A Workshop on Disaster Mitigation Held in Beijing

摘要

An international workshop on regional academies networking and mechanism of disaster mitigation after tsunami was held on Feb. 19 and 20 in Beijing. Jointly sponsored by CAS and InterAcademy Panel on International Issues (IAP), the two-day meeting convened experts and officials from nine countries and international organizations, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka. Bangladesh and China. The workshop called for the initiation of an international research program for the regional disaster reduction and prevention and sustainable development.