The 2nd China-Central Asia Meteorological Cooperation Forum opens in Urumqi

China News Service, Urumqi, September 22 (Reporter Gou Jipeng) The second China-Central Asia Meteorological Cooperation Forum opened in Urumqi on the 22nd. The China Meteorological Administration released the "Implementation Action Plan for the Intelligent Meteorological Warning Program "Mazu" for Central Asian Countries (2026-2027)" on the spot, clarifying that in the next two years, the "Mazu" intelligent early warning platform will be used as the core carrier to implement localized AI meteorological models in Central Asia and create multi-disaster and multi-lingual early warning products.

The above-mentioned plan also mentions promoting cross-border meteorological data sharing and Fengyun satellite disaster monitoring applications, creating demonstration service scenarios in the fields of specialty agriculture, new energy, and cross-border passages; conducting joint scientific research around common regional climate issues such as cryosphere change and desertification control, simultaneously cultivating local meteorological technical talents for Central Asia, and jointly building a secure barrier for regional disaster prevention and reduction.

On September 22, the second China-Central Asia Meteorological Cooperation Forum opened in Urumqi. The picture shows the scene of the opening ceremony. Photo by China News Service reporter Gou Jipeng

At the opening ceremony, hydrometeorological officials and experts from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and other countries, as well as relevant leaders of the World Meteorological Organization and the China-Central Asia Mechanism Secretariat, gathered to discuss regional meteorological disaster prevention and reduction and scientific and technological cooperation.

Denara Arinbayeva, director of Kazakhstan's Hydrometeorological Bureau, said that China's meteorological smart early warning program is accelerating its implementation in Central Asia, which will help countries improve regional disaster prevention and reduction capabilities, promote mutual benefit and win-win results, and better serve regional economic and social development.

Ilzaev Nurali, Deputy Secretary-General of the China-Central Asia Mechanism, pointed out, “We welcome and fully support the deepening of mutually beneficial cooperation between the meteorological departments of China and Central Asian countries and the formulation and implementation of the ‘Mazu’ action plan for Central Asian countries, so that this global public good can benefit the people of all countries in the region.”

It is reported that China's intelligent meteorological early warning program "Mazu" has been implemented in Pakistan, Ethiopia, Solomon Islands, Jordan, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, Djibouti and other countries. At the same time, more than 50 countries around the world have tried it in the "cloud".