A Seminar on Prevention, Monitoring and Early-Warning of Geological Disasters was held in Dujiangyan city, Sichuan province of China on Dec. 30, 2010.

The seminar was designed to train a batch of qualified local talents for predicting and preventing secondary disasters in Dujiangyan induced by the Wenchuan Earthquake. It attracted over 80 participants, including professionals and local government officials.

A Seminar on Prevention, Monitoring and Early-Warning of Geological Disasters (picture by IMHE)

Experts were invited to give lectures at the seminar on such topics as laws, regulations, policies, monitoring and prevention systems for geological disasters in China.

Through heated discussion, the participants agreed to enhance the public’s awareness of disaster monitoring and prevention by popularizing scientific knowledge of secondary disasters in local areas, which may lay a solid foundation for potential cooperation between the Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of sciences (IMHE, CAS) and the local bodies of Dujiangyan city.

The seminar was co-held by IMHE, Chengdu Association for Science and Technology, and Dujiangyan Municipal People's Government of Sichuan Province.