The International Yellow River Forum (IYRF) is the international conference on water resources, which is approved by the Ministry of Water Resources (MWR), PRC and sponsored by the Yellow River Conservancy Commision, MWR. The IYRF had been held regularly in every two years since the first IYRF was held in 2003. By Taking the Yellow River as the platform, The IYRF will promote academic exchange and cooperation on international water resources specially in rivers harnessing and management, aimed at promoting communication between different countries and regions, exchanging experiences of river regulation, join studying problems of Yellow River and common issues on river management of worldwide to realize the armonius coexistence between the man and the water