Li Ganjie
CCICED Secretary General
Vice Minister, Ministry of Environmental Protection, China
Mr. Li graduated from Tsinghua University in 1989, Master of Engineering. From 1991 to 1993, he attended in the advanced studies in Institute of Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety, France. In 1993, he worked as member in chief, Deputy Division-Director and Division Director of National Nuclear Safety Administration. From 1998 to 1999, he took up a temporary post as Deputy Secretary of County Party Committee in Pingjiang County, Hunan Province. In 1999, he was First Secretary of the Embassy of China in France. In 2000, he was Deputy Director General of Department of Nuclear Safety and Radioactive Management of SEPA. In 2001, he was appointed as Director General and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center, SEPA. In 2002, he was Director General of Department of Nuclear Safety and Radioactive Management of SEPA and Director General and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center, SEPA concurrently. In 2006, he was appointed as Vice Minister of SEPA and elected as member of the Leading Party Group of SEPA and also concurrently as Administrator of National Nuclear Safety Administration. In March of 2008, he was appointed as Vice Minister of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People's Republic of China.
Chen Lianzeng
Deputy Administrator, State Oceanic Administration, China
He used to take the posts such as Vice Director of the Division of Scientific Research of Department of Science and Technology of State Oceanic Administration (SOA); Director of Division of Achievements of SOA Department of Science and Technology; Director of Division of Geenral Affairs on Science and Technology of SOA Department of Science and Technology; Vice DG of Management Department of State Oceanic Administration; Vice Director of South China Sea Bureau of SOA; Director of SOA Tianjin Institute on Sea Water Desaltation and Comprehensive Use.
Shen Guofang
CCICED Chief Advisor
Professor, Former Vice President, Chinese Academy of Engineering; Academician CAE
Mr. Shen graduated from Leningrad Forest Technical Academy of former Soviet Union in 1956. He has served as President of the Beijing Forestry University, Chairman of Chinese Association of Forestry, Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and member of the 8th, 9th and 10th CPPCC. Long been engaged in the teaching and researching in forestry and forest ecology, Mr. Shen worked as the leading scientist in the state-level key subject of forestry. He was the first person to work out the index of fast-growing and high-yield forest based on different sites and led the compilation work of the Technical Policy on the Development of Fast-growing and High-yielding Plantation. He was also the Lead Expert of China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development Phase III.
Sarah Liao Sau Tung
CCICED Member
Senior Advisor to the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong on Environmental and Sustainability Matters; Former Secretary to the Environment, Transport and Works of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government
Dr. Sarah Liao was appointed Secretary to the Environment, Transport and Works of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government since July 2002 to June 2007. She received her BS, MS and Ph.D degrees from the University of Hong Kong, in Chemistry and Botany, Inorganic Chemistry, and Environmental/Occupational Health respectively. Dr. Liao is a dedicated environmental scientist and engineer, who began her career in environmental protection in 1976. In 1988, she founded an environmental consulting company which was regularly consulted by the Government, institutions architects and developers on a wide range of environmental issues. In 1997, the company merged with an international engineering consulting firm and her management role was extended to the Mainland and Taiwan. She was appointed the environmental expert and presenter for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bid Committee in 2001.
Daniel J. Dudek
CCICED Member
Chief Economist, Environmental Defense Fund, USA
Dr. Dudek was appointed Chief Economist of Environmental Defense, New York, USA since 2002. He has taken several important positions and consulted many governments, organizations and NGOs. From 1989 to 2004, he was Board member of Keystone Center, Energy Trustees Board; from 1995 to 2002, he was Advisor of Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; from 1996 to 2004, he was the Director of the Environmental Resources Trust, Inc., Board of Directors. Since 2003, he became Senior Consultant of the China Association for the Promotion of the Economy in Ethnic Regions, Member of the Advisory Board, Clean Energy Research and Education Center in Tsinghua University, and Senior Advisor of the China Association for Nongovernmental Organization Cooperation; since 2004, he was Associate Editor, Research of Environmental Sciences, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science; since 2005, he was Advisor of the Policy Research Center, SEPA, China; Since 2007, he became Member of the Governor’s Market Advisory Committee, California Environmental Protection Agency.
