About Event:

The 9th Int’l Conference on Geohazards Research and Prevention GRP 2024 will be held during May 31-June 2, 2024, in Kunming, China. It dedicates to creating a stage for exchanging the latest research results and sharing the advanced research methods in Geohazards Research, Monitoring, Prediction and Warning and relevant topics. The Conference will bring together academicians, engineers, educators and policy-makers from all over the world. Kunming, also known as Yunnan-Fu, is the capital and largest city of Yunnan province, China. It is the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province as well as the seat of the provincial government. The headquarters of many of Yunnan's biggest corporations are based in the city. The city was of great significance during World War II as a Chinese military center, American air base, and transport terminus for the Burma Road. In the middle of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, Kunming is at an altitude of 1,900 metres 6,234 feet above sea level and a latitude just north of the Tropic of Cancer. As of 2020 census, Kunming had a total population of 8,460,088 inhabitants, of whom 5,604,310 lived in its built-up or metro area made of all urban districts but Jinning, not conurbated yet. It is at the northern edge of Dian Lake, surrounded by temples and lake-and-limestone hill landscapes. We're looking forward to seeing you in Kunming!