Mazu Culture Forum Presents Maritime Risk and Early Warning Initiatives
The 11th Global Forum on Mazu Culture presented new initiatives focused on maritime risk mitigation, disaster prevention and international cultural cooperation at its opening in Meizhou Island, China. The event also marked the official handover of an intelligent weather early warning unit to Sri Lanka.
- The 11th forum opened on 1 November in Meizhou Island, Putian, China.
- Organizers presented China's first national collection of maritime risk mitigation cases.
- MaCOM 2.0 includes technological advances for disaster prevention and mitigation.
- Sri Lanka received an intelligent integrated unit that is part of the MAZU weather warning solution.
- Mazu culture has spread to 52 countries and regions, with more than 300 million followers.
Maritime risk and disaster prevention take center stage
The forum opened on 1 November on Meizhou Island, in Putian, Fujian province in southeastern China. During the opening ceremony, organizers presented a collection of the first national cases of maritime risk mitigation, summarizing China's experience in the field.
The event also introduced version 2.0 of the Oceanic Conservation of Mass Model, or MaCOM. According to the source, the updated model incorporates the latest technological advances for disaster prevention and mitigation. The presentation placed practical maritime safety measures alongside the forum's broader focus on Mazu culture and international exchange.
Intelligent weather warning system delivered to Sri Lanka
A separate ceremony at the forum marked the official delivery to Sri Lanka of an intelligent integrated unit. The unit is a component of MAZU, described in the source as China's intelligent meteorological early warning solution.
The handover connected the forum's cultural agenda with cooperation in weather-related risk reduction. The source does not provide technical specifications for the unit or details about its deployment in Sri Lanka, but identifies it as part of the MAZU solution and records its formal delivery during the event.
Forum expands its international cultural program
The event also released the Meizhou Declaration of the 11th World Forum on Mazu Culture. The declaration establishes broad consensus among people from different fields around the core values of Mazu culture.
The forum included 10 subforums covering cultural and tourism cooperation, youth exchanges, universal love and peace, the marine economy, green electricity on islands, rural revitalization, mangrove ecology, humanitarianism, exchanges among women, and cultural exchanges between China and Brazil.
Participants followed the event through video connections from 13 satellite venues on different continents. The arrangements gave the annual gathering both a central location in Meizhou Island and a wider international presence.
A culture with a global following
Meizhou Island is known as the place of origin of Mazu, described by the source as the Chinese goddess of the sea. From the island, Mazu culture has spread to 52 countries and regions and has more than 300 million followers, according to the source.
The Global Forum on Mazu Culture was first held in 2016 and has taken place annually since then. It now serves as a platform for promoting Mazu culture, deepening the integration of culture and tourism, and facilitating mutual learning between civilizations. This year's program shows how that platform is being used to combine cultural exchange with maritime safety, disaster preparedness and cooperation across borders.
