A training course on Satellite Receiving Station and Remote Sensing Application was open both online and offline on October 19, 2021. The event was organized by China-Pakistan Joint Research Centre on Earth Sciences (CPJRC) in partnership with two CAS institutes, the Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment (IMDE), and the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR), as well as the International Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage (HIST) under the auspices of UNESCO.

Flooding triggered by tropical storm Dianmu has affected nearly half of Thailand's provinces in recent weeks. The Thai Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) reported that the downpours have led to flooding in 30 provinces in central, northern and northeastern Thailand, affecting more than 70,000 households.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a virtual public workshop, "Data-Informed Societies Achieving Sustainability: Tasks for the Global Scientific, Engineering,and Medical Communities", on September 9 and 10.

The 2021 International Training Workshop on BeiDou Technologies and Applications in the Belt and Road Countries and Regions was closed in Beijing on September 17, 2021.

From September 6 to 7, 2021, the 5th Digital Belt and Road Conference (DBAR 2021) was successfully held in Beijing. The conference was hosted by the Digital Belt and Road Program (DBAR), co-organized by CBAS and the Big Earth Data Science Engineering Program (CASEarth). More than 320 experts from over 50 countries joined this event physically and virtually.

The International Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage (HIST) under the Auspices of UNESCO hosted a symposium in Beijing on September 8, 2021, to commemorate its 10th anniversary. In the form of online and on site, the symposium was also part of the 2021 International Forum on Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals.