General
Dr. Jian LIU  

Email: jliu@cashq.ac.cn
Telephone: 010-64889031
Address: No. 11A Datun Rd. Beijing 100101, China

Research Areas

Ecosystem management, ecosytem based adaptation, Climate change and adaptation. 

Education

• September 1998 — July 2003: PhD of Physical Geography, Joint programme of Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences and University College London.
• September 1993 – October 1994: Visiting Scholar (Urban environment) and Recipient of British Foreign and Commonwealth Senior Fellowship, University of Manchester, UK.
• September 1983 –July 1986: Master of Soil Science (Energy transformation and nutrient cycling in farmland ecosystem), Beijing Agricultural University, China.
• September 1979-- August 1983: Bachelor of Soil Science, Hebei Agricultural University,

Experience

 
Work Experience
July 2010— Present, Director, International Ecosystem Management Partnership (IEMP), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

January 2008 – June 2010, Chief, Climate Change Adaptation Unit, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
June 2005 – December 2007, Deputy Secretary, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, )

November 2003—June 2005, Deputy Director-General, Professor, Bureau of Science & Technology for Resources and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing; China

November 2002—November 2003, Program Manager, Senior Ecologist, Water, Hazards and Environmental Management, ICIMOD, Kathmandu, Nepal

March 2002—June 2005, Member, Lead Expert Group, China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED)

April 1999 – November 2002, Division Director, Professor, Ecology, Environment and Agriculture, Bureau of S & T for Resources and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, China

April 1999 – November 2002, Director, Chinese Ecosystem Research Network (CERN)
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January 1991 – March 1999, Bureau of Resources and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, China. This period covers the following three appointments:
• January 1996—March 1999, Deputy Director, Associate Professor, Division of Regional Development and Environmental Management.
• September 1997—March 1999, Director, Office of Public Understanding of Science, CAS (in parallel to above)
• January 1991—December 1995, Program Officer, Planning Division.

July 1986—December 1990, Assistant Professor, Commission for Integrated Survey of Natural Resources (CISNAR), the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

Other international/regional activities from 1992 to 2005: invited to more than 30 countries and completed many missions such as presentation and facilitation of multi-lateral and/or bilateral initiatives, building extensive yet close links with concerned international/national organizations and programs such as Inter-Academy Panel (IAP), International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), Ramsar Bureau, IUCN, Wetland International, WWF International, MA Secretariat, GTOS, ILTER, CIDA, ICIMOD, ICLARM, ICRAF, etc.

