CUHK and the University of Exeter (Exeter) established the HK$20 million Joint Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Resilience (ENSURE) in 2018 to advance global sustainable development. The first of its kind in Hong Kong, the joint centre has been fostering interdisciplinary collaborations to tackle issues emerging from the changing environment and their influences on human health and wellbeing. ENSURE also serves as a platform for international academic exchange, promoting policy related works, and nurturing young researchers to address sustainable development challenges.

CUHK – University of Exeter Joint Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Resilience (ENSURE)

CO-DIRECTOR OF ENSURE (CUHK)

CO-DIRECTOR OF ENSURE (EXETER)

CO-DIRECTOR OF ENSURE (CUHK)

CO-DIRECTOR OF ENSURE (EXETER)

Project Title PIs Aims
Global Food Security, Climate Change & Resilience: An International Perspective Examine the inter-relationship between agricultural intensification, consumers’ diets/food choice & human health with the aim of developing policies which will alleviate climate change & minimise environmental impacts
Sustainability of Coastal Megalopolises in the Face of Global Environmental Change: China’s Greater Bay Area Study the capacity of coastal ecosystems in the Greater Bay Area to provide critical services that sustain human livelihood, health & wellbeing with a view to developing a framework to inform development in other coastal mega-cities
Transboundary Air Pollution in China & the UK: Intensity, Attribution & Impacts
  • CUHK: Prof. Steve Yim, Associate Professor, Dept of Geography & Resource Management
  • Exeter: Prof. Jim Haywood, Professor of Atmospheric Science, Dept of Mathematics
Gain a better understanding about emissions, chemical transformations & deposition rates of air pollutants & the resultant population exposures & health impact
Global Forest Management to Reap Triple Benefits for Economy, Health & Climate Evaluate different approaches of implementing large-scale tree-planting programmes in China and the UK, considering all pros and cons to reduce trade-offs to ensure co-benefits for human health, economic opportunities, social equity and climate resilience
Hydrological Significance of Rock Glaciers: Potential Water Resources in a Warming Climate Assess rock glaciers as a potential water resource by developing climate projections and a hydrological model to understand their future behaviour