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Kick-off of the first joint projects on climate change approved under the partnership between NSFC and FAPESP

In November 2021, the mutual interest of NSFC and FAPESP in strengthening efforts and building on collective expertise and resources to advance research on Climate Change was converted into the workshop The Synergy on Climate Change Research in China and in São Paulo, in which invited researchers from both regions showed how scientists were involved into actions to combat climate change and its impacts, aligned with UN SDG 13.

Not much later, in February of 2021, the two agencies launched as a first collaborative action a call for joint projects on Climate Change between researchers from the State of São Paulo and from China, focused on the topic “The dynamics of surface earth system and their relationship with sustainable development”.

The initiative followed NSFC’s Program on Sustainable Development International Cooperation (SDIC) to contribute to the global effort for a sustainable future. On FAPESP’s side, the call was a promotion of the Research Programme on Global Climate Change, a thematic program developed by the Agency to leverage opportunities for researches that can contribute to the development of new technologies, advancement and applicability of methodologies that provide effective actions to combat global climate change.

For this kick-off, we have invited researchers of the approved projects and international scientific experts to exchange knowledge and expertise, share the expectations for the development of the projects and look for ways to create impact with this research.

PROGRAM

Moderator
Paulo Eduardo Artaxo Netto, Institute of Physics/University of São Paulo (USP)

08h pm 09h am	Introduction Dr. Cris de Albuquerque, FAPESP Dr. Liyao Zou, Director General of Bureau of International Cooperation, NSFC
08h10 pm 09h10 am	Opening Remarks from Moderators Dr. Tianjun Zhou (Institute of Atmospheric Physics,CAS), Dr. Paulo Artaxo (Institute of Physics/University of São Paulo (USP))
08h30 pm 09h30 am	The fate of Holocene blue carbon in the Yangtze and Amazon coastal wetlands in response to precipitation and sea level changes Xiaomei Nian , East China Normal University André Oliveira Sawakuchi , Instituto de Geociências/USP
08h45 pm 09h45 am	Resilience and adaptation to climate change in cities: time for action with nature-based solutions Weiqi Zhou , Research Center for Eco-Environment Sciences, CAS Denise Helena Silva Duarte , School of Architecture and Urbanism (FAU/USP)
09h pm 10h am	Flash drought event evolution characteristics and the response mechanism to climate change considering the spatial correlation Qianjin Dong , Wuhan University Eduardo Mario Mendiondo , Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos/USP
09h15 pm 10h15 am	The impact of climate variability and weather extremes on tropical vegetation phenology and its implications on biodiversity Yongshuo Fu , Beijing Normal University Leonor Patricia Cerdeira Morellato , Instituto de Biociências de Rio Claro/UNESP
09h30 pm 10h30 am	Speleothem isotopic reconstruction of interhemispheric monsoon precipitation patterns under different warming backgrounds in the past 140 ka and the Anthropocene epoch Haiwei Zhang , Xi’an Jiaotong University Francisco William De Cruz Junior , Instituto de Geociências/USP
09h45 pm 10h45 am	Synergistic effects of climate change and land use on carbon source and sink in Amazon forest ecosystems Xiyan Xu , Institute of Atmospheric Physics, CAS Luiz Augusto Toledo Machado , Instituto de Física/USP
10h pm 11h am	Questions and Answers
10h30 pm 11h30 am	Closing Remarks Dr.Jinghai Li, President - NSFC Dr. Luiz Eugênio Mello, Scientific Director – FAPESP