Dr. Dudek was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. He received his B.S., summa cum laude, from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1973. In 1975, he received his M.S. in agricultural economics from the University of California, Davis. He was awarded his Ph.D. in agricultural economics from the University of California, Davis in 1979 with major fields of operations research and environmental economics.
Arthur Hanson
CCICED Chief Advisor
Distinguished Fellow and Former President
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), Canada
Dr. Hanson is Distinguished Fellow and Senior Scientist with the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) (1998-present) in Winnipeg. Previously he was IISD's President and CEO (1992-98) and Member of the Board (1990-98). Dr. Hanson served as Professor at Dalhousie University (1978-91) where he also served as Director of the School for Resource and Environmental Studies (1978-87), as a Research Director of the Dalhousie Ocean Studies Program (1980-85). He initiated several major environment and development programs in Asia during this period. Prior to this, he worked with the Ford Foundation, the Bogor Agricultural University and the University of Michigan in Indonesia (1972-77). Dr. Hanson is currently a member of the National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, and the International Lead Expert and Chief Adviser of CCICED.
Dr. Hanson received his Ph.D. (1972) in Fisheries Ecology and Natural Resources from the University of Michigan, and his M.Sc. (1969) and B.Sc. (Honors) (1965) in Zoology at the University of British Columbia.
Hau Sing Tse
CCICED Member
Senior Vice President, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
Mr. Hau-sing Tse was born in Canton, China and grew up in Hong Kong. He obtained MBA (Finance and Business Economics), MA( International Relations) and Ph. D. (International Relations-with International Political Economy as major field of study) from the University of Southern California.
Mr. Hau-sing Tse spent the first few years of his professional life in the private sector in North America. He joined CIDA in 1984 and occupied positions of Country Program Analyst on the Pakistan Program, Director General of the China Program and Minister-Counselor with the Canadian Embassy in Beijing, China. He spent one year, 1996-1997, as Policy Advisor with the Priorities and Planning Secretariat of the Privy Council Office during the Government's transition to its second mandate. Upon his return to CIDA, he served as Director General of the Performance Review Branch for two years. Then he held the position of Vice-President Asia Branch. Currently he is the Senior Vice President of CIDA.
Zhao Hualin
Director General, Department of Pollution Prevention and Control, Ministry of Environmental Protection, China
He used to take the posts such as Deputy Director of Beijing Institute on Comprehensive Utilization of Resource; vice director and later director of the Division on Solid Waste and Chemicals Management of Department of Pollution Prevention and Control of National Environmental Protection Agency; Director of the Division of General Affairs of Department of Pollution Prevention and Control of National Environmental Protection Agency; Assistant Counsel of Department of Pollution Prevention and Control of State Environmental Protection Administration; Vice DG and a member of Leading Party Member Group of Environmental protection Bureau of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Vice DG of Department of Pollution Prevention and Control of State Environmental Protection Administration; DG of MEP Department of Total Pollutants Control. Now he is DG of Department of Pollution Prevention and Control of Ministry of Environmental Protection.
Xu Qinghua
Deputy Secretary-General of CCICED, Director General of Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Environmental Protection, China
Successively as Deputy Chief of Division of Planning, Chief of Division of Environmental Standards, former State Administration of Environmental Protection, Assistant President and Vice President of Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Deputy Permanent Representative of Government of China to UNEP and Counsellor, Secretary-General of China Environmental Protection Foundation and Director General of International Cooperation Department, former State Administration of Environmental Protection. Now as Director General of Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Environmental Protection.
