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The First Meeting of ICL Landslides in Cold Regions Network and First Symposium on Landslides in Cold Regions were held in Harbin, China on 23–27 July 2012. The main goal of the network is to promote cooperation of scientists studying landslides in the permafrost regions and regions with extreme weather conditions. It will support joint comprehensive investigations carried out by geographers, geologists, geocryologists, and meteorologists from different countries and regions, landslide mechanisms study, distinguishing of landforms, provision of landslide hazard assessment, and elaboration of early warning systems. Such cooperation will enhance our understanding of hazardous phenomena in cold regions and the safety of people living there, their property, and infrastructure. This meeting included an international symposium “Landslide in Cold Regions,” 2-day field trip, discussion, and approval of the “Constitution of ICL Landslides in Cold Regions Network,” “2012–2016 Action Plan of ICL Landslides in Cold Regions Network,” and “Declaration of the First Meeting of ICL Landslides in Cold Regions Network.”
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The meeting delegates highly appreciated China Transport Ministry and Transportation Department of Heilongjiang Province for their constant attention and support to solve the landslide problems in Chinese cold regions. The support and help of Transportation Bureau of Heilongjiang Province and Transportation Bureau of Heilongjiang Province for this meeting are gratefully acknowledged.
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Guo, Y., Canuti, P., Strom, A. et al. The First Meeting of ICL Landslides in Cold Regions Network, Harbin, 2012. Landslides 10, 99–102 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10346-012-0369-x
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10346-012-0369-x