IIASA-NSFC YSSP 20th anniversary event

Welcome and Opening Remarks

ZHANG Yongtao, NSFC Acting Director of the Bureau of International Cooperation

Wolfgang Lutz, IIASA Interim Deputy Director General for Science

JIANG Leiwen, Asian Demographic Research Institute Founding Director and Professor and IIASA Member of the Science Advisory Committee

IIASA update and Introduction of YSSP and IIASA capacity building programs
Opportunities for Early Career Researchers at IIASA Fabian Wagner, IIASA Dean of the Capacity Development and Academic Training and Principal Research Scholar in the Energy, Climate and Environment Program

Presentation Session 1
Moderator: ZHENG Xiaoying, Peking University Dean, Distinguished Professor of PKU-APEC Health Science Institute

Keynote presentation 1
Challenges and Opportunities of Global Net-zero Emission Transitions, GUAN Dabo, Tsinghua University Lecturing Chair Professor of Climate Change Economics

Keynote presentation 2
Synergizing Research Endeavors: Insights from PKU-IIASA Postdoctoral Joint Program
Shasha Xu (online)
IIASA-PKU postdoctoral researcher

Keynote presentation 3
Energy, Climate and Environment Research at IIASA Fabian Wagner, IIASA Dean of the Capacity Development and Academic Training and Principal Research Scholar in the Energy, Climate and Environment Program ​​​​

Keynote presentation 4
Bilateral Migration Flow Estimates in China QI Wei, Chinese Academy of Sciences Associate Professor, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Resources

Tea Break

YSSP Alumni Stories
Experiences, research progress, career development, suggestions to the program and NSFC
Moderator: LIU Wei, Luohan Academy Director of ESG Strategy of the Alibaba Group and a senior sustainability scientist

Wrap-up of Day 1 and introduction to Day 2
ZHANG Yongtao
Deputy Director General, Bureau of International Cooperation, NSFC

Welcome and Summary of Day 1
LI Wencong, NSFC Director of Division of Asia, Africa and International Organizations, Bureau of International Cooperation

Presentation Session 2
Moderator: LI Xiubin, Chinese Academy of Sciences Vice President of the Chinese Geographical Society, Professor and Deputy Director of Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research

Keynote presentation 5
Population and Human Capital Projections
Anne Goujon (online), IIASA Population and Just Societies Program Director

Samir KC (online), IIASA Multidimensional Demographic Modeling Research Group Leader, Population and Just Societies Program, and Shanghai University Professor at the Asian Demographic Research Institute

Guillaume Marois (online), IIASA Research Scholar, Population and Just Societies Program, and Shanghai University Associate Professor Asian Demographic Research Institute

Keynote presentation 6
Three-dimensional Water Scarcity Assessment: Advancements in Theory and Applications for River Restoration LIU Junguo, North China University of Water Resources Professor and Vice President, and professor and Southern University of Science and Technology Chair Professor in China

Keynote presentation 7
Food consumption and sustainable diet in China: changing trends and environmental implications
ZHANG Lixiao, Beijing Normal University Professor and Deputy Dean of the School of Environment

Keynote presentation 8
Land-water-food-GHG Emissions Nexus in Agricultural Land Use System Management
BAI Yuping, China University of Geosciences Associate Professor and Deputy Director of the Department of Land Resources Management

Tea break

YSSP Alumni Stories
Experiences, research progress, career development, suggestions to the program and NSFC
Moderator: TIAN Zhan Southern University of Science and Technology Research Professor of the School of Environmental Science and Engineering

YSSP Alumni Stories
Experiences, research progress, career development, suggestions to the program and NSFC
Moderator: LIU Wei, Luohan Academy Director of ESG Strategy of the Alibaba Group and a senior sustainability scientist

Closing Remarks (by IIASA and NSFC)
Barbara Kreissler (online), IIASA Head of Communications and External Relations Department
ZHANG Yongtao, NSFC Deputy Director General, Bureau of International Cooperation