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Recently, Academician Deliang Chen, Xinghua Distinguished Chair Professor at Tsinghua University, has been appointed Chair of the International Prize Jury of the Volvo Environment Prize. This appointment marks an important recognition by the international academic community of his long-standing contributions to environmental and climate science, his promotion of international scientific coopera...
Recently, the Sub-forum themed "Collaborative Innovation for Climate Change and Health Adaptation", jointly hosted by the Department of Earth System Science (DESS), Tsinghua University and The Lancet Countdown Asia Centre, was held during the 2026 Hong Kong Climate Week (HKCW 2026). The sub-forum, with a focus on the frontier challenges in the field of climate and health, brought together repre...
Recently, the international sustainability science program Future Earth announced its new leadership structure. Academician Chen Deliang, Xinghua Distinguished Chair Professor at Tsinghua University, has been elected Co-Chair of Future Earth. This marks a further elevation of the influence of Tsinghua scholars in internationally coordinated research on global climate change and sustainable deve...
On April 24, 2026, the annual academic conference and academic committee meeting of the Key Laboratory of Earth System Numerical Simulation of the Ministry of Education (hereinafter referred to as the Laboratory) convened in Beijing.Present at the event were academic committee members including Academicians Ding Yihui, Chen Dake, Huang Jianping, Qian Depei, Shen Xueshun and Chen Jingming, Resea...
On March 29, 2026, the South-South Cooperation Knowledge Sharing Symposium, co-organized by the Department of Earth System Science (DESS), the Department of Electronic Engineering, and the Center for Global Competence Development at Tsinghua University, was held on campus. Experts and scholars from a number of institutions and universities attended the event, including the Food and Agriculture ...
On March 4, a delegation led by Xia Yingxian, Director General of the Department of Climate Change Response of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), visited the Department of Earth System Science (DESS) at Tsinghua University for an exchange and research meeting. Attendees included Academician Chen Deliang of Tsinghua DESS, Luo Yong (Chair of Tsinghua DESS), and Yang Xiu (Assistant Dea...
The launching ceremony of the Chinese University Alliance of Earth System Science (CUAESS) was held at Tsinghua University on December 8, 2025. Tsinghua University, Nanjing University, Tianjin University and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology serve as the founding members of the alliance. Prof. Wu Huaqiang, Vice President of Tsinghua University, and 11 academicians from the Chin...
On November 23, 2025, the 21st General Conference of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Academician Chen Deliang from the Department of Earth System Science (DESS), Tsinghua University, was invited to serve as an international juror for the inaugural One World Sustainability Award, and delivered the award citation at the conference’...
Introduction to the ForumThe Department of Earth System Science at Tsinghua University is thrilled to announce the Earth System Science Forum, a platform designed to spark engaging discussions and foster collaboration on the most critical topics in Earth System Science. This event is an excellent opportunity for young scholars from around the globe to connect, share insights, and learn more abo...
On the morning of September 1, the "AI and Climate Change Lecture Series" was held in the Lecture Hall of Tsinghua University’s Ziqiang Science and Technology Building. The event was co-sponsored by Chinese Science Bulletin and Science Bulletin, and co-hosted by the Department of Earth System Science (DESS) at Tsinghua University and the Institutes of Science and Development of the Chinese Aca...
The 16th Summer Davos Forum was held in Tianjin from June 24 to 25. Professor Chen Deliang from the Department of Earth System Science (DESS) at Tsinghua University attended the forum upon the invitation of the World Economic Forum. The forum brought together more than 1,700 political, business, and academic leaders and representatives from over 90 countries and regions to discuss pressing glob...
Professor Chen Deliang from Tsinghua University's Department of Earth System Science (DESS) recently participated in the interdisciplinary salon "When Science Meets Art: Protecting Glaciers for a Cooler Planet" at the National Centre for the Performing Arts. The event brought together actress Liu Tao, explorer Wen Xu, and other distinguished guests from arts, sciences, and various other social ...
