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Background
Chronology 1978-Chinese experts explored the possibility of establishing a research and training center on sedimentation and erosion. 1980 (March 28)-Chien Ning, academician of the Chinese Academy of Science, proposed the establishment of a center at the 1st International Symposium on River Sedimentation.
1980 (September 24)-The 21st Session of UNESCO adopted the revised proposal for establishing an international research and training center on erosion and sedimentation. 1984-The People's Republic of China and UNESCO signed an agreement for the establishment of the Center. 1984 (July 21)-Inauguration ceremony of IRTCES. 1984 (August)-the Ministry of Water Resources and Electric Power commissioned an nternational advisory council and a national administrative commission. 1991-The office building of IRTCES was completed and put into use. 1996-The Jingjiang Experimental Station was established. 1998-IRTCES proposed the organization of a World Association for Sedimentation and Erosion Research. 1999-The Hangzhou Base for Estuarine and Coastal Research was founded. |
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