The promotion of construction projects related to hydraulic and hydropower engineering, as well as the development of renewable and clean hydropower energy, is a significant measure to effectively alleviate energy shortage, improve its energy structure and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and an important guarantee for the realization of sustainable economic and social development. However, throughout the life cycle of a reservoir, from its initial planning and design, construction and building, to storage and operation, there is an exposure to various geohazard risks. The risks pose a threat not only to the safety of the reservoir project but also have a considerable impact on the surrounding ecological environment and the safety of people's lives and properties. The identification, monitoring, warning, prevention and management of geohazards throughout the life cycle of a reservoir has become a major challenge for academics, engineers and government departments.

 

Under such current circumstances, it is really timely to institute a committee on Reservoirs Geo-disaster Prevention and Control. The committee aims to put forward and guide important key scientific issues and future development directions; to solve and consult the main difficulties and dilemmas of geohazard prevention and control in the whole life cycle of reservoirs; to discuss and review the latest progress of theories and methods of risk assessment, monitoring and early warning, the impact of heavy rainfall and reservoir level regulation, the application of digital twin technology and green prevention and control technology of geohazards; to prepare and formulate corresponding reservoir landslide instability prevention and control norms; promote the innovation and popularisation of geohazard prevention and control technologies through interdisciplinary international cooperation and academic exchanges, in addition to establishing links, exchanges and co-operation with the government, universities, enterprises and other scientific research institutes.

 

Chairs:

Huafeng Deng, Professor, China Three Gorges University, China

Shimei Wang, Professor, China Three Gorges University, China

Dave Chan, Professor, University of Alberta, Canada

 

Advisory Board：

Chack-Fan Lee, Professor, China Three Gorges University/University of Hong Kong, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, HKSAR, China

Jianlin Li, Professor, China Three Gorges University, China

Jianhua Yin, Professor,The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering HKSAR, China

Charles W.W. NG, Professor,The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Foreign Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering HKSAR

Vice-Chairs:

Kun Song Professor, China Three Gorges University, China

 

Secretaries:

Li Wang, Associate Prof., China Three Gorges University, China

Yuanyuan He, Dr, China Three Gorges University, China

 

Committee Members:

Ranjan Kumar Dahal, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Teuku Faisal Fathani, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia

Liangchao Zou, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

Chao Kang, WSP Global Inc Company, Canada

Chong Xu, Professor, National Institute of Natural Hazards, Ministry of Emergency Management of China, China

Bolin Huang, China Three Gorges University, China

Guodong Zhang, Professor, China Three Gorges University, China

Qingjun Zuo, Associate Prof., China Three Gorges University, China

Jie Liu, Professor, China Three Gorges University, China

Qiong Wu, Professor, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)

Hongchao ZHENG, Professor, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)

Yong Chen, Professor, China Three Gorges University, China

Faming HUANG, Associate Prof., Nanchang University

Fei Guo, Associate Prof., China Three Gorges University, China

 

All interested members are welcome to join!