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ICIMOD-China Day Held in Beijing TEXT SIZE: A A A
2011-07-14    

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and its Chinese partners organized a workshop named as ICIMOD-China Day on July 7-8, 2011.

The workshop was launched to further the cooperation in joint research programs between ICIMOD and its Chinese partners in transboundary regions, and enhance ownership of ICIMOD’s member countries.

 
 ICIMOD-China Day held in Beijing. (Photo by IMHE)
The delegates from both sides gave an overview of their joint research programs, reflecting on problems and challenges involved in these programs and putting forward suggestions for future collaborative projects. Prof. WEI Fangqiang, deputy secretary from the Chinese Committee on ICIMOD (CNICIMOD), introduced the research progress of the program “Geo-Surface Processes and Regional Adaptation to Climate Change in Himalaya Region” which is the Key External Cooperation Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and presented a plan draft for another program “The Comparative Research on Environmental Response and Adaptation to Climate Change between South and North Himalayas”.

During the workshop, Dr. Andreas Schild, director general of ICIMOD, issued academician SUN Honglie, ICIMOD’s ex-board member, a certificate to honor his contributions to ICIMOD.

Presided by CAS academician YAO Tandong, the workshop attracted about 40 attendees from CAS, ICIMOD and other related institutes and universities.

Chinese Committee on ICIMOD (CNICIMOD) hosted the workshop.

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