Fang Li
Assistant Secretary General of CCICED
Deputy Director General, the Foreign Economic Cooperation Office, MEP, China
She graduated from the People's University of China, Ph.D. in economics of population, resources and environment. She used to assume such posts as Deputy Director-general of FECO, Ministry of Environmental Protection of China; Division Chief of International Cooperation Department of State Environmental Protection Administration. Start to work with International Cooperation Department, National Environmental Protection Agency.Resident Representative in China from a Panama company of international trade; Assistant Engineer of an Ecuador mining company; Assistant Engineer of Beijing Petro-chemical Engineering Company.
Wang Bin
Deputy Director General, Department of Ocean Environmental Protection, State Oceanic Administration of China
He has been engaging in management work for environmental protection of ocean for a long time, and playing a leading role in a range of policy and plan making in the field of oceanic ecology environment protection. He has published over 20 academic papers so far.
Su Jilan
Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Graduated from National Taiwan University in 1957 and awarded PhD from University of California-Berkeley in 1967. Tenured at Ocean Engineering Department of Florida Atlantic University in 1977. Currently a professor at the State Key Lab of Satellite Ocean Environment Dynamics, Second Institute of Oceanography, SOA, China. Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (1991), Fellow of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World and Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences.
Principal research interest since the 1980 has been in the circulation dynamics of the coastal oceans around China and their interaction with the Kuroshio. Assumed chief scientist position for a few major domestic and international research projects. Served in several international scientific organizations. Also collaborated with others since 1990 in promoting the study of ocean ecosystem dynamics and in addressing marine sustainable development issues in China.
Peter Harrison
Director, School of Policy Studies, Queens University, Canada
Former Permanent Secretary and Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Natural Resources Canada, and subsequently Senior Research Fellow at Canada’s National Research Council where he led the domestic ratification of UNCLOS, the promulgation of Canada’s Oceans Action Plan, and Canada’s participation in the International Polar Year. He is currently Professor, Stauffer-Dunning Chair, and Director, School of Policy Studies, Queens University in Kingston, Ontario. He lives in both Ottawa and Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Tang Qisheng
Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering
Prof. Tang is the Honorary Director of Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute and Honorary President of Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (CAFS) and was elected as a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) in 1999. He has been working on marine biological resource development and sustainable use for many years, has initiated the study on ecosystem-based fishery resource management of the Yellow Sea and has promoted the development of concept of Large Marine Ecosystem. He has served on over 20 scientific organizations, including Vice Chairman of China Association for Science and Technology, Vice Chairman of Science and Technology Committee of Ministry of Agriculture of China, President of the Chinese Fisheries Society, core member of GEF--STAP(Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel), member of the IOC-IUCN-NOAA Consultative Committee on LMEs, member of the Scientific Steering Committee of GLOBEC/IGBP, Consultative expert of National Natural Science Foundation of China, member of the Science Board of the North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES) and Chairman of the Fishery Science Committee of PICES.
Carl Gustaf Lundin
Director of IUCN’s Global Marine and Polar Programme
Currently Director of IUCN’s Global Marine and Polar Programme. His primary responsibilities are to develop the programme in five areas: marine protected areas; building partnerships for conservation of ecosystems and endangered marine species; sustainable fisheries management; sustainable development of polar areas; and climate change effects on marine resources. Formally with the World Bank, his responsibilities included a wide range of oceans and coastal management rehabilitation and protected areas projects throughout the world.
