On December 20th , 2022, the kick-off meeting of ANSO collaborative research project entitled “optimal allocation of cultivated land resources in Heilongjiang transboundary watershed for SDG2” was held online. Over 40 participants from the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research of Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGSNRR CAS), the Institute of Northeast Geography and Agroecology of CAS, the Institute of Complex Analysis of Regional Problems, Far-East Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (ICARP RAS), Pacific Geographical Institute, Far-East Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (PGI RAS) and the Institute of Geography and Geoecology of Mongolian Academy of Sciences (IGG MAS) attended the meeting. Prof. Zhao Minyan, Ms. Xu Shuwen and Dr. Li Qian from the ANSO Secretariat, and Dr. Wang Zhenbo, Director of the Foreign Cooperation Department of IGSNRR CAS were invited to attend the meeting. Prof. Wang Juanle, the Principal Investigator of IGSNRR CAS presided over the meeting.
In the opening remark, Prof. Zhao Minyan expressed congratulations on the launch of the project. She expected that this project could strengthen the cooperation of more scientific research institutions in the Belt and Road regions and establish an increasingly stable and diversified network of scientific members. Director Wang Zhenbo expressed the gratitude for ANSO’s support. He showed deeply hope for more cooperation and exchanges fruits could be achieved during the implementation of the project, and introduced the new progress of international cooperation and exchanges of host organization.
During the project presentation and discussion session, Prof. Wang Juanle introduced the project in general, including the background, objectives &output, technical route, work assignment & research plan. Associate prof. Yang Fei and Prof. Bu Kun gave special reports on the crop growth potential assessment and the development plan of the cross-border agricultural optimization allocation and decision-making platform. Prof. Elena A. Grigorieva of ICARP RAS elaborated on the work plan based on the content of "The Impact of Climate Disasters on Agricultural Production" and the research basis of research team in ICARP RAS. According to previous research results on land use and agricultural production monitoring in the Heilongjiang River Basin in Russia side, Prof. Natalia Mishina and Alexey Lankin from PGI RAS explained the potential contribution of the institute to the research of this cooperative project. Prof. L. Ochirkhuyag of IGG MAS reported on the development and research involved in the soil research field of the Institute, and recommended the fieldwork areas in the basin of Mongolia.
The guiding experts affirmed the feasibility of the implementation plan of collaborative program. Prof. Li Qiangzi from the Institute of Aerospace Information Innovation (CAS), suggested effectively updating the food production assessment information, promoting cooperation in agricultural production management among countries in the Heilongjiang Basin to cope with climate change, paying close attention to "optimization" and "allocation", and dealing with the uncertainty of future extreme weather and disaster impacts. Prof. Li Yu from IGSNRR CAS indicated that the range of typical black soil areas can be identified in this transboundary basin, considering soil quality and usage status and current agricultural management policy Prof. Zhen Lin from IGSNRR CAS, suggested integrating the strengths of scientists in different countries into a key professional group to analyze common and specific factors affecting food security in the cross-board basin. Prof. Yang Keming from China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing) suggested studying the development value of different land cover types in different area, dynamically adjust regional agricultural management strategies based on the normal or episodic characteristics of climate disaster risk to improve land use value. Director Wang Zhenbo suggested that the cooperation team can try to establish a joint laboratory in the region, effectively integrate data platform, academic exchange and other research resource and establish a long-term and open cooperative mode among institutes of China, Russia and Mongolia.
In the summary stage, Prof. Zhao Minyan affirmed and supported the idea of establishing the joint laboratory proposed in the discussion. It is hoped the research results can be firmly implemented in the application process of coordinated agricultural development in the Heilongjiang Basin so as to serve the ecological environment and people's well-being construction in the basin. This project is expected making important contributions to the achievement of the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and the building of a scientific and technological community with a shared future for mankind.
Source: Zhou Yezhi, Tan Xueling
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