China plans to build water conservancy training centers that could offer tailored training for personnel from countries related with the Belt and Road Initiative, said a senior water resources official.

Liu Zhiguang, director of the Ministry of Water Resources' department of international cooperation, science and technology, said that these centers will integrate both scientific research and training.

They could offer targeted training on small hydroelectric facilities, electrification of rural areas, flood control and drought relief, water-saving irrigation, planning and management of water conservancy, and the design, construction and operation of water conservancy projects, he said.