The 1^st CliC (Climate and Cryosphere) jointly held by Japan and China kicked off in Yokohama，Japan from April 20 to 22, 2006. Over twenty Chinese delegates from State Meteorology Bureau, ITPCAS, Institute of Remote Sensing and Application CAS, and CAREERI participated in the conference. Present were also 84 delegates from dozens of other countries including Japan, USA, Canada, England, Norway, Pakistan, Nepal, Russian, Mongolia and etc.

In order to broaden the sight of CliC-relavent scientific activities for Asian nations and hammer down on some specific implication plans, the conference evolved around the following aspects:

1)      glacier distribution and variation;

2)      conditions of frost/permo-frost and their changes;

3)      hydrology and water resources in cold regions;

4)      land surface and atmospheric process in cold and alpine regions;

5)      large-scale interactions between cryosphere and atmosphere;

6)      data base of cryosphere;

7)      satellite and ground observation of the cryosphere;

8)      cryospheric models;

9)      strategic research plans for the cryosphere.

The conference also discussed the hosting place for the next CliC conference (initially in PRC).