在西部大开发中实施防灾减灾，利用科技减灾，为西部生态环境建设作贡献。西部生态环境建设中要强调科技减灾，落实科技减灾产业化思想，大力推进并注入减灾中的科技含量。文章指出，应崇尚一种实事求是的科学精神及战略观念，靠科学评估、靠灾害风险分析、靠适度的生态环境政策，以确保西部开发规划、设计、建设各环节，充分考虑防灾减灾关系到西部可持续发展的关键要素实施。

The strategy of the western development of China, the exploit in the 21st century, has drawn the attention of every fields. Scientists, technologists and administrators have all seen the fragility of ecological environment and calamities in the western development. How to carry out the calamity protection and reduction, in other words, how to utilize the scientific and technological calamity reduction measures, is the focus now. According to the viewpoint of the author, in the ecological environment construction of the western region, the scientific and technological calamity reduction should be emphasized first, the thought of the industrialization of scientific and technological calamity reduction should be realized, and scientific and technological contents should be increased and spread out. Practical and realistic science spirits and strategic concept should be advocated. Scientific evaluation, calamity risks analysis and suitable ecological environment policy should be taken as the basis to ensure taking enough consideration for the calamity protection and reduction in, the planning, design, construction and other steps which is the key factor to the sustainable development of the western region.