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UNEP-IEMP co-organized the 5th International Delta Forum in Dongying

  • 08 October 2024  |  News

During 26-27 September 2024, the 5th International Delta Forum was successfully held in Dongying City, Shandong Province. The forum is jointly sponsored by the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the United Nations Environment Programme-International Ecosystem Management Partnership (UNEP-IEMP), and the Geographical Society of China. With the theme of “Ecology, Agriculture, Science and Technology”, the forum aims to carry out academic exchanges on related topics and promote ecological protection and high-quality development among the international delta regions.

The forum consisted of an opening ceremony, keynote and invited presentations, four parallel forums, and field trips. Mr. Guoqiang Yang, Secretary of the CPC Dongying Municipal Committee, accompanied by major leaders of relevant departments of Shandong provincial and Dongying municipal governments, Chinese and international experts and scholars, representatives of entrepreneurs, and officials of the host organizations and partners, attended the opening ceremony. As one of the organizers of the forum, Ms. Linxiu Zhang, Director of UNEP-IEMP, made a speech at the opening ceremony, and subsequently a keynote presentation entitled "Promoting Climate-Ecosystems-Livelihoods Nexus to Enhance the Resilience of Agri-Food Systems". Several researchers from UNEP-IEMP also attended the forum and related activities. 

Ms. Linxiu Zhang delivering a speech at the opening ceremony

The forum released the scientific and technological achievements of eco-agriculture in the Yellow River Delta, announced the initiative of establishing an international exchange mechanism of experience in sustainable development of deltas, and unveiled scientific research platforms such as the Land and Sea Interaction Scientific Field Observation and Research Station in the Yellow River Estuary of the Ministry of Natural Resources. Since 2019, UNEP-IEMP has co-sponsored the International Delta Forum with partners, providing an effective platform for promoting international cooperation and development of delta regions and beyond.

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