Young-Woo Park
Regional Director and Representative for Asia and the Pacific, UNEP
Young-Woo，national of the Republic of Korea, has PhD in Natural Resource and Environmental Economics from Iowa State University and a Master's Degree in Economics from Southern Illinois University. He joined UNEP as the Regional Director of the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in October 2008. Young-Woo brings with him his long and vast experience working in environmental management and international cooperation both with governments and the private sector. Before joining UNEP's Asia Pacific office, Young-Woo was the President of the Business Institute of Sustainable Development of the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry where he actively promoted sustainable development concepts and practices to businesses in South Korea. He was Director General of International Cooperation in the Ministry of Environment of Korea. During his time there, Young-Woo played an active role in global environmental issues such as climate change and led the Korean delegation during bilateral and multilateral negotiations. Young-Woo was also a member of a number of environmental committees related to environment including the Presidential Commission on Sustainable Development, the Green Citizens Committee of Seoul City and the Nuclear Power Evaluation Committee. In addition, he headed the Department of Cleaner Production Technology Development and Dissemination at the Korean National Cleaner Production Center and the Industrial Environment Department at Hyundai Institute of Eco-Management.
Wang Jianxiang
Vice Mayor of Qingdao Municipal Government, Shandong Province, China
He used to serve 10 years in Air Force of Chinese People’s Liberation Army, assuming such posts as platoon leader, clerk and vice director in Air Force. Then he took the posts such as Vice Director of the Office of Standing Committee of the People’s Congress, Director of Government Office and Vice District Governor of Shinan District of Qingdao; a member of standing committee of Chinese Communist Party Commission of Shinan District and Vice District Governor of Shinan District of Qingdao; a member of Construction Committee of Qingdao CPC Commission, Vice Director and a member of Leading Party Group of Qingdao Construction Commission. Vice Secretary of Construction Committee of Qingdao, Vice Director and Vice Secretary of the Leading Party Group of Qingdao Construction Commission. Vice Secretary of Communist Party of Shibei District, Vice District and later acting District Governor of Shibei District; Vice Secretary of Communist Party of Shibei District and District Governor of Shibei District of Qingdao, Secretary of Communist Party of Shibei District and District Governor of Shibei District. Now he is Vice Mayor of Qingdao.
Xu Lihua
Vice Mayor of Yantai Municipal Government, Shandong Province, China
He used to assume the post such as administrative secretary at vice-section and later section level, deputy inspector, deputy director, inspector, director, inspector at vice DG level and Vice Counsel of Organization Department of CCCPC. Now he is a member of the Standing Committee of Yantai CPC Commission and Vice Mayor of Yantai People’s Government.
Liu Zuli
Vice Mayor of Weihai Municipal Government, Shandong Province, China
He used to assume the post such as Vice Director of Chongqing Coal Industry Administration; Vice Director of Chongqing Economic and Trade Commission; Secretary of Party Committee of Yunyang County. Now he is Vice Mayor of Weihai People’s Government.
Lin Guoyao
Vice Mayor of Xiamen Municipal Government, Fujian Province, China
He began work in July of 1986. He used to take the posts such as Vice Secretary, director of Policy Research Office of Xiamen Commission of CPC; Secretary of Party Committee of Xiang’an District; held a concurrent post of Chainman of Xiang’an District People’s Political Consultant Commission in the same year; Director of Haicang District Management Commission on the Investments of Taiwan Businessmen; Vice Secretary of Haicang District Party Working Committee and later Vice Secretary of Haicang District Commission of CPC, District Governor and member of Xiamen Commission of CPC. Now he is Vice Mayor of Xiamen People’s Government.
Song Chunkang
Director General of Qingdao Environmental Protection Bureau, Shandong Province, China
He used to take the post such as Senior Staff Member of Qingdao Environmental Protection Bureau; Vice Director of Division of Pollution Supervision of Qingdao Environmental Protection Bureau; Director Assistant and Director of the Division on Science and Monitoring of Qingdao Environmental Protection Bureau; Director Assistant of Qingdao Environmental Protection Bureau and Director of Qingdao Monitoring Center; a member of the Leading Party Members Group, Vice DG of Qingdao Environmental Protection Bureau and Director of Qingdao Environment Monitoring Center; a member and later Secretary of the Leading Party Members Group, and Vice DG of Qingdao Environmental Protection Bureau. Now he is the Secretary of Leading Party Members Group and Director General of Qingdao Environmental Protection Bureau.