Thai scientists led by Prof. Royol Chitradon, director of Hydro and Agro Informatics Institute (HAII), Ministry of Sciences and Technology (MST) in Thailand, paid a visit to the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research (IGSNRR), Chinese Academy of Sciences on April 8, 2012. 

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Deputy director CHENG Shengkui extended warm welcome to the delegation and introduced IGSNRR’s work in Lanchan River basin. Research groups of the project “Comprehensive Scientific Survey in Lancang River and Big Shangri-la” put forward suggestions for cooperation in researches on hydrology and water resources, agricultural heritage systems, land-use and land-cover change, and remote sensing image data sharing in the Mekong River Basin.

After in-depth discussion, the two sides agreed to co-participation in scientific research programs, data sharing in remote sensing information, exchange between doctoral students, and the holding of international symposiums. 

The visit is within the framework of Memorandum of Understanding signed by the two sides during Royol Chitradon’s visit to IGSNRR in March, 2011.