Qian, Ye, IHDP-IRG Project, Executive director; Progress and new initiatives in IRG Project/IHDP

1. Integrated Risk Governance Project
Progress Report
Qian Ye
Executive Director
Integrated Risk Governance Project
Beijing Normal University
Davos, Switzerland August 27, 2012

2. About IRG Project
• 2010 officially approved by our sponsor: the
International Human Dimension Program for
Global Environmental Change (IHDP)
• May 2011 formally launched in Beijing, China
• An international scientific committee formed in
Beijing in August, 2011
• Focusing on Very Large Scale Disasters
– e.g., 2003 European Heat wave, 2008 China
Wenchuan Earthquake, 2011 Japan Triple Disasters

3. New Development in International Global
Environmental Change Research Community
- Planet Under Pressure (London) Conference and Rio +20 Conference
• From ESSP to Future Earth
2012-2014

4. Risks
Complexity
Anthropogenic impact on the Planet's limits

5. IRG Project in 2011
-regional office
Region Covered Host Institute Contact Person Contact Information
Dr. Qian Ye
Project qianye@yahoo.com
Beijing Normal University (Executive Director)
yanli.lue99@gmail.com
Headquarter Dr. Yanli Lu (Administrative assistant)
Global Climate Forum, Potsdam
elke.henning@gloabalclimateforum.
Europe Institute for Climate Impact Elke Henning
org
Research
Southeast Asia Nanyang Technology University Prof. Tso-Chien Pan cpan@ntu.edu.sg
Northern
University of Colorado Prof. Michael Glantz michael.glantz@colorado.edu
America
Africa Mekelle University Dr. Kiros Meles Hadgu kirhadgu@gmail.com
Latin America Univ. of Chile Prof. Alejandro Leon aleon@renare.uchile.cl

6. Our Journal

7. The first book of IRG
Project Book Series
is now online at
Springer.com

8. Training Courses

9. New in 2012
• New strategy to expend IRG Project
– Research network (new research initiatives)
– Education and Training network (Global University
Consortium for IRG) to be launched on Sept. 7,
2012
– Business and Financial sector (Global Corporation
Consortium for IRG) under discussions among the
interested companies
– UN and other international agencies for global
disaster funds and global disaster convention
• High impact papers
• Training and exchanging

10. IRG Project in 2011
-Research Initiatives (some highlights)
No. Name Proposed Leading Institutes Leading Scientists Main Themes Activities Done Current Status Next Step
Date
1 One Health Initiatives Oct. 2010 CSU and BNU Mike Manfredo (CSU), Human, wildlife and 2 workshops (March and Research Team formed in Feb. 2012 One
ecosystem health July 2011) CSU Health Summit in
Lou Anru (BNU)
Modeling US-NSF Proposal BNU team under GRF Davos
BNU-Seed Fund development Conference
2 Next Generation Nov. 2011 ODU and BNU Adrian Gheorghe Development of 2 Workshops in China NSF Proposal submitted Workshop in
Integrated and USA (Multi-Agent Nanjing, 2012
Energy Infrastructure (ODU), Peijun Shi and
Infrastructures in the Environment for Science,
Ming Wang (BNU) Context of Global Technology and Research
Climate Change Risks Opportunities
in Sustainable Energy )
(MAESTRO)
3 Global University May and MU, BNU, NTU, Kiros Meles Hadgu Developing a global Discussions and MoUs Prepared to be
education network for under preparation formally launched
Consortium for IRG Nov. 2011 KU, GCF/PIK, (MU), Peijun Shi
training future in Sept. 2012 in
CSU, CU, ODU (BNU), Tso-Chien Pan generation Beijing
(NTU), Yan Wangli
(KU),
Armin Haas (PIK),
Mike Manfredo (CSU),
Micky Glantz (CU),
Adrian Gheorghe
(ODU)

11. Funded Projects
1 Comparison Studies on May, 2011 BNU, NTU, MU Li Ning (BNU), Tso- Prevention Technology Funded by MOST The first workshop
for Yunnan Earthquake 4 million RMB in Beijing or
Integrated Risk and CU Chien Pan (NTU),
Greensburg Recovery in Singapore in early
Governance Kiros Meles Hadgu USA 2012
Technology and (MU), Kathleen Droughts in Africa
Paradigm for Typical Tierney (CU)
Vulnerable Regions
2 Global Change, March BNU, IGSNRR, Peijun Shi and Ning Li Understanding Formally Implemented Funded by MOST 1st workshop in
formation mechanism of by MOST 30 million RMB (2012- May, 2012
Environmental Risk 2010 IAP, NDRCC (BNU), Jianqi Sun
environmental risk, 2016)
and Its Adaptation (IAP), Qiuhong Tang investigating
Paradigms (IGSNRR) governance paradigm of
environmental risk
3 Integrated Risk UW, BNU Hu/ Carissa J. Leeson / Theoretical Studies for Formally Implemented Funded by EU-FP7
Modeling Complex 300K EURO
Governance via Spatial Sandra Hines (UW)
Systems (2012-2014)
Complexity Inspired Peijun Shi and Ming
Models and Wang (BNU)
Algorithms -
IRGSCIMA

12. New in 2012
• New strategy to expend IRG Project
– Research network (new research initiatives)
– Education and Training network (Global
University Consortium for IRG) to be launched on
Sept. 7, 2012
– Business and Financial sector (Global Corporation
Consortium for IRG) under discussions among the
interested companies
– UN and other international agencies for global
disaster funds and global disaster convention
• High impact papers
• Training and exchanging

13. Global University Consortium
for Integrated Risk Governance
No. University Country Contact Information
Puerto Rico Dr. ARRATIA Juan
1. Ana G. Mendez University System juan.arratia@gmail.com
China Dr. XU Wei
1. Beijing Normal University xuwei@bnu.edu.cn
USA Prof. MANFREDO Mike
1. Colorado State University manfredo@colostate.edu
Japan Prof. YAN Wanglin
1. Keio University yan@sfc.keio.ac.jp
Ethiopia Prof. HADGU Kiros
1. Mekelle University kirhadgu@gmail.com
USA Prof. GHEORGHE Adrian
1. Old Dominion University adriangheorghe9145@gmail.com
Germany Prof. HAAS Armin
1. Potsdam University armin.haas@pik-potsdam.de
Chile Prof. Alejandro Leon
1. University of Chile
USA Prof. TIERNEY Kathleen
1. University of Colorado tierney@colorado.edu
Argentina Prof. Elda Tancredi
1. Universidad Nacional de Lujan eldatancredi1@ciudad.com.ar

14. New in 2012
• New strategy to expend IRG Project
– Research network (new research initiatives)
– Education and Training network (Global University
Consortium for IRG) to be launched on Sept. 7,
2012
– Business and Financial sector (Global Corporation
Consortium for IRG) under discussions among the
interested companies
– UN and other international agencies for global
disaster funds and global disaster convention
• High impact papers
• Training and exchanging