The European Union and China have a longstanding cooperation on water.
The first EU-funded cooperation project on river basin management started in 2006. Since then, the cooperation has evolved into more structured mechanisms. The launch of the China-Europe Water Platform (CEWP) in 2012 was a strong political signal by both sides to strengthen the cooperation. This was later reinforced by the launch of the EU-China Water Policy Dialogue in 2017.
Since 2017, the European Union has provided funding for the activities of the CEWP and its Members. Its support has been renewed for the next three years (2024-2027) through the EU-China cooperation on water project, which will provide financial and technical support to the activities of CEWP as well as feed the discussions of the regular EU-China Water Policy Dialogue.
