The launching ceremony for Yangtze River Delta Aquatic-ecology Capacity Building Demonstration Project of Tuisi Garden was held by WHITRAP in Tuisi garden square in Tongli in the morning of May 25. Mr. Zhou Jian and Huang Haidi on behalf of WHITRAP and SEE Shanghai signed a strategic MoU between the two institutes, followed by signatures on the agreements to provide financial support and intention of cooperation among each other by Ms. Ye Jinghua, Director of Chinese affair and government affairs unit of AkzoNobel, Mr. Xue Zhijian, Secretary-general of Suzhou World Heritage and Traditional Architecture Conservation Research Society, Mr. Yu Jiandong, President of Little Frog Water Ecology and Ms. Chen Qi, the Deputy Director of Tongli Old Town Conservation Committee. The project created a multilateral collaborative mechanism around WHITRAP and SEE, marking an innovative and exemplary role in both water ecological restoration and cooperation building.