On February 2nd, the Leading Party Group of MOST held a meeting on how to deploy technology to tackle disasters caused by cold spells. It was believed that the role of science and technology (S&T) must be brought into full play in disaster relief and reduction, production restoration, and reconstruction. Efforts should be committed to find out what is needed to address those problems in line with current conditions and long-term goals. MOST will raise special funds for the application and promotion of technologies that are urgently needed in disaster stricken areas.
Meeting long-term demands, S&T is to play a bigger role in preventing natural disasters and MOST will organize major projects on the development and demonstration of technologies for disaster monitoring, evaluation, prediction, and reduction. Minister WAN Gang said, “In the long run the emergency response system must be constantly improved. And we also need to continuously carry out in-depth studies on a series of problems caused by global climate change.”
