On June 8, 2021, State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research (SKLEC)’s Mega-Delta program was listed as one of the first round of the 65 programs endorsed under the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. It is the only program that has been currently accepted from the Chinese mainland.
The Kick-off Meeting for the International Joint Laboratory on Estuaries and Coasts (IJLEC), which is led by the State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research (SKLEC)，was held online on January 19, 2022. More than 40 scientists and government officials from five countries attended this meeting.
The 1st International Symposium on Digital Twin of Estuarine and Coastal System, hosted by the State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research (SKLEC)，was held online on May 13, 2022. More than 200 scientists attended this meeting. Prof. Qing He, the director of the State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, delivered a warmly welcome speech. Prof. Zhong Peng chaired this symposium.
The progress meeting of the Mega-Delta Programme, hosted by the State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research (SKLEC), East China Normal University, was held online on June 7, 2022. Fourteen scientists from China, the Netherlands, UK, Pakistan, Brazil, Egypt, USA, and Canada presented their progress in research, and more than 80 participants from all over the world attended this meeting. Prof. Qing He, Director of the State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, delivered a warmly welcome speech.
