From March 21 to 23, 2011, IESD was involved in the World Water Day 2011 in Cape Town, South Africa. During the side event programme session ”Capacity Building on Ecosystem Approaches to Water Resources Management for Urban Areas in Africa”, Dr Hongtao Wang introduced the significance and opportunities for the cooperation between China and Africa in the field of water resources, and the international graduate program in IESD. In addition, the preparation of water quality standard in Africa countries during the urbanization was discussed. Dr. Wang introduced the practice and experience of China. The “South-South Cooperation on Science and Technology to Address Climate Change Applicable Technology Manual” CD which was compiled by Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China was also distributed during this event.