The
11th annual conference of the Science Council of Asia (SCA) will be held in Ulaanbaatar in 2011, to
focus on ecological issues, particularly the reduction of desertification and
sand movements, it was revealed after Deputy Prime Minister M. Enkhbold held
talks with visiting SCA general secretary Masatoshi Tsunaki. The Mongolian
Government and the Academy
of Sciences will offer
full support to make the conference a success.

The
SCA was founded in 2000, with its secretariat in Japan. It has members from 19
organizations in 11 countries. Mongolia
became the 11th member country in 2004. The SCA focuses on sustainable
development toward a prosperous, harmonious and greener Asia.
Its first conference was held in Thailand
in May 2001 and the 10th conference will be held in the Philippines later this year.