Director-General, Water Resources Agency, MOEA

Yuan-Peng Lin

Director-General Yuan-peng Lin, a graduate of the National Taiwan University's Graduate Institute of Civil Engineering, has served in Taiwan's water resources sector for over 30 years. He has held key positions including Deputy Director-General and Chief Engineer of the Water Resources Agency.

Since becoming Director-General in March 2025, he has focused on three core goals: New Water Governance, New Water Supply, and Reduced Water Leakage. He is also a strong advocate for using AI to build a more resilient and sustainable water management system for Taiwan.

Director, CSR@CommonWealth

Chao-Yung Huang

With 22 years of journalism experience, he has served as Director of CRM & Strategy Development at United Daily News, Chief Editor of the Economics Desk, Editorial Writer at CommonWealth Magazine, and Head of the Securities Desk at Economic Daily News. A member of the Taiwan Social Enterprise Innovation & Entrepreneurship Society, he has received awards including the Cross-Strait News Award and the Global Chinese Sustainable Reporting Award. He believes accurate, insightful, and positive reporting is the foundation of social stability, and that responsible use of resources and value co-creation are key to sustainability. 

Professor and director of Disaster Prevention Research Center at National Cheng Kung University

Hsiao-Wen Wang

Professor Wang’s research focuses include water environment management, wetland and river restoration, disaster risk management, participatory planning, and climate change adaptation. With a training foundation in engineering and science, she emphasizes transdisciplinary research approach, dedicating her work to bridging science, policy, and society to address problems known today and predicted for the future for sustainable development

Secretary-General, Taiwan Rivers Network Association

Ming-Hsuan Tsou

Dedicated to Taiwan’s rivers and watersheds, he promotes public participation in water governance. By linking communities, NGOs, and scholars, he advances cross-sector collaboration and knowledge sharing. Through social engagement, he highlights ways to balance ecology, resilience, and public interest toward a sustainable water future.

Young Professionals in Water Resources

ZE-HAN WANG

Ze-han Wang is a hydraulic engineer at Taiwan Integrated Disaster Prevention Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd., holding a master's degree from the Graduate Institute of Civil and Water Resources Engineering at National Chiayi University (NCYU). His expertise spans reservoir safety assessments, pump station inspections, and river monitoring, built upon years of experience in managing disaster prevention infrastructure. Recently, he has focused on the Tainan mobile pump project, personally guiding the transformation of Taiwan's largest pump fleet from traditional decentralized management to an intelligent, collaborative system.

Wang believes that passing on knowledge is the starting point for innovation. With deep affection for the land, he actively applies cloud computing, IoT, and artificial intelligence to hydraulic engineering not just to improve flood response efficiency, but to protect the safety of his homeland. He aspires to build a disaster prevention system that benefits all generations, while sharing this Taiwanese spirit of valuing both heritage and sustainability with the international community.

Young Professionals in Water Resources

Wei-Chia Hsieh

I am an undergraduate student in the Department of Computer Science at National Chung Cheng University, currently focusing on the applications of smart technologies and artificial intelligence (AI). As part of an interdisciplinary team, I am engaged in the “Water Environment” project, which explores aquatic biodiversity and ecological interactions with the goal of raising public awareness of sustainable water resources. In response to the trends of digital transformation and net-zero commitments, I have sought to integrate AI and big data into ecological guided tours of aquatic life, exploring how technology can enhance public engagement in environmental conservation and further promote ecological protection and sustainable governance. Through the International Water Forum, I look forward to sharing the perspectives of the younger generation on water governance and demonstrating how emerging technologies can be transformed into concrete actions for sustainability. For more about my research and projects, please visit my personal website: https://sites.google.com/csie.io/wei-chia-hsieh

Young Professionals in Water Resources

YING-XUE XU

XU, Ying-Xue is the project leader of “Sapodang River Action Chronicle: Youth Memory and Reconstruction” and also runs Taihuiying Snack Shop. After the devastating Hualien 0403 Earthquake in 2024 severely impacted the Sapodang River, I initiated the “Memory Map” project, inviting elders, hunters, and youth to participate through interviews, mapping, and field surveys to preserve the community’s valuable water culture and traditional knowledge. I believe that post-disaster reconstruction involves not only environmental restoration but also the rebuilding of culture and emotional connections. This initiative has fostered intergenerational dialogue, helped young people rediscover the value of the land, and laid the foundation for the community’s self-governance and cultural continuity.