Contents An Introduction to ANSO/i Preface/iii Foreword/vii Chapter 1 Innovation and Development in Anti-COVID-19 Research 1.1 The Global Landscape of SARS-CoV-2 Genomes, Variants, and Haplotypes in 2019nCoVR 3 1.2 Non-contact Screening and Monitoring System for COVID-19 Patients 16 1.3 Reflections on the Transmission of Coronaviruses and the Resulting Spillover Events in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic 27 1.4 Green Technology Boosts Anti-epidemic 36 Chapter 2 Innovation and Development in Research on the Impacts of COVID-19 2.1 Evaluation of the Effects of COVID-19 Prevention and Control Policies in Partner Countries Under the Framework of the BRI and Related Forecasts 47 2.2 The Impacts of COVID-19 on the Belt and Road Enterprises and Suggested Countermeasures 62 2.3 Impacts of COVID-19 on the SDGs and Strategies to Promote SDG Implementation 72 2.4 Public Opinion Regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020 in China and Its Implications 86 Chapter 3 Innovation and Development in Scientific Cooperation 3.1 Building a Community of Human Health in the Spirit of Pasteur 101 3.2 R&D Spending, Key Research Directions, and Innovation Outcomes in Partner Countries Under the Framework of the BRI 116 3.3 Hong Kong’s Role in the Belt and Road Science and Technology Cooperation 129 Chapter 4 Innovation and Development in Environmental Health 4.1 Preliminary Study on Relationships Between Water Environment Change and Human Health Across the Countries Along the Silk Road 141 4.2 International Research Progress and China-Sri Lanka Cooperation on Identifying Factors Causing Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology in Sri Lanka* 153 4.3 Migratory Waterbirds, Wetlands, and Human Health 168 4.4 Urban Biosecurity and Public Health: The Belt and Road Challenges and Countermeasures 178 4.5 Study on the Application of Photocatalytic Antiviral Materials 189 Chapter 5 Innovation and Development in Ecological Protection 5.1 A Chinese Solution for Building an Ecological Barrier Around the Kazakhstan Metropolitan Area 201 5.2 Mapping Asia Plants Plus (MAP+)—A Case of Big Data in Biodiversity Supports the Green Belt and Road 211 5.3 Countermeasures and Recommendations for Transboundary Cooperation on Protected Areas Along the Northern Border of China 221 5.4 ANSO-MISSPAD Supports International Accident Rescue Operations Through Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Forecasting Services 232 5.5 Ecological and Environmental Problems and the Green Development Mode of the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor 241 Chapter 6 Innovation and Development in Food Security 6.1 Agricultural Monitoring and Analysis of Grain Self-sufffciency for the Mediterranean Region 259 6.2 Enhancing Multi-stakeholder Partnership for Food Security in Africa 271 6.3 Application Status and the Prospect of Bio-agricultural Preparations in the Planting Industry in BRI Countries 287 Chapter 7 ANSO Actions in Innovation and Development of the Belt and Road 7.1 ANSO Annual Overview 305 7.2 ANSO Annual Chronology (2020-2021) 312