The First China-ASEAN Meteorological Forum

         The first China-ASEAN Meteorological Forum was held in Nanning, Guangxi on September 11 to 12, 2016. The forum was hosted by China Meteorological Administration and the People’s Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and organized by the Meteorological Service of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The events of the forum were attended by a total of 88 participants, including key leaders from meteorological and hydrological services of China and ASEAN Member States, representatives of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), the Typhoon Committee and other international organizations, as well as representatives from Hong Kong and Macao of China.

        This forum, themed “Regional Monitoring of and Co-preparedness for Meteorological

Disasters”, aims to share experience and achievements in meteorological disaster prevention and mitigation as well as climate change response according to the characteristics of regional meteorological disasters, and promote discussions on the establishment of a joint monitoring and defense mechanism for meteorological disasters in China and ASEAN member states. The forum adopted the Nanning Initiative on China-ASEAN Cooperation in Meteorology. The China-ASEAN Disaster Reduction and Sustainable Development Expert Forum, the China-ASEAN Expo Meteorological Equipment and Services Exhibition and the first Session of the Joint Working Group on Cooperation in the Field of Meteorology and Climatology between China Meteorological Administration (CMA) and Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics of the Republic of Indonesia (BMKG) were held concurrently. Multi-country study activities were conducted.

The First China-ASEAN Meteorological Cooperation Forum

The participants deliberated and passed the Nanning Initiative on China-ASEAN Cooperation in Meteorology

Group Photo of Participants

The Opening Ceremony of the China-ASEAN Expo Meteorological Equipment and Services Exhibition

The First Session of the Joint Working Group Meeting on Cooperation in the Field of Meteorology and Climatology between CMA and BMKG