Program on Water and EnvironmentPhase I launched by the Ministry of Water Resources of China and the Agency for Water and Nature Management, Ministry of Environment and Food, Denmark, October 2019, PI;
2. Pilot Innovation of Mountain Torrent Disaster Early Warning System in Typical Watersheds (Project Number: TA 9566-PRC) funded by Asian Development Bank, October 2019, Project Participant;
3. Expert Consultation on UNCCD National Report by National Forestry and Grassland Administration, January 2015, Review Expert;
4. EUFP7 SPRING Project “Investigating the Advantages and Main Infrastructure of China's Environmental Research: Prospects, Potential and Roadmap”, July 2009, Principal Participant.
Water resources related projects:
1.NSFC Youth Science Fund Project “Study on the Cumulative Influence of Hydrological Processes on the Horizontal Vegetation Pattern of Curved Rivers and the Control Methods”, March 2017, PI;
2. Compilation of Comprehensive Plans for the Naqu, Shaqu and Xiaqu Watersheds in the Tibet Autonomous Region commissioned by Water Resources Department of Tibet Autonomous Region, October 2016, Principal Participant;
3. “The Impact Mechanism of Climate Change on the Water Cycle in the Huanghuaihai Region and Water Resources Security Assessment” under 973 Program, May 2014, Principal Participant;
4. MEP Project “Strategic Environmental Assessment of Urban Agglomerations in the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River: Water Resources and Water Environment”, October 2014, Tech Lead;
5. MOST Project “Research on the Construction of An Innovation System for Hydrological Methodologies in China”, March 2013, Tech Lead;
6. “The Evolution Mechanism of the Water Cycle in the Haihe River Basin and the Efficient Use of Water Resources” under 973 Program, October 2010, Principal Participant;
7. MWR Project “Plan for Building a Water-saving Society during the 12th Five-Year Plan Period”, January 2012, Principal Participant;
8. MEP Consulting Project “Strategies and Methods for Total Water Pollutants Control of Basin-wide Strategic Environmental Assessment” , October 2010, Principal Participant;
9. Major Project under National Science and Technology Support Program during the 11th Five-Year Plan Period “Western Route Project's Impact Assessment on the Ecological Environment of the Water Diversion Area and Comprehensive Control Technology”, 2010, PI;
10. Global Hydropower Potential Analysis Report-China Yangtze Power Co.,Ltd., 2014, PI;
11. “Research on Shuangfengsi Reservoir Comprehensive Operation Focusing on Watershed Ecology and Economic and Social Water Security”, 2010, Principal Participant.
V. Academic Achievements and Awards
Up to now, he has published more than 20 academic papers, 5 monographs and 4 translations; obtained more than 10 invention patents and utility model patents; and won 2 Dayu Water Conservancy Science and Technology Progress Awards.