The Second World Landslide Forum, Rome, 2011 and the Third World Landslide Forum, Beijing, 2014

摘要

The Second World Landslide Forum was held at the headquarters of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on 3-9 October 2011 in Rome, Italy. The Third World Landslide Forum (WLF3) is to be held at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, China from 2 to 6 June 2014. This article first outlines the aims and background of the World Landslide Forums, reports on the Second World Landslide Forum in Rome, and then announces the plans for the Third World Landslide Forum in Beijing. Finally, it calls for contributions for the organization of WLF3 and participation in the International Consortium on Landslides (ICL) and the International Programme on Landslides.