The Regional Research Strategy has been formulated under an international science program, Digital Belt and Road (DBAR) Initiative, for promoting cooperation between countries along the Belt and Road to advocate and demonstrate the applications of big Earth data in support of the sustainable development, including disaster risk reduction, of people and economies at local, national and regional levels. It aims at strengthening science technology academic community, and making research more meaningful, by focusing on higher education, research and disciplinary issues in academics.
Please refer this publication as follow:
Sharma A., Shaw R., Chen F., Lian F., Lu L. (2017): Strengthening Science Capacities for Sustainable Development and Disaster Risk Reduction: Regional Research Strategy, published by DBAR, IRDR and SDIM, Beijing China, 22 papges.