Publications

   
Papers
1. R. Munang, J. Liu et al, UNEP White Paper, Climate Information and Capacity Needs for Ecosystem Management under a changing climate, prepared for World Climate Conference 3, Geneva, Switzerland, 31 August – 4 September, 2009 (WMO website)
2. R. Munang, J. Liu & I. Thiaw, 2009, UNEP policy paper “The Role of Ecosystem Management in Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction,” prepared for 2nd Session of Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, Geneva, Switzerland, 16-19 June 2009 (UNEP Website)
3. J. Liu, G. Rasul, 2008, Climate Change, the Himalayan Mountains and ICIMOD, in Sustainable Mountain Development (ISSN 1013-7386) p 11-14
4. J. Liu (as a member of Core Writing Team), 2007, Climate Change 2007, Synthesis Report of the Fourth Assessment oof the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Pachauri, R.K., and Reisinger, A. (eds), IPCC, Geneva, Switerland 104pp
5. H. Sun, J. Liu, 2006, The way forward: Environment, development and science in China in "Global Change and Sustainable Development: Asia-Pacific Perspectives,” Cambridge University Press (publication details to be provided)
6. J. Liu, G. Lei, B. Gujja, Conservation and Wise Use of Highland Wetland in Great Asian Mountains: a Regional Partnership Approach, in Proceedings of 7th INTECOL International Wetland Conference, July 2004, Utrecht, Netherlands.
7. J. Liu, Integrated Environmental Management and Poverty Alleviation in Hindu-Kush Himalayan Region (HKH): Towards a Conceptual Framework, in Proceedings of the 2nd GLEAM (Globally-Integrated Environmental Assessment Modeling) Workshop on “Environmental Dimensions of Poverty”, May 2003, Kathmandu, Nepal.
8. J. Liu, Enhancing Linkages between China and the WorldFish Cnetre, in Proceedings of Agricultural Development and the Opportunities for Aquatic Resources Research in China, ISBN: 983-2346-11-8, May, 2003, Penang, Malaysia,
9. J. Liu, Sustaining a Healthy Ecosystem: The Role of Chinese Ecosystem Research Network (CERN), in Proceedings of VIII ITECOL Congress, July 2002, Seoul, Korea.
10. J. Liu, Science, the Environment and Agriculture, pp 118—121, Vol. 16, No. 2, 2002, Bulletin of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
11. J. Liu, Chinese Ecosystem Research Network: Mission, Mandate and Research Priorities, in Proceedings of Asia-Pacific Workshop on International Long Term Ecological Research Network, July 2001, Hovsgol, Mongolia.
12. J. Liu & Q. Lu (eds), Integrated Land and Water Management and Sustainable Agricultural Development in the Coast Area of South-east China, Proceedings of Sustainable Agriculture Working Group, China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development, China Environment Press, 2001
13. J. Liu & Q. Lu (eds), Integrated Resource Management and Sustainable Agricultural Development in the Red Soil Area of South China, Proceedings of Sustainable Agriculture Working Group, China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development, China Environment Press, 2000.
14. J. Liu, National Priorities for Agricultural Research in China, Perspectives from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of ACIAR’s consultation on agricultural research in China, October 1999, Beijing, China.
15. J. Liu & Q. Lu (eds), Land Use and Sustainable Development in Loess Plateau, Northwest China, Proceedings of Sustainable Agriculture Working Group, China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development, China Environment Press, 1999.
16. D. Qin, J. Liu, The Role of Science and Technology in Environmentally-sound Urbanisation, Journal of Environmental Science Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 298-302, 1999
17. J. Liu & Q. Lu (eds), Grassland Management and Sustainable Development in China, Proceedings of Sustainable Agriculture Working Group, China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development, China Environment Press, 1998
18. J. Liu & Q. Lu (eds), Challenges and Opportunities on Sustainable Agriculture in China, Proceedings of Sustainable Agriculture Working Group, China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development, China Environment Press, 1997
19. J. Liu, China’s Environmental Scientific Research and Technology Development, Review & Envisage, Journal of Environmental Science, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp.376-384, 1997
20. J. Liu, Dilemma of Development and Environment: Environmental Problems and Research Foci in China’s Transitional Period from Planned to Market Economy. In Proceedings of International Conference on Technology Advancement and Industrial Development in China and Asian Pacific Regions, November 1995, Hong Kong, China
21. J. Liu, Introduction to China’s Mountain Tourism and Regional Development: Review and Perspective, in Proceedings of International Workshop on Mountain Tourism and Local Community Development, June 1995, Kathmandu, Nepal
22. J. Liu & Y. Yiao, The Way Forward: Sustainable Development of Rural Areas in Northwest China in the Transition Period from Planned to Market Economy, in Proceedings of Academic Conference, Global Forum’94, Manchester, UK
23. J. Liu, China’s Modernization Process, the Environmental Cost of Development. EED working paper, 1994/3, ISSN0804-364, 1994, FNI, Norway
24. J. Liu, The Efficiency of Nutrient Cycling and Energy Transformation of Three Typical Land Ecosystems in the Loess Plateau, China. China Arid Land Research No.1, Vol.5, 1992, Published in New York
25. J. Liu, Land Type, Structure and Eco-design of Loess Plateau, Proceedings of XIII International Congress on Quaternary Research, 1991

Students

2 PhD candidates graduated.