本刊讯　在 5月下旬召开的自治区政协八届十四次常委会上 ,各界人士强烈呼吁加大人工增雨力度 ,改善生态环境 ,为牧业生产持续发展创造条件。本次常委会的中心议题是“牧区、牧业和牧民”。与会常委和列席代表认为 ,内蒙古十年九旱 ,进一步加强人工增雨工作势在必行。自治区政 At the 14th Standing Committee of the Eighth Central Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) held in late May, people from all walks of life strongly called for intensified artificial rainfall enhancement and ecological environment improvement so as to create conditions for the sustainable development of animal husbandry. The central issue of this Standing Committee is “pastoral areas, animal husbandry and pastoralists.” The standing members and representatives attending the meeting said that it is imperative to further enhance the work of artificial rainfall in Inner Mongolia over the past nine years. Autonomous government