ISLAMABAD – China and Pakistan will establish a joint research center inOctober to promote the study of Earth sciences and sci-tech exchanges, anofficial in charge of the center’s preparatory work said during the 2023China International Fair for Trade in Services.
Hong Tianhua said, “China-Pakistan Joint Research Center on Earth Scienceswill be established in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, in October as ahigh-level scientific and technological innovation platform between the twocountries to promote sci-tech cooperation and talent cultivation.”
“The center is being initiated by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) andthe Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, and supported by the Instituteof Mountain Hazards and Environment under the CAS and Quaid-i-AzamUniversity in Pakistan,” Xinhua reported.Its establishment also involves CAS-affiliated institutes and other Chineseresearch institutions, as well as universities in Pakistan, such as theUniversity of Peshawar.
The center will carry out joint research in four areas: natural disasterand risk management; geological structures and tectonic activities; climatechange and environmental effects; and resources, environment, and greendevelopment.
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The center will also serve as a matchmaker for the investment andtechnologies of Chinese and Pakistani enterprises and institutions.“We hope to build a high-level platform for sci-tech cooperation betweenthe two countries, and gradually extend it to neighboring countries toprovide sci-tech and human resources support for the construction of theBelt and Road Initiative and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor,” Hongsaid.