2018 International Workshop for Young Scientists of the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) Session of the Second International Science Forum of National Science Organizations on the Belt and Road Initiative has been successfully held at UCAS’ Yanqihu Campus on November 4~6. The workshop was organized by the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), and co-organized by Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environments, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Himalayan University Consortium (HUC), International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), aiming to create opportunities for young scientists and scholars in HKH region to exchange their knowledge and experience and promote regional cooperation.
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The one-day workshop was opened on November 5 at UCAS’ Yanqihu Campus. About 50 guests and young scientists attended the workshop, including 21 foreign scientists from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, etc. Professor WANG Yanfen, executive vice president of UCAS and an independent broad member of ICIMOD, as well as ICIMOD’s Director General Professor David James Molden, attended and spoke on the workshop. The guests included Professor Jilil Abduweli, the vice president of Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, CAS, and Professor Mohan De Silva,Chairman of the University Grants Committee (UGC) of Sri Lanka.
David Molden is speaking on the workshop
“The Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH), shared by eight countries – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan, is home to 240 million people, with about 1.9 billion people living in 10 river basins withe their source in the mountains.” David Molden said on the workshop. The importance of the region calls for cooperation in research for sustainable development and find solutions for problems caused by climate and socio-ecological change, which is the reason of holding the workshop. He also thanked UCAS for its efforts holding the workshop. “It’s my second time to UCAS,” Molden said, “The first time may be two years ago, Professor Wang showed me around the campus. We have many ways to cooperate with UCAS.”
Wang is speaking on the workshop
“strengthening cooperation between UCAS and research institutes and universities in the Belt and Road region, talents in multitude in the fields of ecosystem and environment in HKH will emerge continuously, which will inject vigor into the region’s sustainable development”, said Professor Wang. UCAS attaches great importance to international cooperation in research and education, and has been active in cultivating domestic as well as international science and technical talents with a world view. Currently, UCAS hosts more than 1700 international students, coming from over 100 countries around the world, large proportion from the Belt and Road Initiative countries.
