Prof. Cao Junji from Institute of Earth Environment, CAS attended the Commonwealth Roundtable on Disaster Planning Mitigation and Management held on 29 September 2010 at the Australian Pavilion at Shanghai World Expo, upon invitation from Ms. Lyndall Sachs, the general representative of Australia. On behalf of Chinese delegation, Prof.Cao presented a talk titled “History of Wildfire and Atmospheric Pollution”, in which he discussed the linkages among natural fire, air pollution and disaster managements, as well as potatial cooperation with Australian research institutions. After the Commonwealth Roundtable, Prof. Cao and all other participants visited the Australian Pavilion. During Shanghai World Expo, the Commonwealth of Australia plans for 7 Roundtables concerning economy, science and technology. This Roundtable is the 5th of them, organized by the University of Sydney.　

 

(photo provided by Prof.Cao Junji)