China and IIASA Highlights (2008-2014)

April 2014

CONTENTS

1. Summary2. National Member Organization3. Some Leading Chinese Personalities Associated with

IIASA4. Research Partners5. Research Collaborations: Selected Highlights6. Capacity Building7. Further Information

SUMMARY (2008-2014)National Member Organization

National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)

Membership start date 2002

SUMMARY (2008-2014)National Member Organization

National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)

Membership start date 2002

Research partners 29 organizations in China

SUMMARY (2008-2014)National Member Organization

National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)

Membership start date 2002

Research partners 29 organizations in China

Areas of research collaborations

Food security in ChinaSmart ways to clean up China’s airAdvancing energy and integrated assessment modeling in ChinaGlobal Energy Assessment and ChinaWater scarcity in ChinaProjecting changing population and human capital in China Enhancing disaster preparedness in ChinaTerrestrial carbon management in ChinaEvolution of cooperationAdvanced systems analysis

SUMMARY (2008-2014)National Member Organization

National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)

Membership start date 2002

Research partners 29 organizations in China

Areas of research collaborations

Food security in ChinaSmart ways to clean up China’s airAdvancing energy and integrated assessment modeling in ChinaGlobal Energy Assessment and ChinaWater scarcity in ChinaProjecting changing population and human capital in China Enhancing disaster preparedness in ChinaTerrestrial carbon management in ChinaEvolution of cooperationAdvanced systems analysis

Capacity Building 47 young scientists from China have participated in IIASA’s Young Scientists Summer Program2 in IIASA’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program5 in the Southern African Young Scientists Summer Program

SUMMARY (2008-2014)National Member Organization

National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)

Membership start date 2002

Research partners 29 organizations in China

Areas of research collaborations

Food security in ChinaSmart ways to clean up China’s airAdvancing energy and integrated assessment modeling in ChinaGlobal Energy Assessment and ChinaWater scarcity in ChinaProjecting changing population and human capital in China Enhancing disaster preparedness in ChinaTerrestrial carbon management in ChinaEvolution of cooperationAdvanced systems analysis

Capacity Building 47 young scientists from China have participated in IIASA’s Young Scientists Summer Program2 in IIASA’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program5 in the Southern African Young Scientists Summer Program

Publication output 193 publications

NATIONAL MEMBER ORGANIZATION• National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) • Professor Congqiang Liu, Vice President of the NSFC, is the IIASA

Council Member for China • China NMO committee :

– Prof. Jiming Hao, Tsinghua University– Prof. Kejun Jiang, Energy Research Institute, NDRC– Prof. Xiubin Li, IGSNRR, Chinese Academy of Sciences– Prof. Jiahua Pan, IUES, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences– Prof. Rusong Wang, RCEES, Chinese Academy of Sciences– Prof. Shouyang Wang, AMSS, Chinese Academy of Sciences– Prof. Yiming Wei, Beijing Institute of Technology– Prof. Dawen Yang, Tsinghua University – Prof. Wei Zhang, Tianjin University

• The NMO Secretary for China is Mr. Chuang Zhao, NSFC

SOME LEADING CHINESE PERSONALITIES FROM ACADEMIA AND GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATED WITH IIASA

Jie WangZhenghua Jiang Dadi Zhou

Jing-Yun Fang Liangyu HuiSiwei Cheng

COLLABORATING, RESEARCH & FUNDING PARTNERS

• 29 institutions in China, including: • Beijing Forestry University• Beijing Normal University• Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)• Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and many of its institutions• Energy Research Institute, National Development and Reform Commission• Peking University• Shanghai Meteorological Bureau • The State Forestry Administration of the People's Republic of China (SFC) • Tianjin University• Tsinghua University

RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS

Selected Highlights:• Planning the Future of China’s Agriculture• Mapping Nitrogen Scarcity• Modeling Green and Blue Water• Cutting Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Simultaneously in China• Greenhouse Gas Emissions 2000-2100• Global Energy Assessment and China• Projecting Changing Population in China

