Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of sciences (IMHE, CAS) hosted a seminar on Debris Flow Monitoring and Warning Technology of Southeast Asia on November 24, 2010.

The seminar attracted more than 60 participants, including 20 foreign experts from 8 Southeast Asian countries. Prof. CHEN Ningsheng, project director from IMHE, took the chair at the seminar.

Seminar on Debris Flow Monitoring and Warning Technology and Demonstration

Covering 3 major issues “Why, What and How should China and Southeast countries cooperate with each other to jointly promote the alleviation of debris flow?”, the seminar was designed to share experience on debris flow control and strengthen international cooperation in this field between China and Southeast countries.

Both the Chinese and foreign experts introduced their own technologies and management on debris flow monitoring and warning, followed by a heated discussion on how to carry out more efficiently international cooperation in science and technology. Prof. DENG Wei, director of IMHE, outlined IMHE’s achievements on disaster control and concluded with hope that IMHE would join hands with Southeast Asian countries to co-build a platform for debris flow monitoring and warning in Southeast Asia.

The participants also took field inspection in the afflicted areas around Chengdu on November 25-26 to familiarize the foreign experts with the current situation of debris flows in Southwest China.