Dear WASWAC Councilors, Advisors, and All
Members,
Time flies.
2025 is around the corner, while the
meaningful 2024 will be the past. We summarize the obtained achievement
to provide reference for future progresses. Just like Albert Einstein said,
“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. ”
In 2024, we have continued to forge ahead
with resolve and tenacity.
In September, the 4th International Youth
Forum on Soil and Water Conservation was held in Shenyang successfully, which
further provided a platform for the youth to promote international exchange and
cooperation, and accelerated the sustainable communications of global soil and
water conservation.
In June, Professor Li Rui and Dr. Jose Luis
Rubio, the honorary presidents of the WASWAC, attended the GSP Plenary
Assembly, and presented a proposal to establish International Network on Soil
and Water Conservation (INSWC) within GSP.This will further deepen the connection
between our association and FAO, play a greater role in protecting soil
resources, maintaining ecological safety and food security, and jointly
promoting the scientific progress in the field of soil and water conservation
and ecological environment in the world.
Also in June, the 2023 Impact Factor for
the International Soil and Water Conservation Research (ISWCR), the official
journal of WASWAC, released with values of 7.3, which shows ISWCR is a Q1
journal in all three categories of Water Resources, Soil Science, and
Environmental Sciences, indicating that our official journal continues to be
one of the best journals in the world, to provide strong support for the
disciplines development of soil and water conservation, and ecological protection,
etc.
In addition, the council meeting and
editorial board meeting were also held successfully, several councilors visited
the secretariat of our association, the associate councilors members increased,
WASWAC is stepping for a better and brighter future.
In 2025, the WASWAC World Conference VI
will be held in beautiful Rabat, with the strong support from the Institut
National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), we hope to have all of you
involved in this important event.
Today, from Beijing, I extend my best New
Year wishes to each and every one of you!
May the New Year bring many good things and
rich blessings to you and all those you love!
Best regards
NING Duihu
The president of WASWAC
