From August 28 to 29, as one of the 8 sub-events of the 7th China-Arab States Expo, an event focusing on meteorological high-quality development with the theme of "Deepening China-Arab Meteorological Cooperation for a Climate-Resilient Future" opened in Yinchuan, Ningxia, China.

During the event Photoed by LUO Xuan

Representatives from National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) of China, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Comoros, Yemen, Iraq, and Egypt, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), relevant universities, enterprises, and research institutions gathered to draw a new blueprint for China-Arab meteorological cooperation.

Dr. CHEN Zhenlin, Administrator of the China Meteorological Administration (CMA), delivered an opening address via video. Mr. LI Yifei, Secretary of the CPC Ningxia Hui Autonomous Regional Committee and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Regional People's Congress, and Dr. Abdulla Ahmed Al Mandous, President of WMO and Director General of the National Center of Meteorology (NCM) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) attended this event and delivered opening speeches respectively. Mr. Ayman Ghulam, President of WMO RA II, Chairman of the Meteorological and Climatological Committee of the League of Arab States, and Director-General of the Saudi Arabia General Authority of Meteorology and Environmental Protection, delivered a speech via video. Dr. CAO Xiaozhong, Deputy Administrator of CMA, also attended the event.

CHEN Zhenlin expressed that within the framework of MAZU, a Joint Action for Early Warnings for All,(hereinafter referred to as "MAZU"), CMA is willing to jointly promote joint research and development, pilot demonstrations, and local capacity building with Arab countries, contributing greater to the well-being of people of the region.

LI Yifei extended a warm welcome to all participants and pointed out that the high-quality development of China-Arab meteorology is a potent tool to jointly address the increasingly severe global climate change challenges and Ningxia will deepen cooperation with Arab counterparts in areas such as meteorological artificial intelligence (AI) models and training.

Abdulla Ahmed Al Mandous extended gratitude to China for its endeavor to implement EW4ALL through MAZU. He supported and anticipated that China and Arab States would deepen collaboration in areas such as AI, remote sensing to jointly enhance climate adaptation capabilities.

Abdulla Ahmed Al Mandous delivered the opening speech. Photoed by JIANG Ting

Ayman Ghulam said that this event created a good opportunity for all participants to actively respond to the EW4ALL. He hoped that all parties would enhance meteorological science and technology levels, making greater contributions to economic and social development and people's well-being.

CMA also launched three cooperation plans on this occasion.

Luanch of the joint Meteorogical Satellite Data Application Centre by CMA and NCM Photoed by LUO Xuan

During the special report session, experts and scholars had in-depth discussions on topics such as the progress and future direction of China-Arab meteorological cooperation, climate change and desertification control in arid lands, innovative applications of meteorological satellites in early warning, and others.

The event was hosted by CMA, and co-sponsored by Ningxia Hui Autonomous Regional Meteorological Service, and CMA  International Cooperation and Training Centre (CMA ICTC).

During the exhibition Photoed by LUO Xuan

In addition, the Smart Meteorology Exhibition made its debut at the China-Arab States Expo, showcasing multiple sophisticated technologies.

Editor: LIU Shuqiao