International　cooperation　has　long　been　TBA’s　crucial　support　of　the　water　regulation　and　management　in　the　Taihu　Basin.　After　a　catastrophic　flood　took　place　in　1991　in　the　Taihu　Basin,　the　State　Council　decided　to　fully　implement　Master　Plan　for　Comprehensive　Management　in　the　Taihu　Basin.　With　the　support　of　the　State　Planning　Commission,　the　Ministry　of　Water　Resources　and　the　Ministry　of　Finance,　the　government　applied　to　the　World　Bank　for　an　emergency　$　200　million　loan,　which　was　China’s　first　flood　control　program　with　loan　from　the　World　Bank.　The　successful　launching　of　“the　Flood　Control　Project　in　the　Taihu　Basin　with　the　World　Bank　Loan”　not　only　provided　the　emergency　funds　for　the　management　of　the　Taihu　Basin,　but　also　embarked　on　international　cooperation　for　TBA.

　　Later,　TBA　successfully　carried　out　the　bilateral　technical　cooperation　with　many　countries,　such　as　the　Netherlands,　the　United　States,　Canada　and　Japan.　Successively　completed　projects　include　Water　Telemetry　System　in　the　Taihu　Basin　with　World　Bank　loan,　Sino-Japan　JICA　Taihu　Eutrophication　Survey　Project,　Sino-US　Risk　Analysis　of　Flood　in　Plain　Areas　of　the　Taihu　Basin,　Sino-Dutch　Decision　Support　System　Software　Development　of　the　Water　Quality　in　River　Networks　of　the　Taihu　Basin,　and,　Sino-Dutch　Cooperation　of　Monitoring　Storm　in　Taihu.　TBA　also　has　its　share　in　the　cooperation　project　“the　Research　of　Planning　Water　Pollution　Prevention　in　the　Taihu　Basin”　between　the　State　Environmental　Protection　Administration　and　the　Dutch　company　Grontmij;　the　special　project　of　international　cooperation　“Sino-British　Scenario　Analysis　of　Flood　Future　Evolution”;　the　cooperation　with　DHI　to　develop　a　two-dimensional　water　quality　model　of　Taihu.　Program　No.948　was　employed　to　introduce　the　water　quantity　and　quality　simulation　model　and　the　system　of　automatic　flow　measurement,　algae　monitoring　flow　cytometry,　underwater　robot　etc.　Relevant　research　achievements　of　these　projects　have　been　widely　used　in　water　resources　management　in　the　Taihu　Basin.　For　example,　“Decision　Support　System　of　Water　Quantity　and　Quality　in　the　Taihu　Basin”,　accomplished　by　the　TBA,　Hehai　University　and　DELFT　Netherlands　Institute,　plays　an　important　role　in　the　management　of　water　resources　in　the　basin,　as　well　as　in　the　diversion　pilot　project　of　Water　Diversion　from　Yangtze　River　to　Taihu.Relying　on　the　international　cooperation　and　communication　of　Ministry　of　Water　Resources,　TBA　actively　participates　in　the　international　water-related　activities,　and　exchanges　achievements　and　concepts　of　the　water　conservancy　research.　Representatives　are　frequently　sent　to　take　part　in　the　Stockholm　International　Water　Symposium,　Sino-Korean　Exchange　Meeting　of　Water　Resources,　and　International　Conference　on　Dams,　World　Water　Forum　etc.　In　addition,　we　actively　exchange　the　work　experience　of　water　conservancy　on　meetings,　and　exchange　ideas　on　the　difficulties　of　water　conservancy　in　the　basin　through　combining　with　the　progress　and　key　projects　of　water　conservancy　in　the　Taihu　Basin.　Therefore,　we　not　only　exchange　ideas　and　strategies　of　water　management,　understand　and　master　the　developing　trends　and　dynamics　of　the　world’s　cutting-edge　science,　but　also　acquaint　a　wider　range　of　peers　with　knowledge　of　the　Taihu　Basin.

　　In　recent　years,　TBA　hosted　the　Third　Conference　of　Sino-Kazakhstan　Joint　Committee　on　the　Use　and　Protection　of　the　Trans-boundary　Rivers;　Sino-Dutch　Innovation　Seminar　of　Water　Management;　Sino-Japan　River　Dam　Meeting;　the　8th　Conference　of　the　UN　Water　and　Sanitation　Advisory　Committee　&　the　Conference　of　Asian　Ministers’　Dialogue　etc..　During　the　2010　Shanghai　World　Expo,　TBA,　on　behalf　of　the　World　Water　Council,　built　the　World　Water　Council　Pavilion　in　the　Shanghai　Expo　Park,　and　was　responsible　for　its　operation.　The　pavilion　that　represented　“water　for　life　and　water　for　development”　ideology　received　a　total　number　of　more　than　500,000　domestic　and　foreign　tourists,　including　the　Head　of　State　of　Monaco---　Prince　Albert　II,　Dutch　Crown　Prince　and　other　important　guests.　It　successfully　held　forum　session　and　Honor　Day.　It　also　held　theme　exhibitions　organized　by　the　international　organizations,　such　as　International　Commission　on　Large　Dams,　International　Water　Association,　International　Water　Resources　Association,　International　Irrigation　and　Drainage　Commission,　Japanese　Water　Forum,　Korean　Water　Forum,　International　League　of　Natural　Protection　etc..

　　Thanks　to　its　distinctive　geographical　and　water　conservancy　of　the　Taihu　Basin,　and　its　advantageous　location　in　the　metropolis　of　Shanghai,　TBA　has　been　successively　visited　by　government　delegations　or　technical　staff　from　America,　Canada,　Britain,　Netherlands,　Brazil,　Malaysia,　Korea,　Japan　and　other　countries,　with　the　general　target　to　exchange　management　concepts　and　the　governance　technologies　in　the　basin.

　　For　the　years　to　come,　the　international　cooperation　work　of　TBA　will　take　a　need-oriented　principle,　serve　the　comprehensive　governance　and　management　in　the　basin,　actively　explore　and　establish　the　mechanisms　for　international　technology　cooperation　that　includes　resource　sharing,　smooth　information,　systematic　service　and　multilateral　participation;　and　achieve　a　breakthrough　in　terms　of　enhancing　the　innovation　capacity　and　improving　the　service　levels,　so　as　to　promote　and　support　the　sound　development　of　the　water　conservancy　in　the　basin.