10th Global RCE Conference

1. An Introduction of RCE Tianjin
Ms. Jinghong Bian
College of Ecological Civilization
Research of Nankai University
2016.11.23

2. Location
Jinnan Campus, Nankai University (NKU), Tianjin, China
Development
 06/2012 For the first time, an application to establish Tianjin RCE was
submitted by Research Center for Strategic Environmental Assessment
of NKU
 11/2015 Ecological Civilization Research Institute was set up in NKU
 06/2016 An application for Tianjin RCE was resubmitted by Ecological
Civilization Research Institute
 08/2016 Tianjin RCE was acknowledged by UNU-IAS
Background
Organizations
 Universitie
 Educational and Research Institution
 Local Administration
 Government Department
 NGO
 Business
 Non-formal
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3. 1. Develop a communication platform.
2. Organize summer school and social practice once a year.
3. Develop special activities on water and air governance.
4. Set up a university union.
5. Develop a comprehensive training system.
6. Build interregional and global collaboration with other RCEs.
Objectives
Short -term
Long -term
1. Raise public awareness and action about the key sustainability issues
in the region.
2. Gradually expand short-term sustainability activities to broader areas.
3. Propose the concept of EC and carry out green propaganda
education. Start with the higher education institutions, green groups
and demonstration areas and then make it infiltrate deeper into the
wider region.

4. Academic Forum on
Ecological City
Ongoing
Activities
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Objective:, Promote the
concept of EC by holding the
ecological city academic
forum. Discuss with experts
and scholars to strengthen
the understanding of EC.

5. Writings & Materials
Ongoing
Activities
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Objective: A series of writings or materials have been published for the
undergraduates served as textbooks.
Special
Issues
 Environmental Impact Assessment
Review
 Journal of Environmental
Assessment Policy and
Management
 Strategic Environmental
Assessment Effectiveness: Learning
from Experience in China and the
Netherlands

6. Other Activities
Ongoing
Activities
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 Some voluntary activities on sustainable development
are carried out about once a month.
 The education trainings on for EC and SEA are held
regularly.
 More active involvement of stakeholders, especially
schools, NGOs and research institutes, participates
and new forms of collaboration are encouraged.
To be continued…

7.  The summer school on EC would be held once a
year during summer holiday to promote ESD
continuously.
 As a practical summer school expansion, special
summer social practice would be carried out.
 Establish College Students’ Union to promote
dialogue among different universities and regions.
Planning

8. Thank you for
listening!
For more information please contact:
Name: Prof. He Xu
Address: No.38 Tongyan Road, Jinnani
District 300350, Tianjin, P. R. China
E-mail: seacenter@nankai.edu.cn
Website: http://sea.env.nankai.edu.cn
Tel: +0086 022 23508348