
NEWS
2026-11-01
Hunan Daily, October 30—The 2026 “Green Silk Road” International Training Program on Environmental Protection Technology and Sustainable Development officially opened in Changsha on October 29. Liu Yang, Vice Governor of Hunan Province, delivered a welcome address. Dr. Samuel CHUI, Director of the Environmental Protection Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, and Ms. Aishath Inaya, Minister of State, Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy of Maldives, also delivered an address.

The 2026 “Green Silk Road” International Training Program on Environmental Protection Technologies and Sustainable Development. Photo by Zheng Xuan.
The program is jointly sponsored by the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Environmental Protection Department of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and the Department of Ecology and Environment of Hunan Province. Featuring keynote presentations, corporate experience-sharing sessions and thematic discussions, the program aims to establish a platform for green cooperation and exchange among Belt and Road partner countries, share experience and valuable practices in ecological and environmental governance, and promote cooperation in environmental protection technologies and sustainable development. Participants include environmental management officials and technical experts from various countries, including the Maldives, Bangladesh and Cuba, as well as representatives from relevant government departments, research institutions and environmental protection enterprises in Hunan and other parts of China.
Qu Jiuhui, Academician, Chinese Academy of Engineering & Researcher, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, delivered a presentation on the "Global Ganlu (Sweet Dew) Initiative". Zhang Bo, Chairman of the China Ecological Civilization Research and Promotion Association, gave a presentation entitled “Uphold the Principle that Lucid Waters and Lush Mountains are Invaluable Assets and Strive to Achieve a Win-win Outcome for Environmental Protection and Development”. Chen Gang, Secretary-General of the BRI International Green Development Coalition, introduced "China's Green and Low-Carbon Development and the Building of a Green Silk Road”. Yang Min, Researcher of the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, shared the “Together for a Safer, Better Future”. Chinese enterprises, including GreenTech Environmental Co., Ltd. and Aerospace Kaitian Environmental Technology Co., Ltd., presented their green technologies and achievements in environmental governance.
As part of the training program, participants also visited Lihero's water and air quality monitoring instruments, wastewater treatment plants and other facilities in Hunan province for on-site training and exchanges.
Note: The program is jointly sponsored by the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Environmental Protection Department of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and the Department of Ecology and Environment of Hunan Province. It is organized by Lihe Technology (Hunan) Co., Ltd. and HD Institute of Environment Observation. On the opening day, representatives from participating countries visited Lihero for an on-site study tour. Representatives from Lihero introduced the application of the company's technologies and solutions in Belt and Road partner countries, as well as its plans for future development in these markets. The two sides also exchanged views on technology adaptation to local conditions, localization of services and etc.

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