PLANNING THE FUTURE OF CHINA’S AGRICULTURE

Projections for China’s production of maize and rice in 2030 (volume per hectare)

MAPPING NITROGEN SCARCITY

Nitrogen Input, Output, Balance

MODELING GREEN AND BLUE WATERWorld water use in 2000

CUTTING AIR POLLUTION AND GREENHOUSE GASE EMSSIONS SIMULTANEOUSLY

• Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium

includes IIASA & Chinese partners:

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS 2000-2100

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Source: van Vuuren, D.P., Edmonds, J., Kainuma, M., Riahi, K., Weyant, J. (eds) (2011). Special Issue: The Representative Concentration Pathways in Climatic Change. Climatic Change, 109(1-2).

GLOBAL ENERGY ASSESSMENT AND CHINA

17Source: GEA, 2012: Global Energy Assessment - Toward a Sustainable Future, Cambridge University Press and IIASA

GLOBAL ENERGY ASSESSMENT AND CHINA

18Source: GEA, 2012: Global Energy Assessment - Toward a Sustainable Future, Cambridge University Press and IIASA

• 2009 to date: GEA provides critical input to UN Secretary-General’s Sustainable Energy For All Initiative including defining the aspirational yet feasible objectives: 1. Ensure universal access to modern

energy services2. Double the global rate of

improvements in energy efficiency3. Double the share of renewable

energy in the global energy mix

PROJECTING CHANGING POPULATION IN CHINA

0-45-9

10-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-8485-8990-9495-99100+

80000 60000 40000 20000 0 20000 40000 60000 80000

China - Base Year 2010

Population in Millions

Age

(in

Yea

rs)

1.3 Billion1.3 Billion FemalesMales

1.3 Billion

PROJECTING CHANGING POPULATION IN CHINASUSTAINABILITY

0-45-9

10-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-8485-8990-9495-99100+

80000 60000 40000 20000 0 20000 40000 60000 80000

China - Projections 2030 - SSP1

Population in Millions

Age

(in

Yea

rs)

1.4 Billion FemalesMales

PROJECTING CHANGING POPULATION IN CHINASUSTAINABILITY

0-45-9

10-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-8485-8990-9495-99100+

80000 60000 40000 20000 0 20000 40000 60000 80000

China - Projections 2060 - SSP1

Population in Millions

Age

(in

Yea

rs)

1.1 Billion FemalesMales

PROJECTING CHANGING POPULATION IN CHINA

0-45-9

10-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-8485-8990-9495-99100+

80000 60000 40000 20000 0 20000 40000 60000 80000

China - Base Year 2010

Population in Millions

Age

(in

Yea

rs)

1.3 Billion1.3 Billion FemalesMales

1.3 Billion

PROJECTING CHANGING POPULATION IN CHINAFRAGMENTATION

0-45-9

10-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-8485-8990-9495-99100+

80000 60000 40000 20000 0 20000 40000 60000 80000

China - Projections 2030 - SSP3

Population in Millions

Age

(in

Yea

rs)

1.4 Billion FemalesMales

PROJECTING CHANGING POPULATION IN CHINAFRAGMENTATION

0-45-9

10-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-8485-8990-9495-99100+

80000 60000 40000 20000 0 20000 40000 60000 80000

China - Projections 2060 - SSP3

Population in Millions

Age

(in

Yea

rs)

1.2 Billion FemalesMales

CAPACITY BUILDING

47 Chinese students won places on IIASA’s Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) between 2008

and 2013

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS• Wei Liu (2012 to present): How changing land use affects ecosystem service

provision and natural hazard vulnerability in Wolong Nature Reserve in China. (1 journal article)

• Xiaojie Chen (2010-2012): Focused on evolutionary dynamics in biological and social systems, especially the emergence and stability of cooperation in social networks, using evolutionary game theory and adaptive dynamics. (16 journal articles).

FURTHER INFORMATION

IIASA and Chinawww.iiasa.ac.at/china

National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) www.nsfc.gov.cn zhaochuang@nsfc.gov.cn