Dr. Jianping Li, distinguished professor of the first level of the Peak Building Project, Ocean University of China, Dean of the Academy of the Future Ocean, Deputy Director of the Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Director of the Center for Ocean Carbon Neutrality, Outstanding Scientist of Aoshan Talent in Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Pilot National Laboratory, National Distinguished Young Scholar, Winner of the first National 100 excellent thesis, Chief scientist of National 973 and National Major Research Program projects, Adjunct Professor of the University of Hawaii, Chairman of the lnternational Commissionon Climate and Environmental Change (CCEC), Chairman of the lnternational Council of Climatology (ICCL), lnternational lUGG fellow, member of the Royal Meteorological Society of the United Kingdom, Member of one hundred talents, Executive Editor of Climate Dynamics. etc. He has been selected by Reuters' Global 1000 Most lnfluential Scientists in Climate Change Research, Stanford University's Top 2% Global Scientists Lifetime Achievement list, Elsevier China highly cited author, Global Best Earth Scientist Leader Award, 2024 Research.com Earth Science in China Leader Award, and so on. He has won the national natural science second prize (ranked third) and enjoys a special allowance from the State Council government. He is mainly engaged in research on climate dynamics and climate prediction, publishing more than 500 papers, compiling over 10 books, cited more than 20000 times on Google Scholar, invited to present at international conferences over 70 times, and organizing more than 90 international conferences and sub conferences.
Impacts of climate change on sea level rise in Pacific Islands Countries
This presentation mainly introduces impacts of climate change on sea level rise in Pacific Islands Countries (PICs). Firstly, we review that climate change mainly caused by human activities is the greatest threat the world has ever faced. Sea levels rising induced by climate change is at an extraordinary pace, and will continue to rise throughout the 21st century and beyond. Secondly, it is pointed out that the PICs are amongst the most vulnerable countries in the world and the front line in the battle against climate change. The PICs are located at the center of the highest sea level rising in the past, present and future, and more islands in the PICs will disappear. Thus, speeding up climate action to help the PICs to tackle with climate change is urgent.
