Workshop for Decision Makers on Direct Heating Use of Geothermal Resources in Asia, Tianjin, China

The “Workshop for Decision Makers on Direct Heating Use of Geothermal Resources in Asia” was held in Tianjin, China, May 11-18, 2008. The event was co-hosted by UNU-GTP, Iceland and Tianjin Bureau of Land Resources and Real Estate Management (TBLRREM) and Tianjin Bureau of Geology and Mineral Exploration Development (TBGMED), China in co-operation with the Ministry of Land and Resources of P.R. China as well as the Municipality of Tianjin and several specialized agencies. The more than 100 participants mainly came from seven countries in southern and eastern Asia active in direct geothermal utilization for space heating, i.e. China, India, Iran, Jordan, Mongolia, the Peoples Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea. Workshop