RICRI hosted a distinguished lecture in January, featuring Prof. WANG Huijun, Director of the State Key Laboratory of Climate System Prediction and Risk Management, Professor in the School of Atmospheric Sciences at Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, and Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, as keynote speaker.
Titled “Challenges of the Accelerated Global Warming and the Intensification of Climate Extremity”, the lecture brought together faculty members, researchers, students and practitioners to discuss one of the most urgent issues facing the world today.
Prof. WANG highlighted the growing risks of heatwaves, droughts, heavy precipitation and compound extreme events, and their impacts on public health, ecosystems, agriculture, water security and renewable energy infrastructure. He emphasised the need to strengthen understanding of climate extremes through integrated Earth system research and to improve climate prediction by combining statistical-dynamic models with artificial intelligence.
The lecture was well received and reflected RICRI’s commitment to advancing dialogue on climate resilience and sustainability.
